Sapporo vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sapporo Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1204
$1181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2904
$3254
🏠 One person rent
$530
$567
🏘️ Family rent
$905
$1230
🍽️ Food expenses
$415
$408
🚐 Transport expenses
$163
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1450
$1684
😷 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 2% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 4470th and 4534th ($1204 vs $1181) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th 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 1.4 months in Taipei. Sapporo ranked 9th best city to live in Japan vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 262nd and 339th 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
$9.41
$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.6
$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.85
$2.83
☕ Cappuccino
$3.65
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$451
$613
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$266
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$723
$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$537
$1030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$46.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$288
$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.1
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.84%
2.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2347
$13635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1657
$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.7
$36.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$8.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$2.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.25
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.36
$2.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.4
$17.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.95
$8.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.72
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.95
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.03
$7.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.51
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52
$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.8
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.2
$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.4
$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$265
$617
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10781
$19749

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$1067
36 km or 23 mi Chitose
$1061
37 km or 23 mi Iwamizawa
$1048
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$1014
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$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

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$1073
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$967
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$875
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$731
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$821
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$897
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$728
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$894
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$813
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$796
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$770
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$747
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$669
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$625
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$788
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$814
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$648
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1155
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$644
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$956
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$627
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$681
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$823
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$726
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$688
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$671
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$1154
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$630
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$664
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$682
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$603
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$649
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$601
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$587
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$677
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$616
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$671
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$451
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$581