Sapporo vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sapporo Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1268
$841
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3058
$2737
🏠 One person rent
$558
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$948
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$436
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1540
$1275
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
73
74
😀 Quality of life
87
80
🏙️ Population
1.96M
1.87M

The cost of living in Sapporo is 51% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 4398th and 6292nd ($1268 vs $841) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 9th 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 Tainan. Sapporo ranked 8th best city to live in Japan vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 246th and 499th 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
$9.93
$4.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$23.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.27
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.99
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$3.61
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.97
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$277
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$757
$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$560
$693
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$304
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.9
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.75%
1.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2442
$2874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1776
$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.1
$20.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$8.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$2.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.77
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.87
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.86
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.35
$9.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.99
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.13
$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$12.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8
$5.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.62
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.58
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.1
$51.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$21
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.1
$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$282
$628
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11313
$18526

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi Ishikari
$1121
15 km or 9.6 mi Ebetsu
$1123
19 km or 12 mi Kitahiroshima
$1119
27 km or 17 mi Eniwa
$1119
32 km or 20 mi Otaru
$1117
36 km or 23 mi Chitose
$1116
37 km or 23 mi Iwamizawa
$1099
50 km or 31 mi Bibai
$1064
52 km or 32 mi Tomakomai
$1119
71 km or 44 mi Takikawa
$1012
75 km or 47 mi Noboribetsu
$1119
77 km or 48 mi Date
$1118
89 km or 55 mi Muroran
$1126
89 km or 55 mi Furano
$1001
93 km or 58 mi Fukagawa
$976
100 km or 62 mi Rumoi
$1013
113 km or 70 mi Asahikawa
$981
115 km or 72 mi Shinhidaka
$1082
141 km or 87 mi Nanae
$1127
149 km or 93 mi Hokuto
$1126
150 km or 93 mi Otofuke
$1020
151 km or 94 mi Obihiro
$1033
152 km or 95 mi Hakodate
$1163
164 km or 102 mi Makubetsu
$1025
169 km or 105 mi Nayoro
$989
197 km or 123 mi Mutsu
$1121
216 km or 134 mi Monbetsu
$993
220 km or 137 mi Kushiro
$1018
221 km or 137 mi Kitami
$996
254 km or 158 mi Aomori
$1160
258 km or 160 mi Abashiri
$1000
261 km or 162 mi Wakkanai
$1021
262 km or 163 mi Goshogawara
$1103
263 km or 164 mi Tsugaru
$1101
265 km or 164 mi Misawa
$1120
273 km or 169 mi Towada
$1122
274 km or 170 mi Oirase
$1125
276 km or 172 mi Kuroishi
$1122
283 km or 176 mi Hirakawa
$1122
283 km or 176 mi Hirosaki
$1124

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$707
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$761
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$801
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$818
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$841
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$931
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$698
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$864
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$828
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$868
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$821
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$745
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1060
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$654
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1158
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$666
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$807
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$1028
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$661
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$706
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$605
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$592
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$691
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$726
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$683
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1229
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$795
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$642
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$673
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1014
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$719
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1231
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$776
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$801
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$643
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$629
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$719