Nagoya vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nagoya Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1248
$1268
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3605
$3058
🏠 One person rent
$533
$558
🏘️ Family rent
$1385
$948
🍽️ Food expenses
$398
$436
🚐 Transport expenses
$223
$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2483
$1540
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
91
73
😀 Quality of life
93
87
🏙️ Population
2.33M
1.96M

The cost of living in Nagoya is 2% less expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 4466th and 4398th ($1248 vs $1268) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 31st in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Nagoya compared to 1.2 months in Sapporo. Ranked 5th vs 8th best cities to live in Japan, and 65th vs 246th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nagoya vs Sapporo

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Nagoya Sapporo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.27
$9.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.2
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.48
$2.99
☕ Cappuccino
$2.83
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$560
$478
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$372
$277
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1675
$757
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1099
$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.3
$197
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$304
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.5
$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.8%
1.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2567
$2442
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1574
$1776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.44
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.5
$53.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.1
$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.81
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$8.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$8.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.83
$7.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$3.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$4.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.87
$3.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$3.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.29
$6.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.02
$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.85
$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$3.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.39
$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.6
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50
$56.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$611
$282
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12650
$11313

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Cities near Nagoya

Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Toyoake
$1048
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Nisshin
$1050
11 km or 6.9 mi Togo
$1036
12 km or 7.2 mi Tokai
$1052
12 km or 7.2 mi Obu
$1049
12 km or 7.4 mi Kiyosu
$1020
12 km or 7.6 mi Oharu
$1026
13 km or 8 mi Nagakute
$1034
13 km or 8.2 mi Miyoshi
$1029
13 km or 8.3 mi Kanie
$1028
14 km or 8.9 mi Chita
$1040
14 km or 8.9 mi Owariasahi
$1027
15 km or 9.4 mi Kasugai
$1057
16 km or 9.8 mi Higashiura
$1042
16 km or 10 mi Kitanagoya
$997
16 km or 10 mi Kariya
$1046
17 km or 10 mi Ama
$1006
18 km or 11 mi Seto
$1023
19 km or 12 mi Aisai
$1016
19 km or 12 mi Komaki
$1006
19 km or 12 mi Iwakura
$990
20 km or 12 mi Tsushima
$1005
20 km or 12 mi Yatomi
$1020
20 km or 13 mi Inazawa
$993
21 km or 13 mi Agui
$1033
21 km or 13 mi Toyota
$1069
21 km or 13 mi Chiryu
$1033
21 km or 13 mi Takahama
$1034
22 km or 13 mi Anjo
$1054
23 km or 15 mi Kuwana
$1025
24 km or 15 mi Ichinomiya
$1039
24 km or 15 mi Oguchi
$979
24 km or 15 mi Handa
$1031
25 km or 15 mi Konan
$972
27 km or 17 mi Hekinan
$1029
27 km or 17 mi Fuso
$967
27 km or 17 mi Tokoname
$1028
28 km or 18 mi Okazaki
$1091
29 km or 18 mi Kaizu
$991
30 km or 18 mi Taketoyo
$1027

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