Sao Paulo vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sao Paulo Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$976
$1204
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2532
$2904
🏠 One person rent
$462
$530
🏘️ Family rent
$837
$905
🍽️ Food expenses
$279
$415
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$581
$1450
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
95
73
😀 Quality of life
65
87
🏙️ Population
11.5M
1.96M

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 19% less expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 5654th and 4470th ($976 vs $1204) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 39th in Brazil and Japan, respectively. Check Brazil vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Sao Paulo compared to 1.2 months in Sapporo. Sao Paulo ranked 1st best city to live in Brazil vs Sapporo ranked 9th in Japan, while ranked 4281st and 262nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sao Paulo vs Sapporo

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Sao Paulo Sapporo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.51
$9.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.4
$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$2.85
 Cappuccino
$2.27
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$557
$451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$360
$266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1051
$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$677
$537
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.1
$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.8
$288
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.9
$42.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.38%
1.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2420
$2347
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1633
$1657
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.7
$49.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.37
$18.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$8.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.32
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.78
$8.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$6.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.95
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$4.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$3.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.84
$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.53
$6.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.69
$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.85
$8.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.32
$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.5
$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.36
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$62.6
$26.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.3
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.9
$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.9
$53.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$527
$265
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14254
$10781

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Sao PauloSapporo

Cost of living

$349

$907

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Sao Caetano do Sul
$687
13 km or 8.3 mi Taboao da Serra
$645
14 km or 8.6 mi Guarulhos
$662
15 km or 9.4 mi Diadema
$647
16 km or 9.7 mi Santo Andre
$618
16 km or 10 mi Osasco
$661
17 km or 11 mi Sao Bernardo do Campo
$618
21 km or 13 mi Carapicuiba
$563
22 km or 14 mi Maua
$636
23 km or 15 mi Caieiras
$628
25 km or 15 mi Embu das Artes
$624
25 km or 16 mi Barueri
$703
26 km or 16 mi Mairipora
$622
26 km or 16 mi Franco da Rocha
$635
27 km or 17 mi Ferraz de Vasconcelos
$612
28 km or 17 mi Jandira
$621
29 km or 18 mi Ribeirao Pires
$613
29 km or 18 mi Itapecerica da Serra
$626
30 km or 18 mi Poa
$605
30 km or 18 mi Cotia
$612
30 km or 19 mi Itaquaquecetuba
$627
31 km or 19 mi Itapevi
$600
31 km or 19 mi Santana de Parnaiba
$624
32 km or 20 mi Francisco Morato
$641
33 km or 20 mi Itanhaem
$614
33 km or 20 mi Cajamar
$628
36 km or 22 mi Embu-Guacu
$619
36 km or 22 mi Aruja
$615
41 km or 26 mi Campo Limpo Paulista
$644
43 km or 26 mi Varzea Paulista
$656
44 km or 27 mi Cubatao
$603
45 km or 28 mi Mogi das Cruzes
$663
48 km or 30 mi Jundiai
$722
49 km or 30 mi Atibaia
$568
51 km or 32 mi Sao Roque
$615
52 km or 32 mi Sao Vicente
$569
55 km or 34 mi Santos
$732
56 km or 35 mi Praia Grande
$607
61 km or 38 mi Bertioga
$609
61 km or 38 mi Ibiuna
$611

Cities near Sapporo

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi Ishikari
$1071
15 km or 9.6 mi Ebetsu
$1070
19 km or 12 mi Kitahiroshima
$1068
27 km or 17 mi Eniwa
$1068
32 km or 20 mi Otaru
$1067
36 km or 23 mi Chitose
$1061
37 km or 23 mi Iwamizawa
$1048
50 km or 31 mi Bibai
$1014
52 km or 32 mi Tomakomai
$1073
71 km or 44 mi Takikawa
$966
75 km or 47 mi Noboribetsu
$1069
77 km or 48 mi Date
$1073
89 km or 55 mi Muroran
$1078
89 km or 55 mi Furano
$954
93 km or 58 mi Fukagawa
$933
100 km or 62 mi Rumoi
$966
113 km or 70 mi Asahikawa
$933
115 km or 72 mi Shinhidaka
$1039
141 km or 87 mi Nanae
$1083
149 km or 93 mi Hokuto
$1081
150 km or 93 mi Otofuke
$972
151 km or 94 mi Obihiro
$988
152 km or 95 mi Hakodate
$1119
164 km or 102 mi Makubetsu
$976
169 km or 105 mi Nayoro
$941
197 km or 123 mi Mutsu
$1082
216 km or 134 mi Monbetsu
$947
220 km or 137 mi Kushiro
$971
221 km or 137 mi Kitami
$953
254 km or 158 mi Aomori
$1114
258 km or 160 mi Abashiri
$958
261 km or 162 mi Wakkanai
$976
262 km or 163 mi Goshogawara
$1065
263 km or 164 mi Tsugaru
$1064
265 km or 164 mi Misawa
$1082
273 km or 169 mi Towada
$1085
274 km or 170 mi Oirase
$1090
276 km or 172 mi Kuroishi
$1079
283 km or 176 mi Hirakawa
$1082
283 km or 176 mi Hirosaki
$1088