Raleigh vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Raleigh Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2757
$1173
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6734
$2837
🏠 One person rent
$1795
$526
🏘️ Family rent
$3490
$901
🍽️ Food expenses
$671
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4345
$1651
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
82
73
😀 Quality of life
87
89
🏙️ Population
468K
1.96M

The cost of living in Raleigh is 135% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 304th and 4509th ($2757 vs $1173) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 266th and 30th 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 Raleigh compared to 1.4 months in Sapporo. Raleigh ranked 58th best city to live in the United States vs Sapporo ranked 9th in Japan, while ranked 235th and 170th 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
$20.1
$9.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85
$26.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$4.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.28
$2.31
 Cappuccino
$5.37
$3.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1793
$433
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1489
$266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3656
$714
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3034
$537
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$248
$288
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$83.7
$41.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.6%
1.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9360
$2557
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4247
$1835
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.29
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.9
$33.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.9
$18.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.05
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$8.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$8.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$3.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.92
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.52
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$7.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.24
$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.53
$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.2
$52.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$159
$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.6
$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$53.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1470
$264
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22084
$10328

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Cities near Raleigh

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi Garner
$2334
15 km or 9.1 mi Cary
$2313
17 km or 10 mi Morrisville
$1731
21 km or 13 mi Wake Forest
$2271
21 km or 13 mi Apex
$2161
25 km or 16 mi Holly Springs
$2112
28 km or 18 mi Fuquay-Varina
$2163
30 km or 19 mi Durham
$2071
38 km or 23 mi Chapel Hill
$2162
60 km or 37 mi Henderson
$2159
61 km or 38 mi Sanford
$2236
65 km or 41 mi Wilson
$2063
77 km or 48 mi Rocky Mount
$2031
77 km or 48 mi Goldsboro
$1787
78 km or 49 mi Burlington
$2084
87 km or 54 mi Fayetteville
$2082
106 km or 66 mi Asheboro
$2084
109 km or 68 mi Danville
$1947
110 km or 68 mi Greensboro
$1855
114 km or 71 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2098
114 km or 71 mi Kinston
$2053
117 km or 73 mi Greenville
$2020
123 km or 76 mi High Point
$2052
129 km or 80 mi Thomasville
$2056
133 km or 83 mi Kernersville
$2082
137 km or 85 mi Lumberton
$2105
141 km or 87 mi Rockingham
$2139
149 km or 92 mi Winston-Salem
$2044
163 km or 101 mi Jacksonville
$2074
165 km or 103 mi New Bern
$1929
166 km or 103 mi Salisbury
$2112
182 km or 113 mi Kannapolis
$2163
182 km or 113 mi Lynchburg
$2056
183 km or 114 mi Concord
$2191
189 km or 117 mi Havelock
$2014
190 km or 118 mi Wilmington
$2441
191 km or 119 mi Petersburg
$2229
196 km or 122 mi Monroe
$2218
196 km or 122 mi Mint Hill
$2348
198 km or 123 mi Roanoke
$1857

Cities near Sapporo

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi Ishikari
$1050
15 km or 9.6 mi Ebetsu
$1052
19 km or 12 mi Kitahiroshima
$1048
27 km or 17 mi Eniwa
$1050
32 km or 20 mi Otaru
$1046
36 km or 23 mi Chitose
$1043
37 km or 23 mi Iwamizawa
$1033
50 km or 31 mi Bibai
$1003
52 km or 32 mi Tomakomai
$1056
71 km or 44 mi Takikawa
$958
75 km or 47 mi Noboribetsu
$1058
77 km or 48 mi Date
$1062
89 km or 55 mi Muroran
$1069
89 km or 55 mi Furano
$953
93 km or 58 mi Fukagawa
$929
100 km or 62 mi Rumoi
$959
113 km or 70 mi Asahikawa
$943
115 km or 72 mi Shinhidaka
$1034
141 km or 87 mi Nanae
$1086
149 km or 93 mi Hokuto
$1086
150 km or 93 mi Otofuke
$986
151 km or 94 mi Obihiro
$999
152 km or 95 mi Hakodate
$1125
164 km or 102 mi Makubetsu
$994
169 km or 105 mi Nayoro
$947
197 km or 123 mi Mutsu
$1090
216 km or 134 mi Monbetsu
$955
220 km or 137 mi Kushiro
$992
221 km or 137 mi Kitami
$967
254 km or 158 mi Aomori
$1164
258 km or 160 mi Abashiri
$973
261 km or 162 mi Wakkanai
$972
262 km or 163 mi Goshogawara
$1093
263 km or 164 mi Tsugaru
$1085
265 km or 164 mi Misawa
$1085
273 km or 169 mi Towada
$1090
274 km or 170 mi Oirase
$1081
276 km or 172 mi Kuroishi
$1111
283 km or 176 mi Hirakawa
$1106
283 km or 176 mi Hirosaki
$1117