Sapporo vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Sapporo	Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1204	$2560
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2904	$6044
🏠 One person rent	$530	$1641
🏘️ Family rent	$905	$3059
🍽️ Food expenses	$415	$671
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$91.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1450	$4880
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	73	68
😀 Quality of life	87	89
🏙️ Population	1.96M	385K

The cost of living in Sapporo is 53% less expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 4470th and 718th ($1204 vs $2560) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 664th in Japan and the United States, respectively. Check Japan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Sapporo compared to 1.9 months in Tampa. Sapporo ranked 9th best city to live in Japan vs Tampa ranked 41st in the United States, while ranked 262nd and 174th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sapporo vs Tampa

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	Sapporo	Tampa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.41	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.6	$80.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.01	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.85	$6.28
☕ Cappuccino	$3.65	$4.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.92	$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$451	$1745
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$266	$1342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$723	$3421
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$537	$2594
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$288	$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.1	$70.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.84%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2347	$3843
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1657	$2418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.65	$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.7	$65.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.3	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.25	$3.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.36	$5.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.76	$4.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.4	$18.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$4.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$5.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$3.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$1.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.72	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$2.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.95	$8.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.14	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.03	$5.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$3.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52	$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.8	$101
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$20.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.2	$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$53.4	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$265	$1387
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10781	$14045

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Cities near Sapporo

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Ishikari	$1071
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ebetsu	$1070
19 km or 12 mi	Kitahiroshima	$1068
27 km or 17 mi	Eniwa	$1068
32 km or 20 mi	Otaru	$1067
36 km or 23 mi	Chitose	$1061
37 km or 23 mi	Iwamizawa	$1048
50 km or 31 mi	Bibai	$1014
52 km or 32 mi	Tomakomai	$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

Cities near Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2429
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2413
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2419
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2402
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2401
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2123
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2605
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2618
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2436
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2079
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2328
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2373
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2104
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2467
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2458
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2280
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2811
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2038
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2194
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2316
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2732
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2516
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2366
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2269
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2295
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2392
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1748
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2289
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2371
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2576
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2286
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2440
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2384
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2373
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1957
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2336
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2335
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2294
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2363
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2265