Philadelphia vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Philadelphia	Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2597	$1204
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6395	$2904
🏠 One person rent	$1516	$530
🏘️ Family rent	$2783	$905
🍽️ Food expenses	$737	$415
🚐 Transport expenses	$188	$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4131	$1450
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	99	73
😀 Quality of life	90	87
🏙️ Population	1.6M	1.96M

The cost of living in Philadelphia is 116% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 664th and 4470th ($2597 vs $1204) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 610th and 39th 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 28th best city to live in the United States vs Sapporo ranked 9th in Japan, while ranked 138th and 262nd 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	$9.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$94.2	$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.96	$2.85
☕ Cappuccino	$5.09	$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.56	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1616	$451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1200	$266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3231	$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2273	$537
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$247	$288
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.2	$42.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	1.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3404	$2347
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2379	$1657
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.49	$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.3	$49.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.3	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.25	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$8.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.09	$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$8.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$6.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.02	$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$4.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$3.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$2.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.63	$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$6.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.9	$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.19	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.92	$8.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.89	$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.31	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.6	$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$102	$26.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.6	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.3	$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.6	$53.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2066	$265
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19774	$10781

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Cities near Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2625
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2596
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2683
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2621
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2415
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2610
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2574
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2604
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2477
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2567
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2600
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2591
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2608
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2368
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2600
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2611
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2787
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2493
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2423
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2582
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2541
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2353
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2683
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2676
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2085
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2653
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$2901
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2642
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2739
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2919
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2819
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2723
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2782
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2849
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2303
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2264
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2880
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2320
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2557
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2693

Cities near Sapporo

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Ishikari	$1071
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ebetsu	$1070
19 km or 12 mi	Kitahiroshima	$1068
27 km or 17 mi	Eniwa	$1068
32 km or 20 mi	Otaru	$1067
36 km or 23 mi	Chitose	$1061
37 km or 23 mi	Iwamizawa	$1048
50 km or 31 mi	Bibai	$1014
52 km or 32 mi	Tomakomai	$1073
71 km or 44 mi	Takikawa	$966
75 km or 47 mi	Noboribetsu	$1069
77 km or 48 mi	Date	$1073
89 km or 55 mi	Muroran	$1078
89 km or 55 mi	Furano	$954
93 km or 58 mi	Fukagawa	$933
100 km or 62 mi	Rumoi	$966
113 km or 70 mi	Asahikawa	$933
115 km or 72 mi	Shinhidaka	$1039
141 km or 87 mi	Nanae	$1083
149 km or 93 mi	Hokuto	$1081
150 km or 93 mi	Otofuke	$972
151 km or 94 mi	Obihiro	$988
152 km or 95 mi	Hakodate	$1119
164 km or 102 mi	Makubetsu	$976
169 km or 105 mi	Nayoro	$941
197 km or 123 mi	Mutsu	$1082
216 km or 134 mi	Monbetsu	$947
220 km or 137 mi	Kushiro	$971
221 km or 137 mi	Kitami	$953
254 km or 158 mi	Aomori	$1114
258 km or 160 mi	Abashiri	$958
261 km or 162 mi	Wakkanai	$976
262 km or 163 mi	Goshogawara	$1065
263 km or 164 mi	Tsugaru	$1064
265 km or 164 mi	Misawa	$1082
273 km or 169 mi	Towada	$1085
274 km or 170 mi	Oirase	$1090
276 km or 172 mi	Kuroishi	$1079
283 km or 176 mi	Hirakawa	$1082
283 km or 176 mi	Hirosaki	$1088