Raleigh vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Raleigh Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2388
$1204
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5530
$2904
🏠 One person rent
$1484
$530
🏘️ Family rent
$2447
$905
🍽️ Food expenses
$625
$415
🚐 Transport expenses
$94.8
$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4749
$1450
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
82
73
😀 Quality of life
88
87
🏙️ Population
468K
1.96M

The cost of living in Raleigh is 98% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 972nd and 4470th ($2388 vs $1204) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 892nd and 39th 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 51st best city to live in the United States vs Sapporo ranked 9th in Japan, while ranked 221st and 262nd 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
$17.1
$9.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.6
$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.74
$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.88
$2.85
 Cappuccino
$5.37
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1468
$451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1216
$266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2614
$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2029
$537
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$232
$288
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$42.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.51%
1.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6077
$2347
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2879
$1657
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$58.4
$49.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.9
$18.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.8
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$8.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.83
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$8.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$6.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.38
$4.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.04
$3.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$2.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.46
$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$6.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.82
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.69
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4
$8.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.38
$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.7
$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$158
$26.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.9
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.2
$53.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1481
$265
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21914
$10781

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi Garner
$2281
15 km or 9.1 mi Cary
$2616
17 km or 10 mi Morrisville
$1836
21 km or 13 mi Wake Forest
$2229
21 km or 13 mi Apex
$2335
25 km or 16 mi Holly Springs
$2315
28 km or 18 mi Fuquay-Varina
$2290
30 km or 19 mi Durham
$2140
38 km or 23 mi Chapel Hill
$2309
60 km or 37 mi Henderson
$2169
61 km or 38 mi Sanford
$2184
65 km or 41 mi Wilson
$2073
77 km or 48 mi Rocky Mount
$2052
77 km or 48 mi Goldsboro
$1733
78 km or 49 mi Burlington
$2144
87 km or 54 mi Fayetteville
$2100
106 km or 66 mi Asheboro
$2091
109 km or 68 mi Danville
$1764
110 km or 68 mi Greensboro
$2011
114 km or 71 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2117
114 km or 71 mi Kinston
$2076
117 km or 73 mi Greenville
$2014
123 km or 76 mi High Point
$1934
129 km or 80 mi Thomasville
$2058
133 km or 83 mi Kernersville
$2169
137 km or 85 mi Lumberton
$2100
141 km or 87 mi Rockingham
$2136
149 km or 92 mi Winston-Salem
$2098
163 km or 101 mi Jacksonville
$1952
165 km or 103 mi New Bern
$1819
166 km or 103 mi Salisbury
$2117
182 km or 113 mi Kannapolis
$2136
182 km or 113 mi Lynchburg
$1752
183 km or 114 mi Concord
$2147
189 km or 117 mi Havelock
$1976
190 km or 118 mi Wilmington
$2144
191 km or 119 mi Petersburg
$2332
196 km or 122 mi Monroe
$2182
196 km or 122 mi Mint Hill
$2269
198 km or 123 mi Roanoke
$1682

Cities near Sapporo

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi Ishikari
$1071
15 km or 9.6 mi Ebetsu
$1070
19 km or 12 mi Kitahiroshima
$1068
27 km or 17 mi Eniwa
$1068
32 km or 20 mi Otaru
$1067
36 km or 23 mi Chitose
$1061
37 km or 23 mi Iwamizawa
$1048
50 km or 31 mi Bibai
$1014
52 km or 32 mi Tomakomai
$1073
71 km or 44 mi Takikawa
$966
75 km or 47 mi Noboribetsu
$1069
77 km or 48 mi Date
$1073
89 km or 55 mi Muroran
$1078
89 km or 55 mi Furano
$954
93 km or 58 mi Fukagawa
$933
100 km or 62 mi Rumoi
$966
113 km or 70 mi Asahikawa
$933
115 km or 72 mi Shinhidaka
$1039
141 km or 87 mi Nanae
$1083
149 km or 93 mi Hokuto
$1081
150 km or 93 mi Otofuke
$972
151 km or 94 mi Obihiro
$988
152 km or 95 mi Hakodate
$1119
164 km or 102 mi Makubetsu
$976
169 km or 105 mi Nayoro
$941
197 km or 123 mi Mutsu
$1082
216 km or 134 mi Monbetsu
$947
220 km or 137 mi Kushiro
$971
221 km or 137 mi Kitami
$953
254 km or 158 mi Aomori
$1114
258 km or 160 mi Abashiri
$958
261 km or 162 mi Wakkanai
$976
262 km or 163 mi Goshogawara
$1065
263 km or 164 mi Tsugaru
$1064
265 km or 164 mi Misawa
$1082
273 km or 169 mi Towada
$1085
274 km or 170 mi Oirase
$1090
276 km or 172 mi Kuroishi
$1079
283 km or 176 mi Hirakawa
$1082
283 km or 176 mi Hirosaki
$1088