San Diego vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	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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Cities near San Diego

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

Cities near Sapporo

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