Sapporo vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sapporo Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1268
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3058
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$558
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$948
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$436
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1540
$1789
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
73
95
😀 Quality of life
87
86
🏙️ Population
1.96M
2.6M

The cost of living in Sapporo is 9% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 4398th and 4715th ($1268 vs $1158) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 1st 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 Taipei. Sapporo ranked 8th best city to live in Japan vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 246th and 311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sapporo vs Taipei

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Sapporo Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.93
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.27
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.99
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.61
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.97
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$277
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$757
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$560
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$304
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.9
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.75%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2442
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1776
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.1
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$8.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.77
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.87
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.86
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.35
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.99
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.13
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.62
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.58
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.1
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$21
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.1
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$282
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11313
$18424

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$1121
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$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
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605