San Antonio vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	San Antonio	Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2071	$1137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4674	$2691
🏠 One person rent	$1211	$510
🏘️ Family rent	$1801	$833
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$385
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4112	$1763
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	81	75
😀 Quality of life	91	90
🏙️ Population	1.43M	1.96M

The cost of living in San Antonio is 82% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 1833rd and 4901st ($2071 vs $1137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1452nd and 42nd 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 1.6 months in Sapporo. San Antonio ranked 39th best city to live in the United States vs Sapporo ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 156th and 196th 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	$17.6	$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.8	$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$3.74
☕ Cappuccino	$5.22	$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.47	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1312	$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$901	$247
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1860	$743
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1400	$443
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$233	$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$75.7	$46.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.08%	2.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4488	$2166
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1816	$1568
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.29	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.5	$46.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.2	$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.89	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$5.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.36	$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$9.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$24.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$3.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$4.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$1.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$9.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.14	$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.22	$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.64	$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.01	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.33	$3.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.5	$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.8	$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.7	$37.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1365	$248
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19123	$9894

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Cities near San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2093
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2105
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2123
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2120
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2125
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2168
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$1944
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2475
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2149
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2058
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2110
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2003
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$1963
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1857
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$1903
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$1005
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1722
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2070
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1855
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1897
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1708
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$1010
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$796
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1950
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1843
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2066
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2093
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2519
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2033
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2261
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2107
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1860
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2064
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2093

Cities near Sapporo

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Ishikari	$1015
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ebetsu	$1020
19 km or 12 mi	Kitahiroshima	$1022
27 km or 17 mi	Eniwa	$1022
32 km or 20 mi	Otaru	$1017
36 km or 23 mi	Chitose	$1016
37 km or 23 mi	Iwamizawa	$1017
50 km or 31 mi	Bibai	$1016
52 km or 32 mi	Tomakomai	$1020
71 km or 44 mi	Takikawa	$1014
75 km or 47 mi	Noboribetsu	$988
77 km or 48 mi	Date	$983
89 km or 55 mi	Muroran	$954
89 km or 55 mi	Furano	$1008
93 km or 58 mi	Fukagawa	$1010
100 km or 62 mi	Rumoi	$1009
113 km or 70 mi	Asahikawa	$1040
115 km or 72 mi	Shinhidaka	$988
141 km or 87 mi	Nanae	$914
149 km or 93 mi	Hokuto	$909
150 km or 93 mi	Otofuke	$992
151 km or 94 mi	Obihiro	$1001
152 km or 95 mi	Hakodate	$914
164 km or 102 mi	Makubetsu	$993
169 km or 105 mi	Nayoro	$1000
197 km or 123 mi	Mutsu	$964
216 km or 134 mi	Monbetsu	$990
220 km or 137 mi	Kushiro	$972
221 km or 137 mi	Kitami	$984
254 km or 158 mi	Aomori	$1055
258 km or 160 mi	Abashiri	$979
261 km or 162 mi	Wakkanai	$986
262 km or 163 mi	Goshogawara	$1017
263 km or 164 mi	Tsugaru	$1017
265 km or 164 mi	Misawa	$991
273 km or 169 mi	Towada	$1000
274 km or 170 mi	Oirase	$995
276 km or 172 mi	Kuroishi	$1051
283 km or 176 mi	Hirakawa	$1051
283 km or 176 mi	Hirosaki	$1061