Sapporo vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sapporo Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1173
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2837
$3353
🏠 One person rent
$526
$537
🏘️ Family rent
$901
$1252
🍽️ Food expenses
$407
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1651
$1657
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
73
95
😀 Quality of life
89
87
🏙️ Population
1.96M
2.6M

The cost of living in Sapporo is 0.3% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 4509th and 4516th ($1173 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 1st in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 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 170th and 209th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sapporo Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.3
$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.4
$33.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.51
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$2.48
☕ Cappuccino
$3.36
$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$266
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$714
$1511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$537
$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$288
$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.5
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.76%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2557
$13301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1835
$6421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.1
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$9.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$3.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.33
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.24
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$9.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.69
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.93
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.52
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.3
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.9
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.8
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.5
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$264
$736
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10328
$19102

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$1050
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$1052
19 km or 12 mi Kitahiroshima
$1048
27 km or 17 mi Eniwa
$1050
32 km or 20 mi Otaru
$1046
36 km or 23 mi Chitose
$1043
37 km or 23 mi Iwamizawa
$1033
50 km or 31 mi Bibai
$1003
52 km or 32 mi Tomakomai
$1056
71 km or 44 mi Takikawa
$958
75 km or 47 mi Noboribetsu
$1058
77 km or 48 mi Date
$1062
89 km or 55 mi Muroran
$1069
89 km or 55 mi Furano
$953
93 km or 58 mi Fukagawa
$929
100 km or 62 mi Rumoi
$959
113 km or 70 mi Asahikawa
$943
115 km or 72 mi Shinhidaka
$1034
141 km or 87 mi Nanae
$1086
149 km or 93 mi Hokuto
$1086
150 km or 93 mi Otofuke
$986
151 km or 94 mi Obihiro
$999
152 km or 95 mi Hakodate
$1125
164 km or 102 mi Makubetsu
$994
169 km or 105 mi Nayoro
$947
197 km or 123 mi Mutsu
$1090
216 km or 134 mi Monbetsu
$955
220 km or 137 mi Kushiro
$992
221 km or 137 mi Kitami
$967
254 km or 158 mi Aomori
$1164
258 km or 160 mi Abashiri
$973
261 km or 162 mi Wakkanai
$972
262 km or 163 mi Goshogawara
$1093
263 km or 164 mi Tsugaru
$1085
265 km or 164 mi Misawa
$1085
273 km or 169 mi Towada
$1090
274 km or 170 mi Oirase
$1081
276 km or 172 mi Kuroishi
$1111
283 km or 176 mi Hirakawa
$1106
283 km or 176 mi Hirosaki
$1117

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1011
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$860
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$861
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$863
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$917
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$860
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$746
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$995
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$890
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$857
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$791
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$725
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$664
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$675
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$952
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$913
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$694
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1114
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$689
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$676
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$744
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$851
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$787
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$721
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$735
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1115
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$678
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$719
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$741
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$667
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$719
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$655
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$811
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$725
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$644
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$721
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$588
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589