Sapporo vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sapporo Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1204
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2904
$2706
🏠 One person rent
$530
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$905
$820
🍽️ Food expenses
$415
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$163
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1450
$1355
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
73
84
😀 Quality of life
87
81
🏙️ Population
1.96M
3.03M

The cost of living in Sapporo is 35% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 4470th and 6071st ($1204 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 6th 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 9th best city to live in Japan vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 262nd and 521st 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
$9.41
$4.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.6
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.85
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$3.65
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$451
$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$266
$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$723
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$537
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$288
$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.1
$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.84%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2347
$5817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1657
$3737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.7
$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$3.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.25
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.36
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.4
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.95
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.72
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.95
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.03
$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.51
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.8
$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.2
$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.4
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$265
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10781
$18658

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$813
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$796
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$728
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$770
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$747
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$897
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$821
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$875
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1073
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$731
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1181
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$814
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$967
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$788
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$956
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$625
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$627
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$644
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$823
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$688
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$648
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1155
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$630
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$649
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$603
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$681
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$581
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$451
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$726
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$443
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$655
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$569
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1154
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$671
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$601
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$682
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$671