Milwaukee vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Milwaukee	Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$1268
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4963	$3058
🏠 One person rent	$1193	$558
🏘️ Family rent	$1867	$948
🍽️ Food expenses	$579	$436
🚐 Transport expenses	$116	$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3947	$1540
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	81	73
😀 Quality of life	89	87
🏙️ Population	577K	1.96M

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 63% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 1688th and 4398th ($2065 vs $1268) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1442nd and 31st 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 Milwaukee compared to 1.2 months in Sapporo. Milwaukee ranked 43rd best city to live in the United States vs Sapporo ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 188th and 246th 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	$16.7	$9.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.6	$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.74	$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.11	$2.99
☕ Cappuccino	$5.1	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.49	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1303	$478
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$967	$277
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2324	$757
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1482	$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$197
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$304
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55	$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.57%	1.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1695	$2442
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1439	$1776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.5	$53.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.65	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$8.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.53	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$8.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$7.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$3.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$4.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$3.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$3.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.47	$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$6.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.52	$3.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.7	$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.3	$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$56.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1808	$282
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24309	$11313

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Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$2044
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$2042
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$2032
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1977
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1955
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2022
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1991
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$2001
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$2015
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$2014
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1962
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1818
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$2011
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2008
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$1997
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1967
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$1904
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$1968
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1943
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2291
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1834
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2267
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2285
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2295
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2276
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1811
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2309
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2202
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2407
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2069
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1878
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2158
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2289
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1772
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2343
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2331
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2376
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2393
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2357
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2392

Cities near Sapporo

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Ishikari	$1121
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ebetsu	$1123
19 km or 12 mi	Kitahiroshima	$1119
27 km or 17 mi	Eniwa	$1119
32 km or 20 mi	Otaru	$1117
36 km or 23 mi	Chitose	$1116
37 km or 23 mi	Iwamizawa	$1099
50 km or 31 mi	Bibai	$1064
52 km or 32 mi	Tomakomai	$1119
71 km or 44 mi	Takikawa	$1012
75 km or 47 mi	Noboribetsu	$1119
77 km or 48 mi	Date	$1118
89 km or 55 mi	Muroran	$1126
89 km or 55 mi	Furano	$1001
93 km or 58 mi	Fukagawa	$976
100 km or 62 mi	Rumoi	$1013
113 km or 70 mi	Asahikawa	$981
115 km or 72 mi	Shinhidaka	$1082
141 km or 87 mi	Nanae	$1127
149 km or 93 mi	Hokuto	$1126
150 km or 93 mi	Otofuke	$1020
151 km or 94 mi	Obihiro	$1033
152 km or 95 mi	Hakodate	$1163
164 km or 102 mi	Makubetsu	$1025
169 km or 105 mi	Nayoro	$989
197 km or 123 mi	Mutsu	$1121
216 km or 134 mi	Monbetsu	$993
220 km or 137 mi	Kushiro	$1018
221 km or 137 mi	Kitami	$996
254 km or 158 mi	Aomori	$1160
258 km or 160 mi	Abashiri	$1000
261 km or 162 mi	Wakkanai	$1021
262 km or 163 mi	Goshogawara	$1103
263 km or 164 mi	Tsugaru	$1101
265 km or 164 mi	Misawa	$1120
273 km or 169 mi	Towada	$1122
274 km or 170 mi	Oirase	$1125
276 km or 172 mi	Kuroishi	$1122
283 km or 176 mi	Hirakawa	$1122
283 km or 176 mi	Hirosaki	$1124