Sacramento vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Sacramento	Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2846	$1121
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6548	$2679
🏠 One person rent	$1798	$482
🏘️ Family rent	$3108	$785
🍽️ Food expenses	$723	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$146	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4529	$1657
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	54	75
😀 Quality of life	87	75
🏙️ Population	525K	1.96M

The cost of living in Sacramento is 154% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 346th and 4988th ($2846 vs $1121) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 285th and 79th 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 1.6 months in Sacramento compared to 1.5 months in Sapporo. Sacramento ranked 116th best city to live in the United States vs Sapporo ranked 110th in Japan, while ranked 376th and 1640th 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	$20.1	$6.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.6	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8	$3.49
☕ Cappuccino	$5.6	$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.83	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1821	$397
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1445	$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3355	$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2567	$442
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$306	$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$77.7	$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	2.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4818	$2308
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3673	$1648
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.51	$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.2	$53.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.23	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$5.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.98	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$9.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$6.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.02	$3.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$3.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$4.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.17	$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.8	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.16	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.67	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$3.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.95	$7.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.19	$3.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.28	$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.2	$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.2	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.9	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.5	$42
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.3	$48.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1458	$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23546	$10501

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Cities near Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2693
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2733
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2691
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2807
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2786
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2962
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2933
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2781
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2736
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2649
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2906
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2687
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2813
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3187
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2687
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3097
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3339
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2776
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2162
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2962
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2280
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3136
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2939
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$3004
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3454
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2807
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2783
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2929
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2380
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2780
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2658
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2651
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$2984
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3064
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2089
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2893
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2929
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$3778
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$2859

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