Melbourne vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

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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