Houston vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Houston	Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$1121
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5394	$2679
🏠 One person rent	$1281	$482
🏘️ Family rent	$2031	$785
🍽️ Food expenses	$603	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$201	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4606	$1657
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	75
😀 Quality of life	95	75
🏙️ Population	2.3M	1.96M

The cost of living in Houston is 102% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 1354th and 4988th ($2265 vs $1121) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1137th and 79th 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 2 months in Houston compared to 1.5 months in Sapporo. Houston ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Sapporo ranked 110th in Japan, while ranked 16th and 1640th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Houston vs Sapporo

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	Houston	Sapporo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.7	$6.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.6	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.31	$3.49
☕ Cappuccino	$5.52	$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1411	$397
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1003	$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2380	$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1609	$442
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.9	$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.39%	2.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2542	$2308
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1944	$1648
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.3	$53.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.8	$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.72	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.19	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$5.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.06	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$9.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$6.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$3.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$3.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$4.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.17	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.5	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.31	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.24	$3.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8	$7.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.92	$3.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.9	$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$149	$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.3	$42
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$48.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1729	$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22380	$10501

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2228
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2150
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2094
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2260
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2071
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2112
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2136
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2297
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2386
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2102
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2072
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2114
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2738
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2048
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1836
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1897
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2112
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2022
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1605
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1913
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$2000
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1900
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1887
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2226
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$1971
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1904
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2115
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2444
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2027
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2153
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2237
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2125
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2229
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2171
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2200
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2187
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2285
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2059
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2221

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