Sapporo vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sapporo Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1173
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2837
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$526
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$901
$939
🍽️ Food expenses
$407
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1651
$1361
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
73
84
😀 Quality of life
89
83
🏙️ Population
1.96M
3.03M

The cost of living in Sapporo is 18% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 4509th and 5356th ($1173 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 3rd in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Sapporo compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Sapporo ranked 9th best city to live in Japan vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 170th and 343rd 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
$9.3
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.4
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.51
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$3.14
☕ Cappuccino
$3.36
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$266
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$714
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$537
$814
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$288
$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.5
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.76%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2557
$5254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1835
$4416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.1
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.33
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.24
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$2.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.69
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.93
$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.52
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.3
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.9
$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.8
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.5
$96
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$264
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10328
$13893

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi Ishikari
$1050
15 km or 9.6 mi Ebetsu
$1052
19 km or 12 mi Kitahiroshima
$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
50 km or 31 mi Bibai
$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

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$890
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$857
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$746
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$791
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$725
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$738
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1115
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721