Saint Petersburg vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Saint Petersburg	Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$874	$1268
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2178	$3058
🏠 One person rent	$442	$558
🏘️ Family rent	$863	$948
🍽️ Food expenses	$238	$436
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$846	$1540
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	82	73
😀 Quality of life	67	87
🏙️ Population	5.38M	1.96M

The cost of living in Saint Petersburg is 31% less expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 6204th and 4398th ($874 vs $1268) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 31st in Russia and Japan, respectively. Check Russia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Saint Petersburg compared to 1.2 months in Sapporo. Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Russia vs Sapporo ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 3645th and 246th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Saint Petersburg vs Sapporo

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	Saint Petersburg	Sapporo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.59	$9.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32	$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.56	$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.67	$2.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$558	$478
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$322	$277
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1149	$757
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$656	$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.7	$197
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$304
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$5.86	$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.16%	1.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3238	$2442
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2069	$1776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.7	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.5	$53.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.97	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.6	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.65	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$8.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.63	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.24	$8.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$7.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.28	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$3.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$4.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$3.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$3.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$2.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7	$6.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.77	$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.36	$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.24	$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.16	$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.02	$3.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.4	$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.82	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.9	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.29	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.3	$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$56.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$321	$282
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6847	$11313

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Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$846
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$979
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1149
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$682
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1378
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$990
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1439
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1416
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1447
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1230
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$973
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1389
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1453
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$440
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1120
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1453
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1532
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1123
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1631
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1782
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1499
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1570
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$514
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1936
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1278
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1562
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1360
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$2023
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1534
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1447
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$966
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1608
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1431
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1363
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1467
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1466
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1414
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1584
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1102
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1525

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