Melbourne vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Melbourne	Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2194	$1204
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5150	$2904
🏠 One person rent	$1216	$530
🏘️ Family rent	$1971	$905
🍽️ Food expenses	$541	$415
🚐 Transport expenses	$296	$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3902	$1450
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	73
😀 Quality of life	100	87
🏙️ Population	5.03M	1.96M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 82% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 1365th and 4470th ($2194 vs $1204) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 39th in Australia and Japan, respectively. Check Australia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Melbourne compared to 1.2 months in Sapporo. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Sapporo ranked 9th in Japan, while ranked 1st and 262nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Sapporo

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	Melbourne	Sapporo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.2	$9.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.9	$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.78	$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.09	$2.85
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1287	$451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1014	$266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2611	$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$537
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.7	$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$288
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.3	$42.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	1.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6900	$2347
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5335	$1657
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.51	$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$117	$49.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$8.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.78	$8.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.79	$6.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$2.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$4.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$3.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$2.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$6.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$29	$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.67	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$8.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.2	$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.67	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.2	$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$26.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.1	$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$53.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1683	$265
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19705	$10781

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1620
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1625
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1645
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1691
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1668
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1671
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1643
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1654
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1981
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1390
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1291
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1727
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1601
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1768
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1619
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1651
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2023
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1691
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1616
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2106
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1511
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1538
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1416
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$1978
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1584
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1702
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2252
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1824
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2539
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2099
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1448
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1185
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963

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