Santiago vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Santiago	Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1200	$1268
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2937	$3058
🏠 One person rent	$540	$558
🏘️ Family rent	$964	$948
🍽️ Food expenses	$388	$436
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$801	$1540
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	91	73
😀 Quality of life	78	87
🏙️ Population	6.26M	1.96M

The cost of living in Santiago is 5% less expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 4604th and 4398th ($1200 vs $1268) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 31st in Chile and Japan, respectively. Check Chile vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Santiago compared to 1.2 months in Sapporo. Santiago ranked 1st best city to live in Chile vs Sapporo ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 705th and 246th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Santiago vs Sapporo

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	Santiago	Sapporo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.2	$9.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.5	$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.67	$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.52	$2.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.58	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.72	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$515	$478
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$419	$277
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$989	$757
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$774	$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.4	$197
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$304
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.8	$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.25%	1.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2689	$2442
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2861	$1776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.91	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.3	$53.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.6	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.46	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.38	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$8.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.19	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$8.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.53	$7.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$3.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$4.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$3.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$3.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.06	$6.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.39	$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.41	$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.77	$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.6	$3.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.02	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.8	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.6	$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.2	$56.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$417	$282
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7298	$11313

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Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$854
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$957
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$800
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$752
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$844
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$922
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$905
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$908
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1135
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$932
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$959
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$903
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$788
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$608
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$599
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$609
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$602
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$849
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$441
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$881
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$894
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$658
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$819
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$649
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$852
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$853
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$729
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$798
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$734
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$922
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$852
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$650
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$842
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$743
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$630
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$836
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$823
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$824
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$613
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$534

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