Kaohsiung vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$971
$1137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2603
$2691
🏠 One person rent
$353
$510
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$833
🍽️ Food expenses
$410
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$80
$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1504
$1763
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
80
75
😀 Quality of life
88
90
🏙️ Population
2.71M
1.96M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 15% less expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 5770th and 4901st ($971 vs $1137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 42nd in Taiwan and Japan, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.6 months in Sapporo. Kaohsiung ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Sapporo ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 281st and 196th 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
$4.32
$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.02
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$3.74
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$247
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$743
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$468
$443
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.5
$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$46.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.55%
2.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4645
$2166
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3214
$1568
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$46.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.2
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$5.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.65
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$9.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.99
$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$24.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.74
$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$3.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$4.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$1.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$9.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.41
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$3.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.2
$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.78
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$37.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$248
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13326
$9894

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$938
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$844
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$904
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$884
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$868
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$874
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$942
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$687
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$921
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$889
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$792
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$892
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1123
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$643
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$729
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$648
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$979
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$673
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$702
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$612
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$474
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$679
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$473
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$600
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$705
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1039
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$672
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$682
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$640
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$689
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$954
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1042
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$717
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$403
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$777
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$774
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$638
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$617

Cities near Sapporo

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi Ishikari
$1015
15 km or 9.6 mi Ebetsu
$1020
19 km or 12 mi Kitahiroshima
$1022
27 km or 17 mi Eniwa
$1022
32 km or 20 mi Otaru
$1017
36 km or 23 mi Chitose
$1016
37 km or 23 mi Iwamizawa
$1017
50 km or 31 mi Bibai
$1016
52 km or 32 mi Tomakomai
$1020
71 km or 44 mi Takikawa
$1014
75 km or 47 mi Noboribetsu
$988
77 km or 48 mi Date
$983
89 km or 55 mi Muroran
$954
89 km or 55 mi Furano
$1008
93 km or 58 mi Fukagawa
$1010
100 km or 62 mi Rumoi
$1009
113 km or 70 mi Asahikawa
$1040
115 km or 72 mi Shinhidaka
$988
141 km or 87 mi Nanae
$914
149 km or 93 mi Hokuto
$909
150 km or 93 mi Otofuke
$992
151 km or 94 mi Obihiro
$1001
152 km or 95 mi Hakodate
$914
164 km or 102 mi Makubetsu
$993
169 km or 105 mi Nayoro
$1000
197 km or 123 mi Mutsu
$964
216 km or 134 mi Monbetsu
$990
220 km or 137 mi Kushiro
$972
221 km or 137 mi Kitami
$984
254 km or 158 mi Aomori
$1055
258 km or 160 mi Abashiri
$979
261 km or 162 mi Wakkanai
$986
262 km or 163 mi Goshogawara
$1017
263 km or 164 mi Tsugaru
$1017
265 km or 164 mi Misawa
$991
273 km or 169 mi Towada
$1000
274 km or 170 mi Oirase
$995
276 km or 172 mi Kuroishi
$1051
283 km or 176 mi Hirakawa
$1051
283 km or 176 mi Hirosaki
$1061