Sapporo vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sapporo Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1137
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2691
$3144
🏠 One person rent
$510
$586
🏘️ Family rent
$833
$1014
🍽️ Food expenses
$385
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1763
$1768
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
75
94
😀 Quality of life
90
90
🏙️ Population
1.96M
2.43M

The cost of living in Sapporo is 9% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 4901st and 4646th ($1137 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd and 1st in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Sapporo compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Sapporo ranked 8th best city to live in Japan vs Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 196th and 178th 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
$5.74
$5.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.77
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.74
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$3.75
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$684
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$247
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$743
$1254
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$443
$835
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$283
$67.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.7
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.23%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2166
$13487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1568
$8490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.6
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.1
$8.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.37
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.4
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$9.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.8
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$3.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.27
$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.47
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.37
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.81
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.33
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.7
$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$9.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.2
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.8
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.5
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$248
$642
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9894
$16947

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13 km or 8.4 mi Ishikari
$1015
15 km or 9.6 mi Ebetsu
$1020
19 km or 12 mi Kitahiroshima
$1022
27 km or 17 mi Eniwa
$1022
32 km or 20 mi Otaru
$1017
36 km or 23 mi Chitose
$1016
37 km or 23 mi Iwamizawa
$1017
50 km or 31 mi Bibai
$1016
52 km or 32 mi Tomakomai
$1020
71 km or 44 mi Takikawa
$1014
75 km or 47 mi Noboribetsu
$988
77 km or 48 mi Date
$983
89 km or 55 mi Muroran
$954
89 km or 55 mi Furano
$1008
93 km or 58 mi Fukagawa
$1010
100 km or 62 mi Rumoi
$1009
113 km or 70 mi Asahikawa
$1040
115 km or 72 mi Shinhidaka
$988
141 km or 87 mi Nanae
$914
149 km or 93 mi Hokuto
$909
150 km or 93 mi Otofuke
$992
151 km or 94 mi Obihiro
$1001
152 km or 95 mi Hakodate
$914
164 km or 102 mi Makubetsu
$993
169 km or 105 mi Nayoro
$1000
197 km or 123 mi Mutsu
$964
216 km or 134 mi Monbetsu
$990
220 km or 137 mi Kushiro
$972
221 km or 137 mi Kitami
$984
254 km or 158 mi Aomori
$1055
258 km or 160 mi Abashiri
$979
261 km or 162 mi Wakkanai
$986
262 km or 163 mi Goshogawara
$1017
263 km or 164 mi Tsugaru
$1017
265 km or 164 mi Misawa
$991
273 km or 169 mi Towada
$1000
274 km or 170 mi Oirase
$995
276 km or 172 mi Kuroishi
$1051
283 km or 176 mi Hirakawa
$1051
283 km or 176 mi Hirosaki
$1061

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1123
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$979
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$792
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$889
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$921
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$687
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$942
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$874
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$868
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$884
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$904
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$679
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$673
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$844
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$938
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$672
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1039
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$648
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$971
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$643
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$717
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$892
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$774
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$729
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$687
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1042
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$689
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$702
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$686
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$640
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$677
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$705
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$617
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$611
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$696
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$628
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$684
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$474
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$612