Reykjavik vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Reykjavik Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3322
$1121
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6846
$2679
🏠 One person rent
$2058
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$3020
$785
🍽️ Food expenses
$916
$393
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4546
$1657
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
52
75
😀 Quality of life
89
75
🏙️ Population
139K
1.96M

The cost of living in Reykjavik is 196% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 86th and 4988th ($3322 vs $1121) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 79th in Iceland and Japan, respectively. Check Iceland vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Reykjavik compared to 1.5 months in Sapporo. Reykjavik ranked 1st best city to live in Iceland vs Sapporo ranked 110th in Japan, while ranked 268th and 1640th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Reykjavik vs Sapporo

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Reykjavik Sapporo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$28.6
$6.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.8
$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$20.3
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.6
$3.49
☕ Cappuccino
$6.19
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.25
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2151
$397
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1861
$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3373
$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2721
$442
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.6
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.7
$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.2
$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.79%
2.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7832
$2308
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6385
$1648
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$5.51
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.9
$53.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.5
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.49
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.44
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$5.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.83
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$9.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26
$6.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$44.9
$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$3.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$3.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$4.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.8
$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$24.2
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.95
$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14
$3.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.93
$7.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.26
$3.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.63
$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$95.3
$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.6
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$93.8
$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$46.1
$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$144
$42
👟 Brand Sneakers
$176
$48.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$408
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30361
$10501

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$3219
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Hafnarfjorur
$3212
38 km or 24 mi Keflavik
$2621
247 km or 153 mi Akureyri
$2974
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$2066
1204 km or 748 mi Inverness
$2053
1230 km or 764 mi Elgin
$1540
1300 km or 808 mi Derry
$1620
1309 km or 813 mi Greenock
$1645
1321 km or 821 mi Aberdeen
$1848
1325 km or 823 mi Perth
$1656
1328 km or 825 mi Stirling
$1852
1331 km or 827 mi Paisley
$1906
1333 km or 828 mi Alloa
$1862
1337 km or 831 mi Glasgow
$2121
1339 km or 832 mi Dundee
$1585
1340 km or 833 mi Omagh
$1769
1341 km or 833 mi Cumbernauld
$1652
1342 km or 834 mi Irvine
$1707
1348 km or 838 mi East Kilbride
$1902
1349 km or 838 mi Kilmarnock
$1568
1351 km or 839 mi Dunfermline
$1782
1353 km or 841 mi Hamilton
$1854
1357 km or 843 mi Ayr
$1588
1360 km or 845 mi Kirkcaldy
$1821
1365 km or 848 mi Livingston
$1784
1372 km or 852 mi Edinburgh
$2331
1382 km or 859 mi Newtownabbey
$1892
1387 km or 862 mi Belfast
$1954
1390 km or 864 mi Bangor
$1496
1391 km or 864 mi Lisburn
$1945
1401 km or 871 mi Alesund
$1980
1413 km or 878 mi Galway
$2978
1425 km or 886 mi Dundalk
$2179
1431 km or 889 mi Dumfries
$1490
1433 km or 891 mi Nuuk
$2363
1441 km or 895 mi Molde
$2135
1454 km or 903 mi Kristiansund
$1984
1455 km or 904 mi Drogheda
$2627
1455 km or 904 mi Bergen
$2409

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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