Milwaukee vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Milwaukee	Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2088	$1137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5072	$2691
🏠 One person rent	$1201	$510
🏘️ Family rent	$1937	$833
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$385
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3838	$1763
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	81	75
😀 Quality of life	89	90
🏙️ Population	577K	1.96M

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 84% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 1786th and 4901st ($2088 vs $1137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1421st and 42nd 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 1.6 months in Sapporo. Milwaukee ranked 57th best city to live in the United States vs Sapporo ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 224th and 196th 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	$16.8	$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.1	$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.61	$3.74
☕ Cappuccino	$5.05	$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1419	$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$918	$247
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2352	$743
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1521	$443
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.5	$46.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.16%	2.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2602	$2166
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1709	$1568
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.9	$46.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16	$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.91	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$5.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.55	$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$9.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$24.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$3.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$4.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$1.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$9.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.6	$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.28	$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.52	$3.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.84	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$165	$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$37.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.5	$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1817	$248
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24100	$9894

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Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$1923
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$1949
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$1927
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1993
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1934
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2000
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1979
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1963
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$1993
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$1990
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1930
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1746
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$1996
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2058
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$2065
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1946
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$2039
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$2097
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1950
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2344
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1771
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2382
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2389
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2443
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2364
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1825
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2407
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2434
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2418
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2162
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1813
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2249
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2428
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1796
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2555
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2418
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2410
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2559
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2453
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2400

Cities near Sapporo

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