Memphis vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Memphis	Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1891	$1181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4432	$2813
🏠 One person rent	$1087	$524
🏘️ Family rent	$1566	$868
🍽️ Food expenses	$571	$401
🚐 Transport expenses	$87.8	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3456	$1641
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	66	74
😀 Quality of life	89	90
🏙️ Population	633K	1.96M

The cost of living in Memphis is 60% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 2352nd and 4750th ($1891 vs $1181) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1822nd and 38th 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 1.8 months in Memphis compared to 1.4 months in Sapporo. Memphis ranked 93rd best city to live in the United States vs Sapporo ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 293rd and 239th 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	$16.4	$7.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65	$26.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$4.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.8	$3.29
☕ Cappuccino	$5.05	$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.51	$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$978	$448
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$882	$262
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1417	$817
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1286	$473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$192	$284
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.8	$41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.37%	1.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1517	$2303
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1503	$1644
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.01	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.4	$49.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.5	$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.76	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$6.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.09	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$8.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$6.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.35	$3.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.68	$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.95	$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.1	$3.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.5	$51.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.5	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$131	$26
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.8	$39.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.6	$49.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1574	$261
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27140	$10519

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Cities near Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$2392
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$2182
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$1991
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$2021
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1854
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2087
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$2306
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$2144
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$1994
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1749
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1858
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$2034
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1635
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$1670
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1837
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1813
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1637
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1843
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$1948
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1593
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1878
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$2033
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1404
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$1960
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$2007
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1818
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1763
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1783
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1966
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1685
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1710
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$2041
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$1889
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$1828
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$2165
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2609
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1397
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1354
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1830
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2855

Cities near Sapporo

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Ishikari	$1050
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ebetsu	$1051
19 km or 12 mi	Kitahiroshima	$1051
27 km or 17 mi	Eniwa	$1047
32 km or 20 mi	Otaru	$1049
36 km or 23 mi	Chitose	$1041
37 km or 23 mi	Iwamizawa	$1043
50 km or 31 mi	Bibai	$1042
52 km or 32 mi	Tomakomai	$1041
71 km or 44 mi	Takikawa	$1042
75 km or 47 mi	Noboribetsu	$994
77 km or 48 mi	Date	$991
89 km or 55 mi	Muroran	$973
89 km or 55 mi	Furano	$1032
93 km or 58 mi	Fukagawa	$1031
100 km or 62 mi	Rumoi	$1035
113 km or 70 mi	Asahikawa	$1065
115 km or 72 mi	Shinhidaka	$1007
141 km or 87 mi	Nanae	$936
149 km or 93 mi	Hokuto	$937
150 km or 93 mi	Otofuke	$1014
151 km or 94 mi	Obihiro	$1021
152 km or 95 mi	Hakodate	$945
164 km or 102 mi	Makubetsu	$1010
169 km or 105 mi	Nayoro	$1015
197 km or 123 mi	Mutsu	$972
216 km or 134 mi	Monbetsu	$1002
220 km or 137 mi	Kushiro	$991
221 km or 137 mi	Kitami	$995
254 km or 158 mi	Aomori	$1064
258 km or 160 mi	Abashiri	$994
261 km or 162 mi	Wakkanai	$1004
262 km or 163 mi	Goshogawara	$1029
263 km or 164 mi	Tsugaru	$1025
265 km or 164 mi	Misawa	$1003
273 km or 169 mi	Towada	$1015
274 km or 170 mi	Oirase	$1006
276 km or 172 mi	Kuroishi	$1051
283 km or 176 mi	Hirakawa	$1054
283 km or 176 mi	Hirosaki	$1068