Raleigh vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Raleigh Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2317
$1121
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5372
$2679
🏠 One person rent
$1430
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$2327
$785
🍽️ Food expenses
$612
$393
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.3
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4411
$1657
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
82
75
😀 Quality of life
89
75
🏙️ Population
468K
1.96M

The cost of living in Raleigh is 107% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 1246th and 4988th ($2317 vs $1121) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1054th and 79th 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 Raleigh compared to 1.5 months in Sapporo. Raleigh ranked 64th best city to live in the United States vs Sapporo ranked 110th in Japan, while ranked 245th and 1640th 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
$6.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.6
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.67
$3.49
☕ Cappuccino
$6.02
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.48
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1562
$397
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1149
$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2603
$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1919
$442
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$207
$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.1
$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.42%
2.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3603
$2308
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2208
$1648
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.68
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.1
$53.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.3
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.39
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$5.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.45
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$9.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$6.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$3.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$3.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$4.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.45
$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.63
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.92
$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.71
$3.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.6
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.44
$7.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.97
$3.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.2
$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$137
$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.8
$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.3
$42
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$48.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1374
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24650
$10501

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Cities near Raleigh

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi Garner
$2246
15 km or 9.1 mi Cary
$2470
17 km or 10 mi Morrisville
$1831
21 km or 13 mi Wake Forest
$2194
21 km or 13 mi Apex
$2278
25 km or 16 mi Holly Springs
$2313
28 km or 18 mi Fuquay-Varina
$2242
30 km or 19 mi Durham
$2109
38 km or 23 mi Chapel Hill
$2308
60 km or 37 mi Henderson
$2111
61 km or 38 mi Sanford
$1943
65 km or 41 mi Wilson
$2003
77 km or 48 mi Rocky Mount
$1780
77 km or 48 mi Goldsboro
$1773
78 km or 49 mi Burlington
$2123
87 km or 54 mi Fayetteville
$2159
106 km or 66 mi Asheboro
$2081
109 km or 68 mi Danville
$1750
110 km or 68 mi Greensboro
$2036
114 km or 71 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2056
114 km or 71 mi Kinston
$2088
117 km or 73 mi Greenville
$2057
123 km or 76 mi High Point
$1917
129 km or 80 mi Thomasville
$2030
133 km or 83 mi Kernersville
$2202
137 km or 85 mi Lumberton
$1987
141 km or 87 mi Rockingham
$2079
149 km or 92 mi Winston-Salem
$2122
163 km or 101 mi Jacksonville
$2001
165 km or 103 mi New Bern
$1847
166 km or 103 mi Salisbury
$2080
182 km or 113 mi Kannapolis
$2027
182 km or 113 mi Lynchburg
$1814
183 km or 114 mi Concord
$1963
189 km or 117 mi Havelock
$1969
190 km or 118 mi Wilmington
$2211
191 km or 119 mi Petersburg
$2378
196 km or 122 mi Monroe
$2126
196 km or 122 mi Mint Hill
$2174
198 km or 123 mi Roanoke
$1736

Cities near Sapporo

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi Ishikari
$1004
15 km or 9.6 mi Ebetsu
$1005
19 km or 12 mi Kitahiroshima
$1005
27 km or 17 mi Eniwa
$1005
32 km or 20 mi Otaru
$1005
36 km or 23 mi Chitose
$1005
37 km or 23 mi Iwamizawa
$1001
50 km or 31 mi Bibai
$1004
52 km or 32 mi Tomakomai
$1019
71 km or 44 mi Takikawa
$1004
75 km or 47 mi Noboribetsu
$982
77 km or 48 mi Date
$978
89 km or 55 mi Muroran
$957
89 km or 55 mi Furano
$1002
93 km or 58 mi Fukagawa
$1004
100 km or 62 mi Rumoi
$1002
113 km or 70 mi Asahikawa
$1040
115 km or 72 mi Shinhidaka
$1001
141 km or 87 mi Nanae
$933
149 km or 93 mi Hokuto
$927
150 km or 93 mi Otofuke
$998
151 km or 94 mi Obihiro
$1006
152 km or 95 mi Hakodate
$936
164 km or 102 mi Makubetsu
$996
169 km or 105 mi Nayoro
$990
197 km or 123 mi Mutsu
$969
216 km or 134 mi Monbetsu
$986
220 km or 137 mi Kushiro
$986
221 km or 137 mi Kitami
$982
254 km or 158 mi Aomori
$1067
258 km or 160 mi Abashiri
$982
261 km or 162 mi Wakkanai
$986
262 km or 163 mi Goshogawara
$1029
263 km or 164 mi Tsugaru
$1029
265 km or 164 mi Misawa
$1009
273 km or 169 mi Towada
$1016
274 km or 170 mi Oirase
$1007
276 km or 172 mi Kuroishi
$1054
283 km or 176 mi Hirakawa
$1057
283 km or 176 mi Hirosaki
$1070