Memphis vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Memphis	Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1874	$1204
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4389	$2904
🏠 One person rent	$1092	$530
🏘️ Family rent	$1592	$905
🍽️ Food expenses	$565	$415
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.9	$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3516	$1450
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	67	73
😀 Quality of life	87	87
🏙️ Population	633K	1.96M

The cost of living in Memphis is 56% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 2179th and 4470th ($1874 vs $1204) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1817th and 39th 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 1.9 months in Memphis compared to 1.2 months in Sapporo. Memphis ranked 73rd best city to live in the United States vs Sapporo ranked 9th in Japan, while ranked 279th and 262nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Memphis vs Sapporo

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	Memphis	Sapporo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.6	$9.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.3	$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.59	$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.47	$2.85
☕ Cappuccino	$5.05	$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.5	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$976	$451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$883	$266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1501	$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1292	$537
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$288
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.8	$42.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.52%	1.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1489	$2347
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1490	$1657
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.2	$49.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.6	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.49	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$8.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.19	$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$8.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.14	$6.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.92	$4.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$3.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$2.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$6.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.63	$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.97	$8.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.07	$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.32	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.6	$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$131	$26.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.4	$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.2	$53.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1469	$265
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27369	$10781

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Cities near Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$2383
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$2134
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$2062
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$2070
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1865
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2077
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$2268
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$2117
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$2009
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1781
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1874
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$2048
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1717
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$1946
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1831
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1882
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1645
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1830
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$1930
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1617
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1856
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$1999
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1350
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$1989
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$1958
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1828
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1774
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1806
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1943
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1649
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1728
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$2031
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$1839
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$1772
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$2075
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2607
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1438
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1322
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1855
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2738

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