Sapporo vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sapporo Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1173
$980
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2837
$2488
🏠 One person rent
$526
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$901
$723
🍽️ Food expenses
$407
$339
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1651
$1735
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
73
53
😀 Quality of life
89
85
🏙️ Population
1.96M
686K

The cost of living in Sapporo is 20% more expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 4509th and 5464th ($1173 vs $980) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 474th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Sapporo compared to 1.8 months in Shizuoka. Ranked 9th vs 10th best cities to live in Japan, and 170th vs 290th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sapporo vs Shizuoka

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Sapporo Shizuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.3
$6.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.4
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.51
$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$3
☕ Cappuccino
$3.36
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$266
$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$714
$709
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$537
$540
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$77.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$288
$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.5
$29.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.76%
1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2557
$2516
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1835
$2140
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$1.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.1
$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.33
$3.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.24
$9.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$5.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$3.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$1.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.69
$9.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$3.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$5.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.93
$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.52
$0.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.3
$72
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.9
$35.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.8
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.5
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$51.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$264
$184
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10328
$8605

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Cities near Sapporo

Distance City Cost of living
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

Cities near Shizuoka

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi Yaizu
$932
15 km or 9.3 mi Fujieda
$936
24 km or 15 mi Shimada
$952
26 km or 16 mi Yoshida
$954
30 km or 19 mi Makinohara
$960
34 km or 21 mi Fuji
$1035
35 km or 22 mi Fujinomiya
$1005
36 km or 23 mi Kikugawa
$962
42 km or 26 mi Kakegawa
$961
44 km or 27 mi Omaezaki
$964
46 km or 28 mi Numazu
$1041
49 km or 30 mi Fukuroi
$963
49 km or 31 mi Shimizu
$1032
50 km or 31 mi Izunokuni
$1027
50 km or 31 mi Nagaizumi
$1030
51 km or 32 mi Mishima
$1035
51 km or 32 mi Izu
$1029
53 km or 33 mi Susono
$1039
53 km or 33 mi Kannami
$1034
56 km or 35 mi Iwata
$966
61 km or 38 mi Shimoda
$1021
62 km or 39 mi Gotemba
$1047
64 km or 40 mi Atami
$1047
66 km or 41 mi Ito
$1048
66 km or 41 mi Hamamatsu
$1033
67 km or 42 mi Fujikawaguchiko
$1036
69 km or 43 mi Yugawara
$1052
69 km or 43 mi Fujiyoshida
$1039
70 km or 44 mi Chuo
$1053
71 km or 44 mi Minami-Alps
$1050
74 km or 46 mi Showa
$1054
76 km or 47 mi Minamiashigara
$1061
77 km or 48 mi Odawara
$1080
77 km or 48 mi Kai
$1063
78 km or 49 mi Fuefuki
$1032
79 km or 49 mi Kofu
$1088
79 km or 49 mi Iida
$989
80 km or 50 mi Tsuru
$1043
81 km or 50 mi Shinshiro
$941
82 km or 51 mi Nirasaki
$1052