Sapporo vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sapporo Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1268
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3058
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$558
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$948
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$436
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1540
$1368
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
73
84
😀 Quality of life
87
80
🏙️ Population
1.96M
3.03M

The cost of living in Sapporo is 36% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 4398th and 6052nd ($1268 vs $931) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 5th in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Sapporo compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Sapporo ranked 8th best city to live in Japan vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 246th and 496th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sapporo vs Taichung

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Sapporo Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.93
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.27
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.99
$2.5
 Cappuccino
$3.61
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.97
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$277
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$757
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$560
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$304
$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.9
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.75%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2442
$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1776
$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.1
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$8.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.77
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.87
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.86
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.35
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.99
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.13
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.62
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.58
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.1
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$21
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.1
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$282
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11313
$13638

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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
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$841
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$818
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716