Raleigh vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Raleigh Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2477
$1268
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5984
$3058
🏠 One person rent
$1542
$558
🏘️ Family rent
$2792
$948
🍽️ Food expenses
$647
$436
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.6
$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4931
$1540
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
82
73
😀 Quality of life
89
87
🏙️ Population
468K
1.96M

The cost of living in Raleigh is 95% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 806th and 4398th ($2477 vs $1268) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 719th 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 2 months in Raleigh compared to 1.2 months in Sapporo. Raleigh ranked 49th best city to live in the United States vs Sapporo ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 202nd and 246th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Raleigh vs Sapporo

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Raleigh Sapporo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18
$9.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$77.6
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.03
$2.99
 Cappuccino
$5.49
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.95
$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1570
$478
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1231
$277
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2956
$757
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2331
$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$197
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$258
$304
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$77.4
$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.54%
1.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7431
$2442
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3484
$1776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.25
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.2
$53.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$19.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.88
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.08
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.41
$8.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.78
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$8.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$7.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.6
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.67
$3.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$4.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.28
$3.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$3.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$6.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.76
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.71
$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.3
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.96
$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.23
$3.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.4
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.2
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$158
$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.2
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.2
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$56.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1530
$282
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22229
$11313

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Cities near Raleigh

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi Garner
$2278
15 km or 9.1 mi Cary
$2383
17 km or 10 mi Morrisville
$1859
21 km or 13 mi Wake Forest
$2228
21 km or 13 mi Apex
$2217
25 km or 16 mi Holly Springs
$2137
28 km or 18 mi Fuquay-Varina
$2158
30 km or 19 mi Durham
$2146
38 km or 23 mi Chapel Hill
$2212
60 km or 37 mi Henderson
$2141
61 km or 38 mi Sanford
$2105
65 km or 41 mi Wilson
$2057
77 km or 48 mi Rocky Mount
$2043
77 km or 48 mi Goldsboro
$1697
78 km or 49 mi Burlington
$2122
87 km or 54 mi Fayetteville
$2054
106 km or 66 mi Asheboro
$2110
109 km or 68 mi Danville
$1791
110 km or 68 mi Greensboro
$2012
114 km or 71 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2099
114 km or 71 mi Kinston
$2060
117 km or 73 mi Greenville
$2026
123 km or 76 mi High Point
$2110
129 km or 80 mi Thomasville
$2094
133 km or 83 mi Kernersville
$2162
137 km or 85 mi Lumberton
$2076
141 km or 87 mi Rockingham
$2105
149 km or 92 mi Winston-Salem
$1882
163 km or 101 mi Jacksonville
$1972
165 km or 103 mi New Bern
$1917
166 km or 103 mi Salisbury
$2081
182 km or 113 mi Kannapolis
$2119
182 km or 113 mi Lynchburg
$1705
183 km or 114 mi Concord
$2146
189 km or 117 mi Havelock
$2022
190 km or 118 mi Wilmington
$2135
191 km or 119 mi Petersburg
$2299
196 km or 122 mi Monroe
$2194
196 km or 122 mi Mint Hill
$2288
198 km or 123 mi Roanoke
$1753

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