Meru vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$542
$1121
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1408
$2679
🏠 One person rent
$179
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$284
$785
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$393
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.1
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$415
$1657
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
27
75
😀 Quality of life
32
75
🏙️ Population
42.7K
1.96M

The cost of living in Meru is 52% less expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 8447th and 4988th ($542 vs $1121) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 79th in Kenya and Japan, respectively. Check Kenya vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Meru compared to 1.5 months in Sapporo. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Sapporo ranked 110th in Japan, while ranked 8725th and 1640th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Meru vs Sapporo

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Meru Sapporo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.42
$6.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39
$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.65
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.34
$3.49
☕ Cappuccino
$2.47
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$397
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$183
$442
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.7
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.5
$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.21%
2.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1070
$2308
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1158
$1648
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.88
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.8
$53.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$5.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.44
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$9.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$6.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$3.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$3.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$4.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.28
$3.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$7.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$3.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.13
$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.68
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.3
$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.51
$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.8
$42
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.9
$48.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$220
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9031
$10501

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$508
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$520
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$533
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$505
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$523
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$624
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$602
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$651
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$553
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$593
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$604
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$670
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$722
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$563
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$544
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$623
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$627
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$551
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$588
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$506
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$743
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$408
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$996
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$617
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$825
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$775
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$572
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$528
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$620
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$811
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$691
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$724
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$518
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$693
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$810
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$544

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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