London vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	London	Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3321	$1173
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7723	$2837
🏠 One person rent	$2218	$526
🏘️ Family rent	$3918	$901
🍽️ Food expenses	$574	$407
🚐 Transport expenses	$349	$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4098	$1651
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	73
😀 Quality of life	98	89
🏙️ Population	8.91M	1.96M

The cost of living in London is 183% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 38th and 4509th ($3321 vs $1173) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 30th in the United Kingdom and Japan, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in London compared to 1.4 months in Sapporo. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Sapporo ranked 9th in Japan, while ranked 5th and 170th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs Sapporo

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	London	Sapporo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.7	$9.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.7	$26.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$4.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.25	$2.31
☕ Cappuccino	$4.62	$3.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.47	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2493	$433
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1838	$266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4599	$714
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3306	$537
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$314	$288
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.2	$41.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.62%	1.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16999	$2557
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9363	$1835
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.94	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.6	$33.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.4	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.81	$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$8.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.31	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$8.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$3.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.86	$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.8	$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.56	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$19.5	$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.1	$7.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.68	$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.3	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58	$52.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.8	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.8	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.8	$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$53.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2256	$264
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25471	$10328

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3004
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2364
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2291
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2538
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2202
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2234
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2282
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2165
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2157
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2228
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2175
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2120
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2119
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2104
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2036
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2117
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2504
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$1981
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2152
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2050
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2345
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$1999
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2067
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2599
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2057
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1937
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2173
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2043
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2001
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2155
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1974
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2051
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2076
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$1993
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1875
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$1976
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1920
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$1972
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2406
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$1908

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