Rotterdam vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rotterdam Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2219
$1268
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4999
$3058
🏠 One person rent
$1371
$558
🏘️ Family rent
$2182
$948
🍽️ Food expenses
$539
$436
🚐 Transport expenses
$178
$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3835
$1540
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
94
73
😀 Quality of life
94
87
🏙️ Population
664K
1.96M

The cost of living in Rotterdam is 75% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 1336th and 4398th ($2219 vs $1268) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 31st in the Netherlands and Japan, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Rotterdam compared to 1.2 months in Sapporo. Rotterdam ranked 4th best city to live in the Netherlands vs Sapporo ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 51st and 246th among best cities to live in the world.

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Rotterdam Sapporo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.3
$9.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.7
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.41
$2.99
 Cappuccino
$3.78
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.91
$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1440
$478
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1112
$277
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2175
$757
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1840
$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$197
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$232
$304
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43
$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.75%
1.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5393
$2442
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3725
$1776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.43
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83.9
$53.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.7
$19.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.21
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.81
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$8.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.12
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$8.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$7.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$3.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$4.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$3.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$3.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.23
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.72
$6.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.3
$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.79
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$3.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.3
$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.7
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.2
$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.6
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$75.4
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.1
$56.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1741
$282
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10888
$11313

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Cities near Rotterdam

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$2034
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$1991
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$2053
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$2094
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$1987
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$2010
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2228
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2039
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$1813
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$1750
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$1920
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2184
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1951
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$2246
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2373
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$1985
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$2375
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$1865
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$2859
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$2180
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2170
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1559
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$2046
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1953
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$1968
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$2072
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$2076
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2064
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1916
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1421
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$1975
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1762
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$1831
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1709
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$1782
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$1921
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1611
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$2017
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1442
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1592

Cities near Sapporo

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi Ishikari
$1121
15 km or 9.6 mi Ebetsu
$1123
19 km or 12 mi Kitahiroshima
$1119
27 km or 17 mi Eniwa
$1119
32 km or 20 mi Otaru
$1117
36 km or 23 mi Chitose
$1116
37 km or 23 mi Iwamizawa
$1099
50 km or 31 mi Bibai
$1064
52 km or 32 mi Tomakomai
$1119
71 km or 44 mi Takikawa
$1012
75 km or 47 mi Noboribetsu
$1119
77 km or 48 mi Date
$1118
89 km or 55 mi Muroran
$1126
89 km or 55 mi Furano
$1001
93 km or 58 mi Fukagawa
$976
100 km or 62 mi Rumoi
$1013
113 km or 70 mi Asahikawa
$981
115 km or 72 mi Shinhidaka
$1082
141 km or 87 mi Nanae
$1127
149 km or 93 mi Hokuto
$1126
150 km or 93 mi Otofuke
$1020
151 km or 94 mi Obihiro
$1033
152 km or 95 mi Hakodate
$1163
164 km or 102 mi Makubetsu
$1025
169 km or 105 mi Nayoro
$989
197 km or 123 mi Mutsu
$1121
216 km or 134 mi Monbetsu
$993
220 km or 137 mi Kushiro
$1018
221 km or 137 mi Kitami
$996
254 km or 158 mi Aomori
$1160
258 km or 160 mi Abashiri
$1000
261 km or 162 mi Wakkanai
$1021
262 km or 163 mi Goshogawara
$1103
263 km or 164 mi Tsugaru
$1101
265 km or 164 mi Misawa
$1120
273 km or 169 mi Towada
$1122
274 km or 170 mi Oirase
$1125
276 km or 172 mi Kuroishi
$1122
283 km or 176 mi Hirakawa
$1122
283 km or 176 mi Hirosaki
$1124