Los Angeles vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Los Angeles	Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3378	$1121
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7707	$2679
🏠 One person rent	$2168	$482
🏘️ Family rent	$3725	$785
🍽️ Food expenses	$743	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$257	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$1657
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	99	75
😀 Quality of life	93	75
🏙️ Population	3.9M	1.96M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 201% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 72nd and 4988th ($3378 vs $1121) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd and 79th 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 1.3 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.5 months in Sapporo. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Sapporo ranked 110th in Japan, while ranked 55th and 1640th 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	$21.9	$6.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.85	$3.49
☕ Cappuccino	$6.48	$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2352	$397
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1867	$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4129	$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$442
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$214	$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.86%	2.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7811	$2308
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7110	$1648
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94	$53.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.27	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$5.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.67	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$9.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$6.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$3.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$3.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$4.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.45	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.39	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$3.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.78	$7.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.45	$3.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.1	$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$144	$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.3	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.2	$42
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$48.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1715	$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28004	$10501

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2879
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2850
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2917
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2749
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2976
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2993
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2810
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3159
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2775
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3086
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2769
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2820
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3695
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3020
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2912
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2835
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2850
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3020
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3768
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2796
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3328
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2698
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2880
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3157
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3057
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2894
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2842
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2789
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2770
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3051
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2847
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3193
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3019
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2702
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2688
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3588
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2815
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3262
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2974

Cities near Sapporo

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Ishikari	$1004
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ebetsu	$1005
19 km or 12 mi	Kitahiroshima	$1005
27 km or 17 mi	Eniwa	$1005
32 km or 20 mi	Otaru	$1005
36 km or 23 mi	Chitose	$1005
37 km or 23 mi	Iwamizawa	$1001
50 km or 31 mi	Bibai	$1004
52 km or 32 mi	Tomakomai	$1019
71 km or 44 mi	Takikawa	$1004
75 km or 47 mi	Noboribetsu	$982
77 km or 48 mi	Date	$978
89 km or 55 mi	Muroran	$957
89 km or 55 mi	Furano	$1002
93 km or 58 mi	Fukagawa	$1004
100 km or 62 mi	Rumoi	$1002
113 km or 70 mi	Asahikawa	$1040
115 km or 72 mi	Shinhidaka	$1001
141 km or 87 mi	Nanae	$933
149 km or 93 mi	Hokuto	$927
150 km or 93 mi	Otofuke	$998
151 km or 94 mi	Obihiro	$1006
152 km or 95 mi	Hakodate	$936
164 km or 102 mi	Makubetsu	$996
169 km or 105 mi	Nayoro	$990
197 km or 123 mi	Mutsu	$969
216 km or 134 mi	Monbetsu	$986
220 km or 137 mi	Kushiro	$986
221 km or 137 mi	Kitami	$982
254 km or 158 mi	Aomori	$1067
258 km or 160 mi	Abashiri	$982
261 km or 162 mi	Wakkanai	$986
262 km or 163 mi	Goshogawara	$1029
263 km or 164 mi	Tsugaru	$1029
265 km or 164 mi	Misawa	$1009
273 km or 169 mi	Towada	$1016
274 km or 170 mi	Oirase	$1007
276 km or 172 mi	Kuroishi	$1054
283 km or 176 mi	Hirakawa	$1057
283 km or 176 mi	Hirosaki	$1070