Philadelphia vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Philadelphia Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2541
$1268
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6190
$3058
🏠 One person rent
$1502
$558
🏘️ Family rent
$2715
$948
🍽️ Food expenses
$694
$436
🚐 Transport expenses
$190
$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4036
$1540
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
99
73
😀 Quality of life
91
87
🏙️ Population
1.6M
1.96M

The cost of living in Philadelphia is 100% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 710th and 4398th ($2541 vs $1268) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 637th and 31st 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 Philadelphia compared to 1.2 months in Sapporo. Philadelphia ranked 27th best city to live in the United States vs Sapporo ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 130th and 246th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Philadelphia vs Sapporo

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Philadelphia Sapporo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.1
$9.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.3
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.99
$2.99
 Cappuccino
$4.84
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.55
$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1598
$478
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1201
$277
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3091
$757
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2242
$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$197
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$239
$304
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.5
$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.59%
1.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3533
$2442
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2340
$1776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.51
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.5
$53.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$19.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.93
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$8.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.05
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.5
$8.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$7.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.98
$3.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$4.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.93
$3.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$3.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$2.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.6
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.9
$6.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.21
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.11
$3.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.31
$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.8
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$103
$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.7
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.8
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.1
$56.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1909
$282
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20863
$11313

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Distance City Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi Camden
$2603
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Pennsauken Township
$2578
12 km or 7.1 mi Cherry Hill
$2691
12 km or 7.7 mi West Deptford Township
$2593
16 km or 9.9 mi Fox Chase
$2336
16 km or 9.9 mi Deptford Township
$2585
19 km or 12 mi Moorestown
$2532
21 km or 13 mi Gloucester Township
$2606
21 km or 13 mi Chester
$2305
22 km or 14 mi Mount Laurel
$2514
25 km or 15 mi Evesham Township
$2581
25 km or 16 mi Willingboro Township
$2577
31 km or 19 mi Medford
$2578
35 km or 22 mi Levittown
$2301
35 km or 22 mi Winslow Township
$2607
36 km or 23 mi Monroe Township
$2617
38 km or 23 mi West Chester
$2286
40 km or 25 mi Wilmington
$2254
46 km or 28 mi Trenton
$2506
46 km or 29 mi Ewing Township
$2510
50 km or 31 mi Hamilton Township
$2550
52 km or 32 mi Pottstown
$2256
54 km or 33 mi Lawrence Township
$2667
56 km or 35 mi Vineland
$2735
58 km or 36 mi Newark
$2091
59 km or 36 mi Bridgeton
$2662
62 km or 38 mi Princeton
$2882
63 km or 39 mi Millville
$2663
64 km or 39 mi East Windsor Township
$2753
65 km or 40 mi Plainsboro Township
$2872
67 km or 42 mi Montgomery Township
$2814
67 km or 42 mi Manchester Township
$2785
71 km or 44 mi Jackson Township
$2841
72 km or 45 mi South Brunswick
$2882
77 km or 48 mi Allentown
$2398
77 km or 48 mi Bethlehem
$2238
77 km or 48 mi Hillsborough Township
$2929
78 km or 48 mi Reading
$2254
78 km or 49 mi Barnegat Township
$2756
79 km or 49 mi Manalapan Township
$2750

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