Sapporo vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sapporo Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1121
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2679
$2444
🏠 One person rent
$482
$507
🏘️ Family rent
$785
$900
🍽️ Food expenses
$393
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1657
$1024
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
75
95
😀 Quality of life
75
77
🏙️ Population
1.96M
17.5M

The cost of living in Sapporo is 19% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 4988th and 6106th ($1121 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 12th in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Sapporo compared to 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Sapporo ranked 110th best city to live in Japan vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 1640th and 1113th 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
$6.32
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.9
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.22
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.49
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$397
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$703
$1182
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$442
$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$248
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.9
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.09%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2308
$13180
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1648
$5913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.6
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.87
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.8
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.33
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.03
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.34
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.39
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.2
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.3
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$42
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.7
$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$259
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10501
$22916

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$1004
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$1005
19 km or 12 mi Kitahiroshima
$1005
27 km or 17 mi Eniwa
$1005
32 km or 20 mi Otaru
$1005
36 km or 23 mi Chitose
$1005
37 km or 23 mi Iwamizawa
$1001
50 km or 31 mi Bibai
$1004
52 km or 32 mi Tomakomai
$1019
71 km or 44 mi Takikawa
$1004
75 km or 47 mi Noboribetsu
$982
77 km or 48 mi Date
$978
89 km or 55 mi Muroran
$957
89 km or 55 mi Furano
$1002
93 km or 58 mi Fukagawa
$1004
100 km or 62 mi Rumoi
$1002
113 km or 70 mi Asahikawa
$1040
115 km or 72 mi Shinhidaka
$1001
141 km or 87 mi Nanae
$933
149 km or 93 mi Hokuto
$927
150 km or 93 mi Otofuke
$998
151 km or 94 mi Obihiro
$1006
152 km or 95 mi Hakodate
$936
164 km or 102 mi Makubetsu
$996
169 km or 105 mi Nayoro
$990
197 km or 123 mi Mutsu
$969
216 km or 134 mi Monbetsu
$986
220 km or 137 mi Kushiro
$986
221 km or 137 mi Kitami
$982
254 km or 158 mi Aomori
$1067
258 km or 160 mi Abashiri
$982
261 km or 162 mi Wakkanai
$986
262 km or 163 mi Goshogawara
$1029
263 km or 164 mi Tsugaru
$1029
265 km or 164 mi Misawa
$1009
273 km or 169 mi Towada
$1016
274 km or 170 mi Oirase
$1007
276 km or 172 mi Kuroishi
$1054
283 km or 176 mi Hirakawa
$1057
283 km or 176 mi Hirosaki
$1070

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2674
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$674
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$666
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1718
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$534
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$621
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$848
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$782
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$943
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$844
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$765
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$832
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$896
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$589
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$807
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$673
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$465
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$816
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$760
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$769
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$790
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$789
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$814
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$730
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$738
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$698
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$696
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$699
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$723
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$694
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$903
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$638