Sapporo vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sapporo Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1268
$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3058
$1380
🏠 One person rent
$558
$248
🏘️ Family rent
$948
$472
🍽️ Food expenses
$436
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$45.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1540
$352
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
73
72
😀 Quality of life
87
62
🏙️ Population
1.96M
3.01M

The cost of living in Sapporo is 127% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 4398th and 8199th ($1268 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 20th 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 8th best city to live in Japan vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 246th and 4937th 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
$9.93
$1.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.27
$2.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.99
$2.65
 Cappuccino
$3.61
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.97
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$249
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$277
$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$757
$500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$560
$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$53.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$304
$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.9
$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.75%
8.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2442
$2011
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1776
$1268
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.1
$9.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$3.14
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.77
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.87
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.86
$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.35
$2.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$7.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.99
$23.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.13
$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8
$2.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.62
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.58
$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.1
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$21
$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.1
$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$282
$94.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11313
$5075

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi Ishikari
$1121
15 km or 9.6 mi Ebetsu
$1123
19 km or 12 mi Kitahiroshima
$1119
27 km or 17 mi Eniwa
$1119
32 km or 20 mi Otaru
$1117
36 km or 23 mi Chitose
$1116
37 km or 23 mi Iwamizawa
$1099
50 km or 31 mi Bibai
$1064
52 km or 32 mi Tomakomai
$1119
71 km or 44 mi Takikawa
$1012
75 km or 47 mi Noboribetsu
$1119
77 km or 48 mi Date
$1118
89 km or 55 mi Muroran
$1126
89 km or 55 mi Furano
$1001
93 km or 58 mi Fukagawa
$976
100 km or 62 mi Rumoi
$1013
113 km or 70 mi Asahikawa
$981
115 km or 72 mi Shinhidaka
$1082
141 km or 87 mi Nanae
$1127
149 km or 93 mi Hokuto
$1126
150 km or 93 mi Otofuke
$1020
151 km or 94 mi Obihiro
$1033
152 km or 95 mi Hakodate
$1163
164 km or 102 mi Makubetsu
$1025
169 km or 105 mi Nayoro
$989
197 km or 123 mi Mutsu
$1121
216 km or 134 mi Monbetsu
$993
220 km or 137 mi Kushiro
$1018
221 km or 137 mi Kitami
$996
254 km or 158 mi Aomori
$1160
258 km or 160 mi Abashiri
$1000
261 km or 162 mi Wakkanai
$1021
262 km or 163 mi Goshogawara
$1103
263 km or 164 mi Tsugaru
$1101
265 km or 164 mi Misawa
$1120
273 km or 169 mi Towada
$1122
274 km or 170 mi Oirase
$1125
276 km or 172 mi Kuroishi
$1122
283 km or 176 mi Hirakawa
$1122
283 km or 176 mi Hirosaki
$1124

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Mojokerto
$512
48 km or 30 mi Pasuruan
$495
73 km or 45 mi Batu
$427
77 km or 48 mi Probolinggo
$518
83 km or 51 mi Malang
$388
102 km or 63 mi Kediri
$487
115 km or 71 mi Blitar
$470
141 km or 87 mi Madiun
$507
215 km or 133 mi Surakarta
$434
247 km or 153 mi Salatiga
$447
258 km or 160 mi Semarang
$550
269 km or 167 mi Yogyakarta
$453
286 km or 177 mi Bali
$1121
311 km or 194 mi Ubud
$892
315 km or 196 mi Denpasar
$530
340 km or 211 mi Pekalongan
$506
400 km or 249 mi Tegal
$512
401 km or 249 mi Mataram
$380
414 km or 257 mi Cilacap
$508
464 km or 288 mi Banjar
$517
464 km or 288 mi Cirebon
$551
476 km or 296 mi Banjarbaru
$488
481 km or 299 mi Banjarmasin
$503
501 km or 311 mi Tasikmalaya
$401
572 km or 355 mi Bandung
$571
575 km or 357 mi Palangka Raya
$505
576 km or 358 mi Cimahi
$530
642 km or 399 mi Sukabumi
$596
644 km or 400 mi Bekasi
$541
659 km or 410 mi Bogor
$553
660 km or 410 mi Depok
$419
661 km or 411 mi Jakarta
$757
672 km or 418 mi Bima
$601
673 km or 418 mi South Tangerang
$577
685 km or 425 mi Tangerang
$605
738 km or 459 mi Serang
$524
756 km or 470 mi Cilegon
$522
774 km or 481 mi Makassar
$524
820 km or 510 mi Balikpapan
$638
842 km or 523 mi Parepare
$515