Los Angeles vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Los Angeles	Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3420	$1137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7800	$2691
🏠 One person rent	$2177	$510
🏘️ Family rent	$3742	$833
🍽️ Food expenses	$761	$385
🚐 Transport expenses	$263	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4482	$1763
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	99	75
😀 Quality of life	93	90
🏙️ Population	3.9M	1.96M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 201% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 62nd and 4901st ($3420 vs $1137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 42nd 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 1.6 months in Sapporo. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Sapporo ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 50th and 196th 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	$22.4	$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.92	$3.74
☕ Cappuccino	$6.66	$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1856	$247
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4109	$743
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$443
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.2	$46.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	2.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8186	$2166
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7185	$1568
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$46.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.33	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$5.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.59	$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$9.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$24.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$3.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$4.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$1.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$9.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.99	$3.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.1	$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.5	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$37.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1748	$248
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23685	$9894

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000

Cities near Sapporo

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Ishikari	$1015
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ebetsu	$1020
19 km or 12 mi	Kitahiroshima	$1022
27 km or 17 mi	Eniwa	$1022
32 km or 20 mi	Otaru	$1017
36 km or 23 mi	Chitose	$1016
37 km or 23 mi	Iwamizawa	$1017
50 km or 31 mi	Bibai	$1016
52 km or 32 mi	Tomakomai	$1020
71 km or 44 mi	Takikawa	$1014
75 km or 47 mi	Noboribetsu	$988
77 km or 48 mi	Date	$983
89 km or 55 mi	Muroran	$954
89 km or 55 mi	Furano	$1008
93 km or 58 mi	Fukagawa	$1010
100 km or 62 mi	Rumoi	$1009
113 km or 70 mi	Asahikawa	$1040
115 km or 72 mi	Shinhidaka	$988
141 km or 87 mi	Nanae	$914
149 km or 93 mi	Hokuto	$909
150 km or 93 mi	Otofuke	$992
151 km or 94 mi	Obihiro	$1001
152 km or 95 mi	Hakodate	$914
164 km or 102 mi	Makubetsu	$993
169 km or 105 mi	Nayoro	$1000
197 km or 123 mi	Mutsu	$964
216 km or 134 mi	Monbetsu	$990
220 km or 137 mi	Kushiro	$972
221 km or 137 mi	Kitami	$984
254 km or 158 mi	Aomori	$1055
258 km or 160 mi	Abashiri	$979
261 km or 162 mi	Wakkanai	$986
262 km or 163 mi	Goshogawara	$1017
263 km or 164 mi	Tsugaru	$1017
265 km or 164 mi	Misawa	$991
273 km or 169 mi	Towada	$1000
274 km or 170 mi	Oirase	$995
276 km or 172 mi	Kuroishi	$1051
283 km or 176 mi	Hirakawa	$1051
283 km or 176 mi	Hirosaki	$1061