New York City vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

	New York City	Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3723	$1143
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8021	$2855
🏠 One person rent	$2426	$419
🏘️ Family rent	$3744	$710
🍽️ Food expenses	$752	$413
🚐 Transport expenses	$347	$199
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5796	$1974
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	75
😀 Quality of life	95	77
🏙️ Population	8.8M	1.96M

The cost of living in New York City is 226% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 3rd and 4325th ($3723 vs $1143) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 36th 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 1.6 months in New York City compared to 1.7 months in Sapporo. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Sapporo ranked 152nd in Japan, while ranked 23rd and 681st 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	$20.7	$7.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.3	$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.05	$3.29
☕ Cappuccino	$5.2	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3237	$359
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2007	$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4220	$700
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3341	$434
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.4	$46.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.68%	1.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14208	$3066
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9347	$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$129	$84.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.1	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.16	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.09	$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.37	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$7.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.6	$23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.52	$4.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.2	$4.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$3.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$3.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.14	$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18	$8.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.24	$2.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$15	$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.98	$9.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.11	$4.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.01	$2.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$91	$50.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$145	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.9	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.1	$56.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.7	$60.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2250	$306
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25572	$11206

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2139
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3115
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$2308
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2016
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2208
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$2132
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2012
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2008
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2017
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2023
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2020
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2611
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2018
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$1921
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2027
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2025
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2008
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2012
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2014
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$1891
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2010
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2011
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2022
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2006
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2093
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$1992
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2011
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2089
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2004
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2889
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2023
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2509
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2017
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2265
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2013
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2146
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2020
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2372
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2015
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$2960

Cities near Sapporo

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Ishikari	$1048
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ebetsu	$1050
19 km or 12 mi	Kitahiroshima	$1048
27 km or 17 mi	Eniwa	$1047
32 km or 20 mi	Otaru	$1054
36 km or 23 mi	Chitose	$1051
37 km or 23 mi	Iwamizawa	$1047
50 km or 31 mi	Bibai	$1045
52 km or 32 mi	Tomakomai	$1063
71 km or 44 mi	Takikawa	$1051
75 km or 47 mi	Noboribetsu	$1049
77 km or 48 mi	Date	$1049
89 km or 55 mi	Muroran	$1049
89 km or 55 mi	Furano	$1044
93 km or 58 mi	Fukagawa	$1046
100 km or 62 mi	Rumoi	$1044
113 km or 70 mi	Asahikawa	$1044
115 km or 72 mi	Shinhidaka	$1046
141 km or 87 mi	Nanae	$1045
149 km or 93 mi	Hokuto	$1048
150 km or 93 mi	Otofuke	$1051
151 km or 94 mi	Obihiro	$1067
152 km or 95 mi	Hakodate	$1090
164 km or 102 mi	Makubetsu	$1046
169 km or 105 mi	Nayoro	$1045
197 km or 123 mi	Mutsu	$1045
216 km or 134 mi	Monbetsu	$1046
220 km or 137 mi	Kushiro	$1060
221 km or 137 mi	Kitami	$1050
254 km or 158 mi	Aomori	$1178
258 km or 160 mi	Abashiri	$1043
261 km or 162 mi	Wakkanai	$1045
262 km or 163 mi	Goshogawara	$1045
263 km or 164 mi	Tsugaru	$1047
265 km or 164 mi	Misawa	$1047
273 km or 169 mi	Towada	$1046
274 km or 170 mi	Oirase	$1046
276 km or 172 mi	Kuroishi	$1049
283 km or 176 mi	Hirakawa	$1050
283 km or 176 mi	Hirosaki	$1066