Sapporo vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sapporo Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1173
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2837
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$526
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$901
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$407
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1651
$1524
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
73
96
😀 Quality of life
89
80
🏙️ Population
1.96M
17.5M

The cost of living in Sapporo is 25% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 4509th and 5744th ($1173 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 16th in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Sapporo compared to 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Sapporo ranked 9th best city to live in Japan vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 170th and 460th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sapporo vs Shenzhen

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Sapporo Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.3
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.4
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.51
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$1.12
 Cappuccino
$3.36
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$266
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$714
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$537
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$288
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.5
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.76%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2557
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1835
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.1
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$4.56
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.33
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.24
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.69
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.93
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.52
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.3
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.9
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.8
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.5
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$264
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10328
$24305

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13 km or 8.4 mi Ishikari
$1050
15 km or 9.6 mi Ebetsu
$1052
19 km or 12 mi Kitahiroshima
$1048
27 km or 17 mi Eniwa
$1050
32 km or 20 mi Otaru
$1046
36 km or 23 mi Chitose
$1043
37 km or 23 mi Iwamizawa
$1033
50 km or 31 mi Bibai
$1003
52 km or 32 mi Tomakomai
$1056
71 km or 44 mi Takikawa
$958
75 km or 47 mi Noboribetsu
$1058
77 km or 48 mi Date
$1062
89 km or 55 mi Muroran
$1069
89 km or 55 mi Furano
$953
93 km or 58 mi Fukagawa
$929
100 km or 62 mi Rumoi
$959
113 km or 70 mi Asahikawa
$943
115 km or 72 mi Shinhidaka
$1034
141 km or 87 mi Nanae
$1086
149 km or 93 mi Hokuto
$1086
150 km or 93 mi Otofuke
$986
151 km or 94 mi Obihiro
$999
152 km or 95 mi Hakodate
$1125
164 km or 102 mi Makubetsu
$994
169 km or 105 mi Nayoro
$947
197 km or 123 mi Mutsu
$1090
216 km or 134 mi Monbetsu
$955
220 km or 137 mi Kushiro
$992
221 km or 137 mi Kitami
$967
254 km or 158 mi Aomori
$1164
258 km or 160 mi Abashiri
$973
261 km or 162 mi Wakkanai
$972
262 km or 163 mi Goshogawara
$1093
263 km or 164 mi Tsugaru
$1085
265 km or 164 mi Misawa
$1085
273 km or 169 mi Towada
$1090
274 km or 170 mi Oirase
$1081
276 km or 172 mi Kuroishi
$1111
283 km or 176 mi Hirakawa
$1106
283 km or 176 mi Hirosaki
$1117

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584