Moscow vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1585
$1121
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3752
$2679
🏠 One person rent
$959
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$1694
$785
🍽️ Food expenses
$382
$393
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1020
$1657
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
28 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
96
75
😀 Quality of life
72
75
🏙️ Population
13.3M
1.96M

The cost of living in Moscow is 41% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 3728th and 4988th ($1585 vs $1121) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 79th in Russia and Japan, respectively. Check Russia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Moscow compared to 1.5 months in Sapporo. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Sapporo ranked 110th in Japan, while ranked 3206th and 1640th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Moscow vs Sapporo

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Moscow Sapporo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.2
$6.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.4
$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.58
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.91
$3.49
☕ Cappuccino
$3.75
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.56
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1348
$397
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2372
$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1313
$442
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.13
$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.19%
2.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10959
$2308
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4560
$1648
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.97
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.7
$53.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.51
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$5.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$9.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$6.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$3.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$3.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$4.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.75
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.57
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.29
$3.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.77
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.89
$7.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$3.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.9
$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.6
$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.9
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.44
$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.1
$42
👟 Brand Sneakers
$146
$48.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$735
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17546
$10501

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$978
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$989
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$971
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$891
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$957
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$910
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$959
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$950
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$726
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$637
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$777
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$905
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$732
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$738
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$726
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$695
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$738
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$757
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$696
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$686
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$749
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$589
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$597
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$578
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$940
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$595
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$680
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$682
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$724
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$335
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$748
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$567
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$505
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$622
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$773
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$585
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$545
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$516
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$757
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$791

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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