Meru vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$543
$1137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1430
$2691
🏠 One person rent
$185
$510
🏘️ Family rent
$300
$833
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.5
$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$173
$1763
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
27
75
😀 Quality of life
28
90
🏙️ Population
42.7K
1.96M

The cost of living in Meru is 52% less expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 8425th and 4901st ($543 vs $1137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 42nd in Kenya and Japan, respectively. Check Kenya vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Meru compared to 1.6 months in Sapporo. Meru ranked 10th best city to live in Kenya vs Sapporo ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 8855th and 196th 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
$5.46
$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.16
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$3.74
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$247
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$743
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$199
$443
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.7
$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.3
$46.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.66%
2.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1039
$2166
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1138
$1568
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.94
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.3
$46.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$5.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$9.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$24.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$3.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$4.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$9.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.45
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$3.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.2
$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.77
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.7
$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.58
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.7
$37.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.4
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$254
$248
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10408
$9894

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$448
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$807
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$415
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$532
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$513
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$549
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$524
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$540
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$603
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$618
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$624
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$563
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$573
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$611
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$635
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$697
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$531
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$533
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$613
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$591
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$546
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$586
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$495
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$745
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$417
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$910
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$577
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$810
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$746
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$541
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$513
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$671
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$872
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$688
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$721
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$553
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$688
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$795
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$583

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi Ishikari
$1015
15 km or 9.6 mi Ebetsu
$1020
19 km or 12 mi Kitahiroshima
$1022
27 km or 17 mi Eniwa
$1022
32 km or 20 mi Otaru
$1017
36 km or 23 mi Chitose
$1016
37 km or 23 mi Iwamizawa
$1017
50 km or 31 mi Bibai
$1016
52 km or 32 mi Tomakomai
$1020
71 km or 44 mi Takikawa
$1014
75 km or 47 mi Noboribetsu
$988
77 km or 48 mi Date
$983
89 km or 55 mi Muroran
$954
89 km or 55 mi Furano
$1008
93 km or 58 mi Fukagawa
$1010
100 km or 62 mi Rumoi
$1009
113 km or 70 mi Asahikawa
$1040
115 km or 72 mi Shinhidaka
$988
141 km or 87 mi Nanae
$914
149 km or 93 mi Hokuto
$909
150 km or 93 mi Otofuke
$992
151 km or 94 mi Obihiro
$1001
152 km or 95 mi Hakodate
$914
164 km or 102 mi Makubetsu
$993
169 km or 105 mi Nayoro
$1000
197 km or 123 mi Mutsu
$964
216 km or 134 mi Monbetsu
$990
220 km or 137 mi Kushiro
$972
221 km or 137 mi Kitami
$984
254 km or 158 mi Aomori
$1055
258 km or 160 mi Abashiri
$979
261 km or 162 mi Wakkanai
$986
262 km or 163 mi Goshogawara
$1017
263 km or 164 mi Tsugaru
$1017
265 km or 164 mi Misawa
$991
273 km or 169 mi Towada
$1000
274 km or 170 mi Oirase
$995
276 km or 172 mi Kuroishi
$1051
283 km or 176 mi Hirakawa
$1051
283 km or 176 mi Hirosaki
$1061