Sapporo vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Sapporo	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1204	$3059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2904	$6994
🏠 One person rent	$530	$2104
🏘️ Family rent	$905	$3885
🍽️ Food expenses	$415	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1450	$4040
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	73	89
😀 Quality of life	87	97
🏙️ Population	1.96M	5.87M

The cost of living in Sapporo is 61% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 4470th and 129th ($1204 vs $3059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 1st in Japan and Singapore, respectively. Check Japan vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Sapporo compared to 1.3 months in Singapore City. Sapporo ranked 9th best city to live in Japan vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 262nd and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sapporo vs Singapore City

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	Sapporo	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.41	$9.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.6	$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.01	$7.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.85	$7.6
☕ Cappuccino	$3.65	$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.92	$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$451	$2532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$266	$1834
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$723	$5168
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$537	$3336
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$288	$149
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.1	$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.84%	3.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2347	$22055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1657	$7662
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.65	$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.7	$82.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.3	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$2.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.25	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.36	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.76	$3.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.4	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.72	$24.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$3.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.95	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.14	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.03	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$4.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52	$107
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.8	$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.2	$74
👟 Brand Sneakers	$53.4	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$265	$1115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10781	$27780

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Cities near Sapporo

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Ishikari	$1071
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ebetsu	$1070
19 km or 12 mi	Kitahiroshima	$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

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2788
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$759
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$539
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$679
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$682
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$669
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$604
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$543
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$529
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$532
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$645
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$458
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$670
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$565
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$883
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$628
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$395
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$695
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$417
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$430
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$500
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$619
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$620
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$605