San Diego vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	San Diego	Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3507	$1121
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7962	$2679
🏠 One person rent	$2395	$482
🏘️ Family rent	$4150	$785
🍽️ Food expenses	$737	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5553	$1657
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	86	75
😀 Quality of life	91	75
🏙️ Population	1.39M	1.96M

The cost of living in San Diego is 213% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 50th and 4988th ($3507 vs $1121) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th 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 San Diego compared to 1.5 months in Sapporo. San Diego ranked 26th best city to live in the United States vs Sapporo ranked 110th in Japan, while ranked 137th and 1640th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Diego vs Sapporo

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	San Diego	Sapporo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.1	$6.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86.3	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15	$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.74	$3.49
☕ Cappuccino	$6.24	$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.1	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2519	$397
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2068	$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4514	$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3653	$442
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$253	$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.6	$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	2.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8566	$2308
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6843	$1648
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.51	$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72	$53.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.98	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$5.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.16	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$9.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$6.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.9	$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$3.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$3.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$4.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.7	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.8	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$3.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14.9	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.99	$7.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.5	$3.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.48	$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.9	$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$131	$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.3	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$63	$42
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$48.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1998	$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26517	$10501

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Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3220
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$3053
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2995
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2995
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2963
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2933
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$3033
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3040
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1295
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2948
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2995
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3243
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1141
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1138
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3261
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2995
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3245
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2976
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3251
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2927
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2676
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2963
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3070
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$3030
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2758
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3085
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2815
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3513
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$3122
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2621
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$968
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2669
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3544
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3027
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2980
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3449
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2554
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2767
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2697
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2804

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