San Antonio vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	San Antonio	Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2023	$1181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4466	$2813
🏠 One person rent	$1202	$524
🏘️ Family rent	$1794	$868
🍽️ Food expenses	$549	$401
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4100	$1641
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	81	74
😀 Quality of life	92	90
🏙️ Population	1.43M	1.96M

The cost of living in San Antonio is 71% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 1930th and 4750th ($2023 vs $1181) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1571st and 38th 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 1.4 months in Sapporo. San Antonio ranked 34th best city to live in the United States vs Sapporo ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 124th and 239th 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	$14.9	$7.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.2	$26.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$4.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.22	$3.29
☕ Cappuccino	$5.16	$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.3	$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1311	$448
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$900	$262
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1851	$817
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1407	$473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$145	$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$225	$284
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74	$41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.26%	1.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3721	$2303
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1937	$1644
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.34	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39	$49.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.4	$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.76	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.82	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$6.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$8.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$6.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$3.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.35	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.88	$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.71	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.98	$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.87	$3.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44	$51.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$96.3	$26
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.7	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.2	$39.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$49.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1129	$261
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15049	$10519

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Cities near San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2164
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2178
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2233
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2210
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2215
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2222
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2169
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2416
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2221
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2241
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2196
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2148
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2188
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2220
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2105
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$2022
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$2011
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$943
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1697
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2136
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1862
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1981
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1719
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$944
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$748
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1993
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1900
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2209
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2279
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2229
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2216
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2770
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2129
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2730
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2240
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2094
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1828
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2177
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2154

Cities near Sapporo

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Ishikari	$1050
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ebetsu	$1051
19 km or 12 mi	Kitahiroshima	$1051
27 km or 17 mi	Eniwa	$1047
32 km or 20 mi	Otaru	$1049
36 km or 23 mi	Chitose	$1041
37 km or 23 mi	Iwamizawa	$1043
50 km or 31 mi	Bibai	$1042
52 km or 32 mi	Tomakomai	$1041
71 km or 44 mi	Takikawa	$1042
75 km or 47 mi	Noboribetsu	$994
77 km or 48 mi	Date	$991
89 km or 55 mi	Muroran	$973
89 km or 55 mi	Furano	$1032
93 km or 58 mi	Fukagawa	$1031
100 km or 62 mi	Rumoi	$1035
113 km or 70 mi	Asahikawa	$1065
115 km or 72 mi	Shinhidaka	$1007
141 km or 87 mi	Nanae	$936
149 km or 93 mi	Hokuto	$937
150 km or 93 mi	Otofuke	$1014
151 km or 94 mi	Obihiro	$1021
152 km or 95 mi	Hakodate	$945
164 km or 102 mi	Makubetsu	$1010
169 km or 105 mi	Nayoro	$1015
197 km or 123 mi	Mutsu	$972
216 km or 134 mi	Monbetsu	$1002
220 km or 137 mi	Kushiro	$991
221 km or 137 mi	Kitami	$995
254 km or 158 mi	Aomori	$1064
258 km or 160 mi	Abashiri	$994
261 km or 162 mi	Wakkanai	$1004
262 km or 163 mi	Goshogawara	$1029
263 km or 164 mi	Tsugaru	$1025
265 km or 164 mi	Misawa	$1003
273 km or 169 mi	Towada	$1015
274 km or 170 mi	Oirase	$1006
276 km or 172 mi	Kuroishi	$1051
283 km or 176 mi	Hirakawa	$1054
283 km or 176 mi	Hirosaki	$1068