Kaohsiung vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$999
$1121
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2645
$2679
🏠 One person rent
$382
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$672
$785
🍽️ Food expenses
$413
$393
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.9
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1411
$1657
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
80
75
😀 Quality of life
87
75
🏙️ Population
2.72M
1.96M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 11% less expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 5666th and 4988th ($999 vs $1121) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 79th in Taiwan and Japan, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.5 months in Sapporo. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Sapporo ranked 110th in Japan, while ranked 364th and 1640th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Sapporo

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Kaohsiung Sapporo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.78
$6.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.07
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$3.49
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$397
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$745
$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$442
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.1
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.43%
2.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4856
$2308
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3306
$1648
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.8
$53.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.47
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.42
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$5.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$9.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.09
$6.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$3.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$3.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$4.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.48
$3.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$7.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$3.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.53
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.3
$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.74
$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$42
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$48.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$450
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11481
$10501

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$910
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$841
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$910
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$889
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$879
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$888
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$957
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$709
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$937
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$882
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$796
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$903
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1108
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$630
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$723
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$634
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$997
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$668
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$696
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$602
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$465
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$656
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$464
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$589
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$698
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1067
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$654
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$673
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$634
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$682
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$943
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1064
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$705
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$416
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$765
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$763
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$621
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$610

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