Hangzhou vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hangzhou Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$860
$1121
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2401
$2679
🏠 One person rent
$405
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$719
$785
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$393
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.5
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$912
$1657
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
84
75
😀 Quality of life
72
75
🏙️ Population
11.9M
1.96M

The cost of living in Hangzhou is 23% less expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 6527th and 4988th ($860 vs $1121) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 79th in China and Japan, respectively. Check China vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Hangzhou compared to 1.5 months in Sapporo. Hangzhou ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Sapporo ranked 110th in Japan, while ranked 3360th and 1640th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hangzhou vs Sapporo

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Hangzhou Sapporo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4
$6.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.7
$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.99
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$3.49
 Cappuccino
$4.12
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$522
$397
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$310
$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$964
$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$566
$442
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.9
$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.3
$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.57%
2.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8066
$2308
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4023
$1648
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.57
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.1
$53.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.85
$15.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.13
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$5.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.13
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$9.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$6.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.55
$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$3.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$3.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$4.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.24
$3.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.83
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.74
$7.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$3.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.47
$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.8
$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.66
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.5
$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.34
$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.1
$42
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.5
$48.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$477
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$29918
$10501

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$680
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$643
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$594
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$652
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$667
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$644
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$782
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$684
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$598
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$671
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$652
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$683
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$696
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$665
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1126
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$669
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$644
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1002
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$623
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$661
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$650
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$584
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$628
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$617
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$636
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$697
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$604
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$557
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$620
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$680
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$626
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$636
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$611
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$701
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$525
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$669
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$677
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$646
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$765

Cities near Sapporo

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi Ishikari
$1004
15 km or 9.6 mi Ebetsu
$1005
19 km or 12 mi Kitahiroshima
$1005
27 km or 17 mi Eniwa
$1005
32 km or 20 mi Otaru
$1005
36 km or 23 mi Chitose
$1005
37 km or 23 mi Iwamizawa
$1001
50 km or 31 mi Bibai
$1004
52 km or 32 mi Tomakomai
$1019
71 km or 44 mi Takikawa
$1004
75 km or 47 mi Noboribetsu
$982
77 km or 48 mi Date
$978
89 km or 55 mi Muroran
$957
89 km or 55 mi Furano
$1002
93 km or 58 mi Fukagawa
$1004
100 km or 62 mi Rumoi
$1002
113 km or 70 mi Asahikawa
$1040
115 km or 72 mi Shinhidaka
$1001
141 km or 87 mi Nanae
$933
149 km or 93 mi Hokuto
$927
150 km or 93 mi Otofuke
$998
151 km or 94 mi Obihiro
$1006
152 km or 95 mi Hakodate
$936
164 km or 102 mi Makubetsu
$996
169 km or 105 mi Nayoro
$990
197 km or 123 mi Mutsu
$969
216 km or 134 mi Monbetsu
$986
220 km or 137 mi Kushiro
$986
221 km or 137 mi Kitami
$982
254 km or 158 mi Aomori
$1067
258 km or 160 mi Abashiri
$982
261 km or 162 mi Wakkanai
$986
262 km or 163 mi Goshogawara
$1029
263 km or 164 mi Tsugaru
$1029
265 km or 164 mi Misawa
$1009
273 km or 169 mi Towada
$1016
274 km or 170 mi Oirase
$1007
276 km or 172 mi Kuroishi
$1054
283 km or 176 mi Hirakawa
$1057
283 km or 176 mi Hirosaki
$1070