Sapporo vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sapporo Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1173
$913
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2837
$2705
🏠 One person rent
$526
$330
🏘️ Family rent
$901
$789
🍽️ Food expenses
$407
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$76.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1651
$1294
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
73
74
😀 Quality of life
89
82
🏙️ Population
1.96M
1.87M

The cost of living in Sapporo is 29% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 4509th and 5887th ($1173 vs $913) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 7th 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 Tainan. Sapporo ranked 9th best city to live in Japan vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 170th and 364th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sapporo vs Tainan

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Sapporo Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.3
$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.4
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.51
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$3.36
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$266
$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$714
$651
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$537
$695
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$288
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.5
$25.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.76%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2557
$2852
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1835
$2187
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.1
$17.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.33
$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.24
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.69
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.93
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.52
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.3
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.9
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.8
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.5
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$264
$734
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10328
$11040

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$725
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$791
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$952
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$857
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$890
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$995
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$746
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$860
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$917
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$861
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$851
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$863
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1011
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$676
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1169
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$689
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$721
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$860
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$675
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$664
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$589
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$588
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$716
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$738
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$694
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1114
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$799
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$667
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$678
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1083
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$744
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1115
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$787
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$891
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$655
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$837
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$741