Milwaukee vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Milwaukee	Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2078	$1121
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5083	$2679
🏠 One person rent	$1194	$482
🏘️ Family rent	$1948	$785
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3809	$1657
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	81	75
😀 Quality of life	89	75
🏙️ Population	577K	1.96M

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 85% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 1833rd and 4988th ($2078 vs $1121) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1456th and 79th 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 Milwaukee compared to 1.5 months in Sapporo. Milwaukee ranked 70th best city to live in the United States vs Sapporo ranked 110th in Japan, while ranked 260th and 1640th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Milwaukee vs Sapporo

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	Milwaukee	Sapporo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.5	$6.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.5	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.91	$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.7	$3.49
☕ Cappuccino	$5.12	$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.01	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1421	$397
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$908	$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2353	$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1538	$442
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.1	$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	2.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2254	$2308
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1645	$1648
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.7	$53.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16	$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.87	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$5.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.58	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$9.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$6.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$3.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$3.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$4.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.32	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.2	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$3.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$7.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$3.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.7	$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.6	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$166	$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.1	$42
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.1	$48.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1835	$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24369	$10501

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Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$1962
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$1986
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$1965
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1924
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1963
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2040
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1997
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1997
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$2028
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$2020
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1966
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1812
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$2037
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2079
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$2070
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1971
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$2034
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$2092
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1990
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2381
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1814
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2365
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2379
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2435
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2354
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1746
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2403
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2437
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2410
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2131
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1844
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2229
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2402
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1784
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2504
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2398
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2371
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2519
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2434
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2415

Cities near Sapporo

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