Sapporo vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sapporo Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1137
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2691
$2514
🏠 One person rent
$510
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$833
$608
🍽️ Food expenses
$385
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1763
$1422
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
75
85
😀 Quality of life
90
87
🏙️ Population
1.96M
2.87M

The cost of living in Sapporo is 21% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 4901st and 5994th ($1137 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd and 6th in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Sapporo compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Sapporo ranked 8th best city to live in Japan vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 196th and 351st 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
$5.74
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.77
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.74
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.75
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$247
$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$743
$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$443
$459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$283
$88.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.7
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.23%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2166
$7194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1568
$6745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.6
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.1
$9.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$3.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.37
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.4
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$7.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.8
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.27
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.47
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.37
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.81
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.33
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.7
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$9.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.2
$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.8
$71.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.5
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$248
$345
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9894
$17517

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi Ishikari
$1015
15 km or 9.6 mi Ebetsu
$1020
19 km or 12 mi Kitahiroshima
$1022
27 km or 17 mi Eniwa
$1022
32 km or 20 mi Otaru
$1017
36 km or 23 mi Chitose
$1016
37 km or 23 mi Iwamizawa
$1017
50 km or 31 mi Bibai
$1016
52 km or 32 mi Tomakomai
$1020
71 km or 44 mi Takikawa
$1014
75 km or 47 mi Noboribetsu
$988
77 km or 48 mi Date
$983
89 km or 55 mi Muroran
$954
89 km or 55 mi Furano
$1008
93 km or 58 mi Fukagawa
$1010
100 km or 62 mi Rumoi
$1009
113 km or 70 mi Asahikawa
$1040
115 km or 72 mi Shinhidaka
$988
141 km or 87 mi Nanae
$914
149 km or 93 mi Hokuto
$909
150 km or 93 mi Otofuke
$992
151 km or 94 mi Obihiro
$1001
152 km or 95 mi Hakodate
$914
164 km or 102 mi Makubetsu
$993
169 km or 105 mi Nayoro
$1000
197 km or 123 mi Mutsu
$964
216 km or 134 mi Monbetsu
$990
220 km or 137 mi Kushiro
$972
221 km or 137 mi Kitami
$984
254 km or 158 mi Aomori
$1055
258 km or 160 mi Abashiri
$979
261 km or 162 mi Wakkanai
$986
262 km or 163 mi Goshogawara
$1017
263 km or 164 mi Tsugaru
$1017
265 km or 164 mi Misawa
$991
273 km or 169 mi Towada
$1000
274 km or 170 mi Oirase
$995
276 km or 172 mi Kuroishi
$1051
283 km or 176 mi Hirakawa
$1051
283 km or 176 mi Hirosaki
$1061

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$874
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$868
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$687
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$884
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$904
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$921
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$889
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$989
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1123
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$792
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1248
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$938
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$979
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$844
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$971
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$673
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$643
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$648
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$892
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$729
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$672
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1039
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$689
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$705
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$640
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$717
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$612
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$474
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$774
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$473
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$682
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$600
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1042
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$687
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$617
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$686
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$677
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$684