Sapporo vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Sapporo Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1143
$1079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2855
$2944
🏠 One person rent
$419
$559
🏘️ Family rent
$710
$1080
🍽️ Food expenses
$413
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$199
$97.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1974
$1640
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
75
95
😀 Quality of life
77
81
🏙️ Population
1.96M
17.5M

The cost of living in Sapporo is 6% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 4325th and 4544th ($1143 vs $1079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th and 9th in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Sapporo compared to 1.5 months in Shenzhen. Sapporo ranked 152nd best city to live in Japan vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 681st and 351st 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
$7.19
$5.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$33.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.99
$5.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$3.52
 Cappuccino
$3.41
$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$359
$731
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$233
$436
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$700
$1552
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$434
$850
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$46.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.5
$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.55%
4.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3066
$17933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$8408
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.99
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.7
$27
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$5.24
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$2.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$18.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.07
$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.81
$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.18
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.34
$4.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$9.04
$5.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.02
$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.5
$40.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$7.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.8
$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.5
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.1
$69.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.9
$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$306
$689
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11206
$25954

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$1048
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$1050
19 km or 12 mi Kitahiroshima
$1048
27 km or 17 mi Eniwa
$1047
32 km or 20 mi Otaru
$1054
36 km or 23 mi Chitose
$1051
37 km or 23 mi Iwamizawa
$1047
50 km or 31 mi Bibai
$1045
52 km or 32 mi Tomakomai
$1063
71 km or 44 mi Takikawa
$1051
75 km or 47 mi Noboribetsu
$1049
77 km or 48 mi Date
$1049
89 km or 55 mi Muroran
$1049
89 km or 55 mi Furano
$1044
93 km or 58 mi Fukagawa
$1046
100 km or 62 mi Rumoi
$1044
113 km or 70 mi Asahikawa
$1044
115 km or 72 mi Shinhidaka
$1046
141 km or 87 mi Nanae
$1045
149 km or 93 mi Hokuto
$1048
150 km or 93 mi Otofuke
$1051
151 km or 94 mi Obihiro
$1067
152 km or 95 mi Hakodate
$1090
164 km or 102 mi Makubetsu
$1046
169 km or 105 mi Nayoro
$1045
197 km or 123 mi Mutsu
$1045
216 km or 134 mi Monbetsu
$1046
220 km or 137 mi Kushiro
$1060
221 km or 137 mi Kitami
$1050
254 km or 158 mi Aomori
$1178
258 km or 160 mi Abashiri
$1043
261 km or 162 mi Wakkanai
$1045
262 km or 163 mi Goshogawara
$1045
263 km or 164 mi Tsugaru
$1047
265 km or 164 mi Misawa
$1047
273 km or 169 mi Towada
$1046
274 km or 170 mi Oirase
$1046
276 km or 172 mi Kuroishi
$1049
283 km or 176 mi Hirakawa
$1050
283 km or 176 mi Hirosaki
$1066

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2380
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$2884
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$686
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$762
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1610
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$612
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$757
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$702
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$863
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$648
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$709
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$668
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$692
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$730
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$724
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$716
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$718
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$702
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$701
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$760
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$1049
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$732
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$661
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$721
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$656
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$700
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$689
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$516
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$788
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$775
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$717
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$658
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$689
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$744
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$697
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$831
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$597
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$812
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$749