Sapporo vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sapporo Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1204
$814
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2904
$2436
🏠 One person rent
$530
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$905
$723
🍽️ Food expenses
$415
$393
🚐 Transport expenses
$163
$76.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1450
$1362
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
73
73
😀 Quality of life
87
81
🏙️ Population
1.96M
1.87M

The cost of living in Sapporo is 48% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 4470th and 6380th ($1204 vs $814) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 10th 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 1.7 months in Tainan. Sapporo ranked 9th best city to live in Japan vs Tainan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 262nd and 498th 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
$9.41
$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.6
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.85
$2.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.65
$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$451
$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$266
$158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$723
$623
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$537
$643
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$41.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$288
$63.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.1
$20.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.84%
1.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2347
$3010
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1657
$2215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.7
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$8.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$2.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.25
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.36
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$2.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.4
$17.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.95
$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$3.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.72
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.95
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$11.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.03
$5.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.51
$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52
$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$9.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.8
$47.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.2
$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.4
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$265
$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10781
$6108

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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

Cities near Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$956
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$747
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$770
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$788
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$796
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$813
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$894
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$728
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$897
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$821
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$875
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$823
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$731
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1073
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$627
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1181
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$644
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$688
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$967
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$625
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$669
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$581
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$451
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$443
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$649
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$569
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$648
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1155
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$655
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$603
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$630
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$936
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$681
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1154
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$726
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$764
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$601
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$601
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$682