Sapporo vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sapporo Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1173
$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2837
$1812
🏠 One person rent
$526
$351
🏘️ Family rent
$901
$569
🍽️ Food expenses
$407
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$52.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1651
$579
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
73
43
😀 Quality of life
89
63
🏙️ Population
1.96M
527K

The cost of living in Sapporo is 54% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 4509th and 6533rd ($1173 vs $760) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 1st in Japan and North Macedonia, respectively. Check Japan vs North Macedonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Sapporo compared to 0.8 months in Skopje. Sapporo ranked 9th best city to live in Japan vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 170th and 4828th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sapporo Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.3
$7.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.4
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.51
$5.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$2.11
 Cappuccino
$3.36
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$266
$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$714
$551
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$537
$378
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$89.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$288
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.5
$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.76%
4.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2557
$2029
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1835
$1448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.1
$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$5.95
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.33
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.24
$7.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$7.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.69
$5.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$2.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$5.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.93
$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.52
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.3
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.9
$30.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.8
$3.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.5
$70.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$79.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$264
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10328
$4244

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$1046
36 km or 23 mi Chitose
$1043
37 km or 23 mi Iwamizawa
$1033
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$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

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$563
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$570
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$531
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$602
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$534
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$576
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$691
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$692
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$626
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$664
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$581
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$533
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1004
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$591
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$598
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$704
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1002
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$702
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$798
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1057
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$670
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$548
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1017
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$852
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$951
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1009
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$762
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$989
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$945
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1030
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$594
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$984
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1013
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$1177
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1027
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$1047
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$628
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$816
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1116