San Jose, United States vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	San Jose	Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3674	$1268
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8354	$3058
🏠 One person rent	$2553	$558
🏘️ Family rent	$4614	$948
🍽️ Food expenses	$756	$436
🚐 Transport expenses	$175	$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6972	$1540
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	87	73
😀 Quality of life	93	87
🏙️ Population	1.01M	1.96M

The cost of living in San Jose, United States is 190% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 13th and 4398th ($3674 vs $1268) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th 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 1.9 months in San Jose, United States compared to 1.2 months in Sapporo. San Jose, United States ranked 9th best city to live in the United States vs Sapporo ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 57th and 246th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Jose, United States vs Sapporo

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	San Jose	Sapporo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.2	$9.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$99.6	$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.02	$2.99
☕ Cappuccino	$6.07	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.37	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2518	$478
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2244	$277
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4974	$757
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4085	$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$197
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$275	$304
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.3	$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.65%	1.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11099	$2442
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11117	$1776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.5	$53.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.5	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.64	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$8.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.98	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$8.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$7.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.9	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$3.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$4.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.75	$3.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$3.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$2.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$6.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.5	$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.28	$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.04	$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.62	$3.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.28	$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$113	$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.9	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$151	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.2	$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.3	$56.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1894	$282
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23974	$11313

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Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3322
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3417
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4181
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3147
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3083
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2799
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3305
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3220
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3085
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3610
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3094
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3159
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3010
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3228
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3288
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2986
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3584
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3433
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3442
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3578
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3118
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3085
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3527
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3804
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3473
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2981
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3091
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3672
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2931
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3023
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3293
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2851
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3224
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$2922
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3196
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3274
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2250
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3146

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