Rotterdam vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rotterdam Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2637
$1121
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6349
$2679
🏠 One person rent
$1608
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$2828
$785
🍽️ Food expenses
$656
$393
🚐 Transport expenses
$218
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4180
$1657
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
94
75
😀 Quality of life
95
75
🏙️ Population
664K
1.96M

The cost of living in Rotterdam is 135% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 676th and 4988th ($2637 vs $1121) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 79th in the Netherlands and Japan, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Rotterdam compared to 1.5 months in Sapporo. Rotterdam ranked 4th best city to live in the Netherlands vs Sapporo ranked 110th in Japan, while ranked 24th and 1640th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rotterdam vs Sapporo

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Rotterdam Sapporo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$24
$6.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$95.1
$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.3
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.15
$3.49
☕ Cappuccino
$4.51
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.04
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1621
$397
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1308
$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2889
$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2391
$442
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$283
$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.7
$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.78%
2.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5975
$2308
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4252
$1648
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.75
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.1
$53.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.4
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.34
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.33
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$5.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.3
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$9.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$6.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$3.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$3.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$4.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.22
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.32
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.66
$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.7
$3.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$7.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$3.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.1
$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.7
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.1
$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.2
$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.3
$42
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$48.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2442
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13439
$10501

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Cities near Rotterdam

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$2403
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$2389
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$2481
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$2701
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$2332
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$2471
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2348
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2258
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$2110
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$2206
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$2264
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2669
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2295
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$1907
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2822
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$2369
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$2457
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$2340
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$3203
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$2636
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2383
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1770
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$2471
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2337
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2721
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$2383
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$2440
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2223
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1822
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1730
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$2132
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1857
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$2360
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1849
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$1848
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$2409
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1734
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$2231
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1523
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1727

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