Portland vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Portland Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2572
$1268
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6077
$3058
🏠 One person rent
$1546
$558
🏘️ Family rent
$2651
$948
🍽️ Food expenses
$653
$436
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4802
$1540
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
89
73
😀 Quality of life
90
87
🏙️ Population
653K
1.96M

The cost of living in Portland is 103% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 662nd and 4398th ($2572 vs $1268) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 590th 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 1.9 months in Portland compared to 1.2 months in Sapporo. Portland ranked 32nd best city to live in the United States vs Sapporo ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 141st and 246th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Portland vs Sapporo

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Portland Sapporo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.4
$9.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.8
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.36
$2.99
 Cappuccino
$5.04
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.45
$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1608
$478
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1292
$277
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2860
$757
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2275
$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$197
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$304
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.8
$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
1.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3653
$2442
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3326
$1776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.82
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.7
$53.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.1
$19.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.69
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$8.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.12
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$8.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$7.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$3.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$4.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$3.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$3.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$2.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.92
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.16
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.9
$6.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.33
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.1
$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.21
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.06
$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$6.97
$3.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.02
$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.6
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$189
$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$32.6
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.4
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$56.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1700
$282
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16661
$11313

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi Milwaukie
$2298
11 km or 6.7 mi Lake Oswego
$2289
11 km or 6.9 mi Beaverton
$2215
13 km or 8.2 mi Tigard
$2245
14 km or 8.7 mi Vancouver
$2372
17 km or 11 mi West Linn
$2288
18 km or 11 mi Tualatin
$2246
18 km or 11 mi Gresham
$2363
18 km or 11 mi Oregon City
$2293
25 km or 16 mi Hillsboro
$2035
33 km or 21 mi Newberg
$2212
35 km or 21 mi Forest Grove
$2121
44 km or 27 mi Woodburn
$2234
54 km or 33 mi McMinnville
$2212
64 km or 40 mi Keizer
$2406
71 km or 44 mi Salem
$2482
72 km or 45 mi Longview
$2092
104 km or 65 mi Albany
$2109
116 km or 72 mi Corvallis
$2019
116 km or 72 mi The Dalles
$2155
136 km or 84 mi Centralia
$2577
165 km or 102 mi Springfield
$1974
166 km or 103 mi Eugene
$2252
168 km or 105 mi Lacey
$2534
171 km or 106 mi Olympia
$2435
177 km or 110 mi Spanaway
$2307
181 km or 113 mi Redmond
$2589
184 km or 114 mi Lakewood
$2417
185 km or 115 mi Aberdeen
$1778
187 km or 116 mi Puyallup
$2774
190 km or 118 mi University Place
$2655
192 km or 120 mi Tacoma
$2348
195 km or 121 mi Bend
$2797
201 km or 125 mi Federal Way
$2449
202 km or 125 mi Auburn
$2172
206 km or 128 mi Yakima
$1908
210 km or 131 mi Kent
$2819
210 km or 131 mi Des Moines
$2512
211 km or 131 mi Maple Valley
$2515
216 km or 134 mi SeaTac
$2489

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