Melbourne vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Melbourne	Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2356	$1173
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5563	$2837
🏠 One person rent	$1336	$526
🏘️ Family rent	$2266	$901
🍽️ Food expenses	$528	$407
🚐 Transport expenses	$338	$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3776	$1651
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	73
😀 Quality of life	98	89
🏙️ Population	4.53M	1.96M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 101% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 933rd and 4509th ($2356 vs $1173) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 30th in Australia and Japan, respectively. Check Australia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Melbourne compared to 1.4 months in Sapporo. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Sapporo ranked 9th in Japan, while ranked 2nd and 170th 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	$14.4	$9.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67	$26.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.84	$4.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$2.31
☕ Cappuccino	$3.35	$3.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.5	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1387	$433
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1129	$266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2874	$714
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1851	$537
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$288
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.1	$41.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	1.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8760	$2557
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7587	$1835
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.22	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$128	$33.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.1	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.45	$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$8.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.91	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.6	$8.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.56	$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.84	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$28.4	$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.01	$7.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.52	$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.06	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.4	$52.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67.1	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.2	$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$89.9	$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$53.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1612	$264
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18868	$10328

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1702
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1658
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1693
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1746
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1708
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1707
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1716
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1701
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1719
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1688
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1327
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1317
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1707
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1672
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1639
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1622
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1819
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1669
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1723
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2604
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1462
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1723
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2203
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1463
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1610
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1430
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2180
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1691
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1404
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2348
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1903
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2741
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$1998
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1461
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1888
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1354
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481

Cities near Sapporo

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Ishikari	$1050
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ebetsu	$1052
19 km or 12 mi	Kitahiroshima	$1048
27 km or 17 mi	Eniwa	$1050
32 km or 20 mi	Otaru	$1046
36 km or 23 mi	Chitose	$1043
37 km or 23 mi	Iwamizawa	$1033
50 km or 31 mi	Bibai	$1003
52 km or 32 mi	Tomakomai	$1056
71 km or 44 mi	Takikawa	$958
75 km or 47 mi	Noboribetsu	$1058
77 km or 48 mi	Date	$1062
89 km or 55 mi	Muroran	$1069
89 km or 55 mi	Furano	$953
93 km or 58 mi	Fukagawa	$929
100 km or 62 mi	Rumoi	$959
113 km or 70 mi	Asahikawa	$943
115 km or 72 mi	Shinhidaka	$1034
141 km or 87 mi	Nanae	$1086
149 km or 93 mi	Hokuto	$1086
150 km or 93 mi	Otofuke	$986
151 km or 94 mi	Obihiro	$999
152 km or 95 mi	Hakodate	$1125
164 km or 102 mi	Makubetsu	$994
169 km or 105 mi	Nayoro	$947
197 km or 123 mi	Mutsu	$1090
216 km or 134 mi	Monbetsu	$955
220 km or 137 mi	Kushiro	$992
221 km or 137 mi	Kitami	$967
254 km or 158 mi	Aomori	$1164
258 km or 160 mi	Abashiri	$973
261 km or 162 mi	Wakkanai	$972
262 km or 163 mi	Goshogawara	$1093
263 km or 164 mi	Tsugaru	$1085
265 km or 164 mi	Misawa	$1085
273 km or 169 mi	Towada	$1090
274 km or 170 mi	Oirase	$1081
276 km or 172 mi	Kuroishi	$1111
283 km or 176 mi	Hirakawa	$1106
283 km or 176 mi	Hirosaki	$1117