Melbourne vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Melbourne Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2496
$1121
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6197
$2679
🏠 One person rent
$1388
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$2468
$785
🍽️ Food expenses
$606
$393
🚐 Transport expenses
$346
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4328
$1657
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
100
75
😀 Quality of life
100
75
🏙️ Population
5.35M
1.96M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 123% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 893rd and 4988th ($2496 vs $1121) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 79th in Australia and Japan, respectively. Check Australia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Melbourne compared to 1.5 months in Sapporo. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Sapporo ranked 110th in Japan, while ranked 1st and 1640th 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
$15.4
$6.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.7
$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.06
$3.49
☕ Cappuccino
$4.04
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.97
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1549
$397
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1138
$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2861
$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2079
$442
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.7
$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.61%
2.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7481
$2308
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6465
$1648
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.9
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$132
$53.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.3
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.33
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.72
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$5.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.92
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$9.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$6.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$3.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$3.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$4.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.42
$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.8
$3.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.05
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.9
$7.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.3
$3.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.2
$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.5
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.7
$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.2
$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$80
$42
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$48.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2232
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26129
$10501

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Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1829
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1854
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1822
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1894
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1928
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1906
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1889
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1860
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1798
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1896
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$2217
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1604
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1487
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1979
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1815
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1870
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1901
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1583
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1898
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1824
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1753
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2223
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1904
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1821
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2308
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1477
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1699
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1695
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2338
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1710
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1867
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2482
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$2050
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2844
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2379
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1997
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$2128
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1796
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1288
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$2172

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