New York City vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	New York City	Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4202	$1137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9189	$2691
🏠 One person rent	$2718	$510
🏘️ Family rent	$4417	$833
🍽️ Food expenses	$842	$385
🚐 Transport expenses	$400	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5389	$1763
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	75
😀 Quality of life	95	90
🏙️ Population	8.8M	1.96M

The cost of living in New York City is 270% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 4th and 4901st ($4202 vs $1137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 42nd 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 1.3 months in New York City compared to 1.6 months in Sapporo. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Sapporo ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 15th and 196th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New York City vs Sapporo

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	New York City	Sapporo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.6	$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90	$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.4	$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.3	$3.74
☕ Cappuccino	$6.22	$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.28	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3692	$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2206	$247
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5140	$743
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3874	$443
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$218	$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.6	$46.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	2.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$18073	$2166
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7831	$1568
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$138	$46.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27	$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.07	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.67	$5.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.75	$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$9.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$24.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.3	$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.79	$3.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.72	$4.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$1.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.7	$9.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.61	$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.5	$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23.4	$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$14	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$8.02	$3.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.86	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$132	$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$21.7	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$159	$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$40.5	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.1	$37.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2095	$248
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21713	$9894

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2940
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3729
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3110
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3145
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2842
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3304
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2840
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2917
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2795
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2791
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2820
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2821
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2707
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2797
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2805
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2545
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2725
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2823
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2540
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2557
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2700
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2692
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2485
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2697
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2775
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2614
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2779
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2710
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2729
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2669
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2634
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2450
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2762
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2488
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3192

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