Honolulu vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Honolulu	Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3020	$1204
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7218	$2904
🏠 One person rent	$1911	$530
🏘️ Family rent	$3660	$905
🍽️ Food expenses	$797	$415
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4236	$1450
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	62	73
😀 Quality of life	86	87
🏙️ Population	351K	1.96M

The cost of living in Honolulu is 151% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 151st and 4470th ($3020 vs $1204) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 134th and 39th in the United States and Japan, respectively. Check the United States vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Honolulu compared to 1.2 months in Sapporo. Honolulu ranked 79th best city to live in the United States vs Sapporo ranked 9th in Japan, while ranked 301st and 262nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Honolulu vs Sapporo

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	Honolulu	Sapporo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.2	$9.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.2	$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.71	$2.85
☕ Cappuccino	$6.94	$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.36	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1923	$451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1611	$266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3723	$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3223	$537
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$274	$288
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.7	$42.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.67%	1.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8598	$2347
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8022	$1657
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.98	$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.7	$49.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.6	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.67	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$8.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.55	$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$8.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$6.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.6	$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$2.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.7	$4.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$3.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$2.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.24	$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.7	$6.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.89	$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.06	$8.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7	$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.65	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.5	$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$124	$26.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.7	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.4	$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$53.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1364	$265
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19966	$10781

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Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2769
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2562
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2620
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2566
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3034
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2735
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3306
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2328
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$513
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1494
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1488
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2044
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2929
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3183
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3190
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3195
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3185
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3226
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2894
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2952
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$3997
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3269
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3319
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3115
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$3905
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2929
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3678
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3657
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3344
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$514
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3466
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3649
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2856
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3412
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3326
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$1995
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3004
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3752
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$2999
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3159

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