Kaohsiung vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$1173
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2619
$2837
🏠 One person rent
$339
$526
🏘️ Family rent
$747
$901
🍽️ Food expenses
$377
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1088
$1651
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
81
73
😀 Quality of life
84
89
🏙️ Population
2.73M
1.96M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 21% less expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 5786th and 4509th ($932 vs $1173) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 30th in Taiwan and Japan, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.4 months in Sapporo. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Sapporo ranked 9th in Japan, while ranked 320th and 170th 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
$3.13
$9.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$26.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.88
$4.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$3.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$433
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$714
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$537
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.4
$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.3
$288
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$41.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.21%
1.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4824
$2557
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2490
$1835
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.64
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.6
$33.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.04
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.02
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$8.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$8.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.61
$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$3.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.6
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$7.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.34
$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$52.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.14
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.2
$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.81
$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.6
$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.1
$53.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$313
$264
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12618
$10328

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$913
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$952
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$725
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$791
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$857
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$890
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$995
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$746
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$860
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$917
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$863
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$851
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1011
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$676
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$721
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$689
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$860
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$675
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$719
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$589
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$588
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$664
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$716
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$738
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1114
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$694
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$799
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$667
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$678
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1083
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1115
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$744
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$487
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$891
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$787
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$837
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$655

Cities near Sapporo

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi Ishikari
$1050
15 km or 9.6 mi Ebetsu
$1052
19 km or 12 mi Kitahiroshima
$1048
27 km or 17 mi Eniwa
$1050
32 km or 20 mi Otaru
$1046
36 km or 23 mi Chitose
$1043
37 km or 23 mi Iwamizawa
$1033
50 km or 31 mi Bibai
$1003
52 km or 32 mi Tomakomai
$1056
71 km or 44 mi Takikawa
$958
75 km or 47 mi Noboribetsu
$1058
77 km or 48 mi Date
$1062
89 km or 55 mi Muroran
$1069
89 km or 55 mi Furano
$953
93 km or 58 mi Fukagawa
$929
100 km or 62 mi Rumoi
$959
113 km or 70 mi Asahikawa
$943
115 km or 72 mi Shinhidaka
$1034
141 km or 87 mi Nanae
$1086
149 km or 93 mi Hokuto
$1086
150 km or 93 mi Otofuke
$986
151 km or 94 mi Obihiro
$999
152 km or 95 mi Hakodate
$1125
164 km or 102 mi Makubetsu
$994
169 km or 105 mi Nayoro
$947
197 km or 123 mi Mutsu
$1090
216 km or 134 mi Monbetsu
$955
220 km or 137 mi Kushiro
$992
221 km or 137 mi Kitami
$967
254 km or 158 mi Aomori
$1164
258 km or 160 mi Abashiri
$973
261 km or 162 mi Wakkanai
$972
262 km or 163 mi Goshogawara
$1093
263 km or 164 mi Tsugaru
$1085
265 km or 164 mi Misawa
$1085
273 km or 169 mi Towada
$1090
274 km or 170 mi Oirase
$1081
276 km or 172 mi Kuroishi
$1111
283 km or 176 mi Hirakawa
$1106
283 km or 176 mi Hirosaki
$1117