Moscow vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1438
$1181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3409
$2813
🏠 One person rent
$864
$524
🏘️ Family rent
$1523
$868
🍽️ Food expenses
$357
$401
🚐 Transport expenses
$109
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$881
$1641
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
96
74
😀 Quality of life
73
90
🏙️ Population
13.3M
1.96M

The cost of living in Moscow is 22% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 4141st and 4750th ($1438 vs $1181) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 38th 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 1.4 months in Sapporo. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Sapporo ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 2664th and 239th among best cities to live in the world.

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Moscow Sapporo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.3
$7.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.4
$26.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.18
$4.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.27
$3.29
☕ Cappuccino
$3.35
$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.47
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1183
$448
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$262
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2170
$817
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1176
$473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.2
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$284
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.08
$41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.47%
1.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9466
$2303
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4008
$1644
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.7
$49.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.62
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$6.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$8.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$6.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$3.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.5
$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.17
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.09
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.18
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.05
$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.92
$3.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.4
$51.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.34
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.3
$26
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.45
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.3
$39.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$49.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$688
$261
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15272
$10519

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$914
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$915
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$917
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$800
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$898
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$831
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$876
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$863
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$671
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$582
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$727
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$837
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$650
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$692
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$672
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$615
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$678
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$765
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$660
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$629
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$697
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$547
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$570
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$543
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$882
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$544
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$672
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$649
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$707
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$293
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$734
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$537
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$485
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$545
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$719
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$537
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$475
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$496
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$718
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$772

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi Ishikari
$1050
15 km or 9.6 mi Ebetsu
$1051
19 km or 12 mi Kitahiroshima
$1051
27 km or 17 mi Eniwa
$1047
32 km or 20 mi Otaru
$1049
36 km or 23 mi Chitose
$1041
37 km or 23 mi Iwamizawa
$1043
50 km or 31 mi Bibai
$1042
52 km or 32 mi Tomakomai
$1041
71 km or 44 mi Takikawa
$1042
75 km or 47 mi Noboribetsu
$994
77 km or 48 mi Date
$991
89 km or 55 mi Muroran
$973
89 km or 55 mi Furano
$1032
93 km or 58 mi Fukagawa
$1031
100 km or 62 mi Rumoi
$1035
113 km or 70 mi Asahikawa
$1065
115 km or 72 mi Shinhidaka
$1007
141 km or 87 mi Nanae
$936
149 km or 93 mi Hokuto
$937
150 km or 93 mi Otofuke
$1014
151 km or 94 mi Obihiro
$1021
152 km or 95 mi Hakodate
$945
164 km or 102 mi Makubetsu
$1010
169 km or 105 mi Nayoro
$1015
197 km or 123 mi Mutsu
$972
216 km or 134 mi Monbetsu
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Kushiro
$991
221 km or 137 mi Kitami
$995
254 km or 158 mi Aomori
$1064
258 km or 160 mi Abashiri
$994
261 km or 162 mi Wakkanai
$1004
262 km or 163 mi Goshogawara
$1029
263 km or 164 mi Tsugaru
$1025
265 km or 164 mi Misawa
$1003
273 km or 169 mi Towada
$1015
274 km or 170 mi Oirase
$1006
276 km or 172 mi Kuroishi
$1051
283 km or 176 mi Hirakawa
$1054
283 km or 176 mi Hirosaki
$1068