Philadelphia vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Philadelphia	Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2597	$1137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5854	$2691
🏠 One person rent	$1508	$510
🏘️ Family rent	$2200	$833
🍽️ Food expenses	$733	$385
🚐 Transport expenses	$194	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4443	$1763
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	75
😀 Quality of life	91	90
🏙️ Population	1.6M	1.96M

The cost of living in Philadelphia is 128% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 741st and 4901st ($2597 vs $1137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 652nd 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 1.7 months in Philadelphia compared to 1.6 months in Sapporo. Philadelphia ranked 22nd best city to live in the United States vs Sapporo ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 118th and 196th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Philadelphia	Sapporo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22	$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.2	$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.98	$3.74
☕ Cappuccino	$5.23	$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1607	$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1212	$247
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2381	$743
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1784	$443
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$225	$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71	$46.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.27%	2.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4124	$2166
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1892	$1568
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.88	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.7	$46.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.41	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$5.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.31	$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$9.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$24.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.95	$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$3.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$4.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.72	$1.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$9.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.98	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.04	$3.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.34	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.9	$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$84.7	$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$29	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.4	$37.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.4	$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2213	$248
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20275	$9894

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Cities near Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2624
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2614
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2710
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2620
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2395
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2626
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2543
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2622
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2498
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2543
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2581
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2567
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2579
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2359
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2623
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2636
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2849
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2458
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2314
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2623
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2525
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2331
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2685
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2635
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2222
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2662
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$3031
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2636
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2740
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2820
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2825
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2754
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2795
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2842
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2313
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2333
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2897
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2221
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2656
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2737

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