Sapporo vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Sapporo	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1204	$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2904	$1336
🏠 One person rent	$530	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$905	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$415	$206
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$42.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1450	$326
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	73	74
😀 Quality of life	87	63
🏙️ Population	1.96M	3.01M

The cost of living in Sapporo is 119% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 4470th and 8233rd ($1204 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 15th in Japan and Indonesia, respectively. Check Japan vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Sapporo compared to 0.6 months in Surabaya. Sapporo ranked 9th best city to live in Japan vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 262nd and 4691st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sapporo vs Surabaya

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	Sapporo	Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.41	$1.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.6	$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.01	$3.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.85	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$3.65	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.92	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$451	$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$266	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$723	$456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$537	$311
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$57.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$288	$89.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.1	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.84%	8.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2347	$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1657	$1248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.65	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.7	$9.18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.3	$2.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.25	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.36	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.76	$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.4	$6.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.72	$27.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.95	$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.14	$2.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.03	$2.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52	$26.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$2.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.8	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.2	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$53.4	$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$265	$79.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10781	$5490

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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 Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$505
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$510
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$410
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$614
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$365
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$464
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$453
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$486
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$417
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$421
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$493
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1267
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$845
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$497
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$471
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$480
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$355
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$474
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$490
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$521
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$460
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$469
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$545
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$475
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$500
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$563
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$518
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$513
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$385
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$701
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$597
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$536
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$558
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$492
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$488
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$525
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$606
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$508