Moscow vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1678
$1137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4001
$2691
🏠 One person rent
$1006
$510
🏘️ Family rent
$1773
$833
🍽️ Food expenses
$403
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1104
$1763
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
28 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
96
75
😀 Quality of life
72
90
🏙️ Population
13.3M
1.96M

The cost of living in Moscow is 48% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 3277th and 4901st ($1678 vs $1137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 42nd in Russia and Japan, respectively. Check Russia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Moscow compared to 1.6 months in Sapporo. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Sapporo ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 2774th and 196th 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
$11.9
$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.57
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.38
$3.74
☕ Cappuccino
$4.23
$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.73
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1440
$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$743
$247
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2602
$743
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1335
$443
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.22
$46.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.51%
2.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11458
$2166
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4987
$1568
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.4
$46.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.54
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.14
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$5.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$9.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.07
$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$24.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$3.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$4.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.05
$1.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$9.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.48
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.45
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.31
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.02
$3.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.8
$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.04
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.1
$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.59
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.9
$37.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$149
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$788
$248
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20160
$9894

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18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$1084
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$1056
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$1077
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$1014
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$1055
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$1030
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$1066
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$791
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$691
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$775
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$974
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$821
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$771
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$781
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$705
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$786
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$804
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$730
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$732
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$800
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$629
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$635
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$604
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$1051
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$626
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$694
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$685
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$766
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$355
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$766
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$611
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$539
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$669
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$834
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$614
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$589
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$518
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$746
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$749

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