Sacramento vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sacramento Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2656
$1268
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6191
$3058
🏠 One person rent
$1670
$558
🏘️ Family rent
$2836
$948
🍽️ Food expenses
$678
$436
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4470
$1540
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
54
73
😀 Quality of life
87
87
🏙️ Population
525K
1.96M

The cost of living in Sacramento is 109% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 501st and 4398th ($2656 vs $1268) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 443rd and 31st 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 1.7 months in Sacramento compared to 1.2 months in Sapporo. Sacramento ranked 77th best city to live in the United States vs Sapporo ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 281st and 246th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sacramento vs Sapporo

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Sacramento Sapporo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.6
$9.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.4
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.27
$2.99
 Cappuccino
$6.06
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.66
$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1688
$478
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1409
$277
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3018
$757
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2447
$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$197
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$304
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.8
$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.67%
1.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4303
$2442
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4091
$1776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.51
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.5
$53.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.6
$19.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.09
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$8.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.83
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$8.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$7.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$3.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$4.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$3.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$3.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.84
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.7
$6.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.34
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11
$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.32
$3.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.65
$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.9
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.5
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.5
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92
$56.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1525
$282
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30262
$11313

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Cities near Sacramento

Distance City Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi West Sacramento
$2562
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Parkway-South Sacramento
$2593
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Arden-Arcade
$2624
16 km or 9.9 mi Rancho Cordova
$2678
18 km or 11 mi Elk Grove
$2722
21 km or 13 mi Citrus Heights
$2729
22 km or 14 mi Davis
$2757
26 km or 16 mi Roseville
$2839
27 km or 17 mi Woodland
$2929
30 km or 19 mi Folsom
$2667
33 km or 20 mi Rocklin
$2553
33 km or 20 mi Dixon
$2861
38 km or 24 mi Lincoln
$2613
38 km or 24 mi Galt
$2724
49 km or 30 mi Vacaville
$3171
53 km or 33 mi Lodi
$2593
59 km or 37 mi Suisun
$3186
61 km or 38 mi Fairfield
$3509
62 km or 39 mi Placerville
$2718
63 km or 39 mi Yuba
$2254
67 km or 42 mi Oakley
$2907
69 km or 43 mi Stockton
$2194
69 km or 43 mi Antioch
$3105
70 km or 44 mi Pittsburg
$2890
74 km or 46 mi Brentwood
$2934
77 km or 48 mi Napa
$3510
82 km or 51 mi Benicia
$2845
82 km or 51 mi Concord
$2726
84 km or 52 mi Martinez
$2714
85 km or 53 mi Vallejo
$2885
85 km or 53 mi Pleasant Hill
$2767
86 km or 53 mi Lathrop
$2557
89 km or 55 mi Manteca
$2561
90 km or 56 mi Walnut Creek
$2874
91 km or 56 mi Sonoma
$3088
93 km or 58 mi Tracy
$2250
94 km or 58 mi Hercules
$2949
94 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$2831
95 km or 59 mi Danville
$2922
98 km or 61 mi San Ramon
$2851

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