Sapporo vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sapporo Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1204
$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2904
$2694
🏠 One person rent
$530
$478
🏘️ Family rent
$905
$1142
🍽️ Food expenses
$415
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$163
$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1450
$1771
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
73
96
😀 Quality of life
87
80
🏙️ Population
1.96M
17.7M

The cost of living in Sapporo is 31% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 4470th and 5950th ($1204 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 12th 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 1.9 months in Shenzhen. Sapporo ranked 9th best city to live in Japan vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 262nd and 545th 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
$9.41
$3.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.6
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.85
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$3.65
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$451
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$266
$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$723
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$537
$917
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$288
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.1
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.84%
4.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2347
$12583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1657
$6551
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.7
$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.25
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.36
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.4
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.95
$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.72
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.95
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.03
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.51
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52
$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.8
$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.2
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.4
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$265
$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10781
$22267

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$1070
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$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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$2432
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$2737
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$653
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$656
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$1588
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$461
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$601
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$804
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$774
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$936
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$812
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$764
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$794
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$793
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$823
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$877
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$569
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$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$443
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$581
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$655
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$451
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$803
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$755
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$758
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$761
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$756
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$761
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$724
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$771
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$764
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$649
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$664
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$702
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$688
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$650
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$823
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$522
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$609