Los Angeles vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Los Angeles	Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3187	$1268
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7653	$3058
🏠 One person rent	$2045	$558
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$948
🍽️ Food expenses	$714	$436
🚐 Transport expenses	$218	$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5275	$1540
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	99	73
😀 Quality of life	94	87
🏙️ Population	3.9M	1.96M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 151% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 72nd and 4398th ($3187 vs $1268) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 59th and 31st in the United States and Japan, respectively. Check the United States vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.2 months in Sapporo. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Sapporo ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 47th and 246th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Sapporo

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	Los Angeles	Sapporo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.6	$9.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.95	$2.99
☕ Cappuccino	$5.63	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2261	$478
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1732	$277
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3983	$757
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3315	$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$197
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$215	$304
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.8	$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	1.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7592	$2442
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7011	$1776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.9	$53.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.22	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$8.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$8.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$7.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$3.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$4.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$3.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$3.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.29	$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$6.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.35	$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.06	$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.89	$3.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.8	$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$174	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.2	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$56.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1998	$282
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28613	$11313

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2682
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2673
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2720
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2652
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2748
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2883
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2849
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2604
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2984
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2561
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2738
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2675
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2612
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3553
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2831
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2633
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2733
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2844
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3327
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2638
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3271
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2354
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2709
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3009
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2861
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2776
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2629
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2572
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2866
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2715
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3054
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2717
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2552
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2569
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2673
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3065
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2754

Cities near Sapporo

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Ishikari	$1121
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ebetsu	$1123
19 km or 12 mi	Kitahiroshima	$1119
27 km or 17 mi	Eniwa	$1119
32 km or 20 mi	Otaru	$1117
36 km or 23 mi	Chitose	$1116
37 km or 23 mi	Iwamizawa	$1099
50 km or 31 mi	Bibai	$1064
52 km or 32 mi	Tomakomai	$1119
71 km or 44 mi	Takikawa	$1012
75 km or 47 mi	Noboribetsu	$1119
77 km or 48 mi	Date	$1118
89 km or 55 mi	Muroran	$1126
89 km or 55 mi	Furano	$1001
93 km or 58 mi	Fukagawa	$976
100 km or 62 mi	Rumoi	$1013
113 km or 70 mi	Asahikawa	$981
115 km or 72 mi	Shinhidaka	$1082
141 km or 87 mi	Nanae	$1127
149 km or 93 mi	Hokuto	$1126
150 km or 93 mi	Otofuke	$1020
151 km or 94 mi	Obihiro	$1033
152 km or 95 mi	Hakodate	$1163
164 km or 102 mi	Makubetsu	$1025
169 km or 105 mi	Nayoro	$989
197 km or 123 mi	Mutsu	$1121
216 km or 134 mi	Monbetsu	$993
220 km or 137 mi	Kushiro	$1018
221 km or 137 mi	Kitami	$996
254 km or 158 mi	Aomori	$1160
258 km or 160 mi	Abashiri	$1000
261 km or 162 mi	Wakkanai	$1021
262 km or 163 mi	Goshogawara	$1103
263 km or 164 mi	Tsugaru	$1101
265 km or 164 mi	Misawa	$1120
273 km or 169 mi	Towada	$1122
274 km or 170 mi	Oirase	$1125
276 km or 172 mi	Kuroishi	$1122
283 km or 176 mi	Hirakawa	$1122
283 km or 176 mi	Hirosaki	$1124