Sapporo vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sapporo Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1204
$1097
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2904
$3454
🏠 One person rent
$530
$577
🏘️ Family rent
$905
$1404
🍽️ Food expenses
$415
$287
🚐 Transport expenses
$163
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1450
$1644
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
73
100
😀 Quality of life
87
78
🏙️ Population
1.96M
24.9M

The cost of living in Sapporo is 10% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4470th and 4858th ($1204 vs $1097) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 6th in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Sapporo compared to 1.5 months in Shanghai. Sapporo ranked 9th best city to live in Japan vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 262nd and 675th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sapporo vs Shanghai

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Sapporo Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.41
$4.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.6
$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$5.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.85
$1.45
 Cappuccino
$3.65
$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$451
$823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$266
$455
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$723
$2226
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$537
$1115
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$288
$51.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.1
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.84%
3.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2347
$14361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1657
$8086
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.7
$34.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$5.85
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.25
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.36
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.4
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.95
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.72
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.95
$3.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.03
$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.51
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52
$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.8
$87.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.2
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.4
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$265
$1181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10781
$30174

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$349

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$984
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$665
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$700
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$868
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$573
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$631
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$645
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$602
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$640
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$670
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$670
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$657
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$590
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$708
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$643
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$716
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$695
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$702
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$644
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$805
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$643
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$654
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$603
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$650
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$607
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$644
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$665
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$522
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$620
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$621
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$642
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$677
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$665
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$592
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$672
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$621
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$746