Kuala Lumpur vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kuala Lumpur	Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$810	$1204
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1984	$2904
🏠 One person rent	$393	$530
🏘️ Family rent	$711	$905
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$415
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.8	$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1392	$1450
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	93	73
😀 Quality of life	77	87
🏙️ Population	1.98M	1.96M

The cost of living in Kuala Lumpur is 33% less expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 6403rd and 4470th ($810 vs $1204) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 39th in Malaysia and Japan, respectively. Check Malaysia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kuala Lumpur compared to 1.2 months in Sapporo. Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st best city to live in Malaysia vs Sapporo ranked 9th in Japan, while ranked 811th and 262nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuala Lumpur vs Sapporo

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	Kuala Lumpur	Sapporo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.17	$9.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.4	$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.64	$2.85
☕ Cappuccino	$2.93	$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$450	$451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$297	$266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$928	$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$548	$537
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.3	$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.8	$288
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.4	$42.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.59%	1.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2996	$2347
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1427	$1657
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.5	$49.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.04	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.49	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$8.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.32	$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$8.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$6.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9	$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$4.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$3.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.8	$6.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.04	$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.05	$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.45	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.64	$8.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.19	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.5	$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.82	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20	$26.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.65	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.9	$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.6	$53.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$254	$265
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8723	$10781

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Cities near Kuala Lumpur

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
15 km or 9.1 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
19 km or 12 mi	Shah Alam	$645
24 km or 15 mi	Putrajaya	$532
25 km or 16 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
30 km or 19 mi	Klang	$670
54 km or 33 mi	Seremban	$604
123 km or 77 mi	Malacca	$669
124 km or 77 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
155 km or 97 mi	Muar	$682
167 km or 104 mi	Dumai	$543
176 km or 109 mi	Ipoh	$628
196 km or 122 mi	Kuantan	$529
199 km or 124 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
211 km or 131 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
217 km or 135 mi	Taiping	$695
219 km or 136 mi	Kluang	$679
229 km or 142 mi	Chukai	$565
282 km or 175 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
291 km or 181 mi	Butterworth	$619
291 km or 181 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
292 km or 181 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
293 km or 182 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
294 km or 183 mi	George Town	$620
297 km or 184 mi	Johor Bahru	$759
309 km or 192 mi	Sungai Petani	$605
311 km or 193 mi	Singapore City	$3059
315 km or 195 mi	Bukit Merah	$2788
335 km or 208 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
338 km or 210 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
341 km or 212 mi	Medan	$481
346 km or 215 mi	Batam	$539
360 km or 224 mi	Binjai	$470
361 km or 225 mi	Alor Setar	$490
394 km or 245 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
402 km or 250 mi	Kangar	$536
413 km or 257 mi	Langkawi	$560
441 km or 274 mi	Langsa	$461
451 km or 280 mi	Hat Yai	$570
457 km or 284 mi	Ko Lipe	$719

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