Los Angeles vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Los Angeles	Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3196	$1204
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7594	$2904
🏠 One person rent	$2049	$530
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$905
🍽️ Food expenses	$709	$415
🚐 Transport expenses	$220	$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4771	$1450
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	99	73
😀 Quality of life	93	87
🏙️ Population	3.9M	1.96M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 165% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 80th and 4470th ($3196 vs $1204) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 39th 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 1.5 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.2 months in Sapporo. Los Angeles ranked 7th best city to live in the United States vs Sapporo ranked 9th in Japan, while ranked 58th and 262nd 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	$21.7	$9.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.7	$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.51	$2.85
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2168	$451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1758	$266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4056	$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3293	$537
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$288
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$42.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	1.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8056	$2347
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7115	$1657
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.5	$49.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.1	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$8.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.05	$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$8.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$6.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$4.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$3.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$2.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$6.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$8.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.25	$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.63	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.3	$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$190	$26.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.8	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$53.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1650	$265
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28838	$10781

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2798
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2735
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2936
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2902
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2768
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3061
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3105
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2786
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3659
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3014
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2903
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2788
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2780
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3033
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3416
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3370
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2735
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3086
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2824
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2787
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2720
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3022
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2775
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3162
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2758
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2669
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2662
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3573
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2789
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2919

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