Hong Kong vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hong Kong Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2737
$1204
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6793
$2904
🏠 One person rent
$1830
$530
🏘️ Family rent
$3856
$905
🍽️ Food expenses
$524
$415
🚐 Transport expenses
$232
$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3804
$1450
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
100
73
😀 Quality of life
88
87
🏙️ Population
7.41M
1.96M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 127% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 427th and 4470th ($2737 vs $1204) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 39th in China and Japan, respectively. Check China vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Hong Kong compared to 1.2 months in Sapporo. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Sapporo ranked 9th in Japan, while ranked 248th and 262nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hong Kong vs Sapporo

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Hong Kong Sapporo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.82
$9.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.1
$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.49
$2.85
 Cappuccino
$5.3
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.37
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2169
$451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1533
$266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4708
$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3331
$537
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$225
$288
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.1
$42.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.02%
1.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$26276
$2347
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$16290
$1657
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.3
$49.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.4
$18.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.78
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.26
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$8.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.8
$8.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$6.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.3
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$4.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$3.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.24
$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.2
$6.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.94
$8.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$84.1
$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.2
$26.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.9
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.1
$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$53.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1052
$265
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22706
$10781

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Hong KongSapporo

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2432
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$916
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$653
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1588
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$461
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$656
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$601
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$804
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$774
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$936
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$611
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$812
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$764
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$794
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$793
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$823
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$877
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$569
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$443
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$818
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$581
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$451
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$655
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$803
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$755
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$756
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$761
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$758
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$761
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$764
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$724
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$771
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$649
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$664
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$688
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$650
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$702
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$823
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$522
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$598

Cities near Sapporo

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi Ishikari
$1071
15 km or 9.6 mi Ebetsu
$1070
19 km or 12 mi Kitahiroshima
$1068
27 km or 17 mi Eniwa
$1068
32 km or 20 mi Otaru
$1067
36 km or 23 mi Chitose
$1061
37 km or 23 mi Iwamizawa
$1048
50 km or 31 mi Bibai
$1014
52 km or 32 mi Tomakomai
$1073
71 km or 44 mi Takikawa
$966
75 km or 47 mi Noboribetsu
$1069
77 km or 48 mi Date
$1073
89 km or 55 mi Muroran
$1078
89 km or 55 mi Furano
$954
93 km or 58 mi Fukagawa
$933
100 km or 62 mi Rumoi
$966
113 km or 70 mi Asahikawa
$933
115 km or 72 mi Shinhidaka
$1039
141 km or 87 mi Nanae
$1083
149 km or 93 mi Hokuto
$1081
150 km or 93 mi Otofuke
$972
151 km or 94 mi Obihiro
$988
152 km or 95 mi Hakodate
$1119
164 km or 102 mi Makubetsu
$976
169 km or 105 mi Nayoro
$941
197 km or 123 mi Mutsu
$1082
216 km or 134 mi Monbetsu
$947
220 km or 137 mi Kushiro
$971
221 km or 137 mi Kitami
$953
254 km or 158 mi Aomori
$1114
258 km or 160 mi Abashiri
$958
261 km or 162 mi Wakkanai
$976
262 km or 163 mi Goshogawara
$1065
263 km or 164 mi Tsugaru
$1064
265 km or 164 mi Misawa
$1082
273 km or 169 mi Towada
$1085
274 km or 170 mi Oirase
$1090
276 km or 172 mi Kuroishi
$1079
283 km or 176 mi Hirakawa
$1082
283 km or 176 mi Hirosaki
$1088