San Antonio vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	San Antonio	Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2063	$1121
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4604	$2679
🏠 One person rent	$1208	$482
🏘️ Family rent	$1789	$785
🍽️ Food expenses	$579	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4089	$1657
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	81	75
😀 Quality of life	91	75
🏙️ Population	1.43M	1.96M

The cost of living in San Antonio is 84% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 1874th and 4988th ($2063 vs $1121) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1483rd 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 2 months in San Antonio compared to 1.5 months in Sapporo. San Antonio ranked 42nd best city to live in the United States vs Sapporo ranked 110th in Japan, while ranked 170th and 1640th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Antonio vs Sapporo

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	San Antonio	Sapporo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.1	$6.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.1	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.83	$3.49
☕ Cappuccino	$5.19	$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1308	$397
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$901	$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1847	$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1394	$442
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$229	$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$75.9	$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.27%	2.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4289	$2308
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1889	$1648
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.31	$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.4	$53.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.4	$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.92	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$5.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$9.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$6.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$3.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$3.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$4.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.5	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.99	$3.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.72	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.04	$7.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.92	$3.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.3	$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.6	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$96.2	$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.7	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$51	$42
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$48.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1248	$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17470	$10501

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Cities near San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2174
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2175
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2221
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2200
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2229
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2237
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2165
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2444
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2171
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2187
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2115
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2027
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2125
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2226
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2083
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2059
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1991
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$2029
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$1009
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1706
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2153
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1883
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$2016
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1736
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$1017
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$802
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$2000
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1913
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2114
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2285
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2071
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2094
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2762
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2112
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2738
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2265
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2112
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1836
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2150
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2150

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