San Diego vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

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San Diego Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3346
$1268
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7719
$3058
🏠 One person rent
$2248
$558
🏘️ Family rent
$4052
$948
🍽️ Food expenses
$722
$436
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5772
$1540
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
87
73
😀 Quality of life
92
87
🏙️ Population
1.39M
1.96M

The cost of living in San Diego is 164% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 45th and 4398th ($3346 vs $1268) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th and 31st 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 1.7 months in San Diego compared to 1.2 months in Sapporo. San Diego ranked 12th best city to live in the United States vs Sapporo ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 75th and 246th 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
$20.9
$9.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.8
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.25
$2.99
 Cappuccino
$5.51
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.62
$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2399
$478
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1894
$277
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4351
$757
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3534
$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$184
$197
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$286
$304
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.1
$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.53%
1.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9294
$2442
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7063
$1776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.6
$53.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.2
$19.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.38
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.98
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$8.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.72
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$8.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$7.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$3.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$4.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$3.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$3.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.2
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.3
$6.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.1
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.3
$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$16.2
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$10.9
$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.94
$3.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.98
$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.4
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$132
$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$28
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.2
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.1
$56.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1752
$282
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21468
$11313

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Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Coronado
$2973
7.2 km or 4.5 mi National
$2877
13 km or 7.8 mi Lemon Grove
$2783
14 km or 9 mi Chula Vista
$2893
14 km or 9 mi La Mesa
$2775
16 km or 9.8 mi Imperial Beach
$2786
18 km or 11 mi La Jolla
$2821
21 km or 13 mi El Cajon
$2936
24 km or 15 mi Tijuana
$1050
25 km or 15 mi Santee
$2799
30 km or 19 mi Poway
$2765
38 km or 24 mi Encinitas
$2853
40 km or 25 mi Las Delicias
$922
43 km or 26 mi Rosarito Beach
$922
46 km or 29 mi Escondido
$2795
47 km or 30 mi San Marcos
$2718
52 km or 33 mi Carlsbad
$2997
54 km or 33 mi Vista
$2783
57 km or 36 mi Oceanside
$2926
73 km or 46 mi Fallbrook
$2767
88 km or 55 mi Temecula
$2579
91 km or 57 mi San Clemente
$2886
95 km or 59 mi Murrieta
$3006
97 km or 61 mi Dana Point
$2828
98 km or 61 mi French Valley
$2650
99 km or 61 mi San Juan Capistrano
$2842
99 km or 61 mi Wildomar
$2717
104 km or 65 mi Laguna Niguel
$3001
107 km or 66 mi Laguna Beach
$2928
107 km or 67 mi Menifee
$2587
109 km or 68 mi Ensenada
$912
109 km or 68 mi Lake Elsinore
$2654
110 km or 68 mi Mission Viejo
$3444
110 km or 69 mi Laguna Hills
$3035
111 km or 69 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$2950
114 km or 71 mi Aliso Viejo
$3330
114 km or 71 mi Lake Forest
$3047
115 km or 72 mi Hemet
$2789
119 km or 74 mi Perris
$2595
119 km or 74 mi Temescal Valley
$2647

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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