Sapporo vs Suva - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sapporo Suva
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1173
$849
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2837
$2071
🏠 One person rent
$526
$466
🏘️ Family rent
$901
$903
🍽️ Food expenses
$407
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$22.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1651
$1671
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
73
26
😀 Quality of life
89
63
🏙️ Population
1.96M
88.3K

The cost of living in Sapporo is 38% more expensive than in Suva. Cities ranked 4509th and 6217th ($1173 vs $849) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 1st in Japan and Fiji, respectively. Check Japan vs Fiji comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Sapporo compared to 2 months in Suva. Sapporo ranked 9th best city to live in Japan vs Suva ranked 1st in Fiji, while ranked 170th and 4952nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sapporo vs Suva

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Sapporo Suva
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.3
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.4
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.51
$6.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$2.42
☕ Cappuccino
$3.36
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$600
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$266
$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$714
$1355
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$537
$684
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$38.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$288
$59.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.5
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.76%
5.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2557
$668
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1835
$313
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$0.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.1
$22.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$4.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.33
$1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$3.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.24
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$7.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$2.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.69
$8.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$8.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$5.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.93
$3.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.52
$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.3
$25.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$4.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.9
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.8
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.5
$27.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$63.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$264
$183
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10328
$9729

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$1050
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$1052
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$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
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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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$574
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$576
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$1841
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$594
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$2943
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$1597
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$1648
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$1597
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$1388
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$1885
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$2279
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$1960
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$1994
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$1643
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$1422
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$1754
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$1701
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$1425
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$1200
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$491
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$1524
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$1563
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$1071
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$744
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$1346
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$1207
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$1113
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$1679
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$1744
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$1777
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$1887