New Orleans vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	New Orleans	Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2226	$1121
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5309	$2679
🏠 One person rent	$1279	$482
🏘️ Family rent	$2217	$785
🍽️ Food expenses	$693	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.5	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3883	$1657
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	85	75
😀 Quality of life	89	75
🏙️ Population	384K	1.96M

The cost of living in New Orleans is 99% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 1435th and 4988th ($2226 vs $1121) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1194th and 79th 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 1.7 months in New Orleans compared to 1.5 months in Sapporo. New Orleans ranked 83rd best city to live in the United States vs Sapporo ranked 110th in Japan, while ranked 290th and 1640th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New Orleans vs Sapporo

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	New Orleans	Sapporo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.5	$6.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.56	$3.49
☕ Cappuccino	$5.39	$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1444	$397
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$980	$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2576	$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1777	$442
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$216	$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.7	$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	2.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2772	$2308
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1749	$1648
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.9	$53.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.5	$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.47	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$5.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.97	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$9.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$6.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$3.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.06	$4.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.06	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.98	$3.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.34	$7.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.39	$3.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.83	$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.2	$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$141	$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.7	$42
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.2	$48.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1551	$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10147	$10501

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Cities near New Orleans

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kenner	$2143
46 km or 29 mi	Slidell	$2038
46 km or 29 mi	Mandeville	$1772
72 km or 45 mi	Hammond	$2062
74 km or 46 mi	Houma	$1720
109 km or 68 mi	Gulfport	$1705
112 km or 70 mi	Morgan	$2146
114 km or 71 mi	Central	$2045
119 km or 74 mi	Baton Rouge	$2052
121 km or 75 mi	Biloxi	$1753
154 km or 96 mi	Pascagoula	$1852
168 km or 104 mi	New Iberia	$2077
168 km or 105 mi	Hattiesburg	$1693
189 km or 118 mi	Lafayette	$1797
203 km or 126 mi	Opelousas	$1933
209 km or 130 mi	Prichard	$1807
212 km or 132 mi	Mobile	$1698
213 km or 133 mi	Laurel	$1672
218 km or 135 mi	Natchez	$1950
223 km or 139 mi	Daphne	$1812
235 km or 146 mi	Foley	$1809
258 km or 160 mi	Pearl	$2095
259 km or 161 mi	Brandon	$2240
261 km or 162 mi	Jackson	$1953
266 km or 166 mi	Clinton	$2099
272 km or 169 mi	Alexandria	$1766
274 km or 170 mi	Ridgeland	$2093
276 km or 171 mi	Vicksburg	$2023
278 km or 173 mi	Madison	$2102
281 km or 175 mi	Pensacola	$2244
299 km or 186 mi	Meridian	$1881
303 km or 188 mi	Lake Charles	$1904
318 km or 198 mi	Sulphur	$1971
336 km or 209 mi	Fort Walton Beach	$1992
344 km or 214 mi	Monroe	$1615
348 km or 216 mi	Crestview	$1917
373 km or 231 mi	Port Arthur	$1900
376 km or 234 mi	Ruston	$1844
390 km or 243 mi	Beaumont	$1605
394 km or 245 mi	Greenville	$1962

Cities near Sapporo

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