Sapporo vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Sapporo	Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1137	$2569
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2691	$5797
🏠 One person rent	$510	$1704
🏘️ Family rent	$833	$2895
🍽️ Food expenses	$385	$624
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$93.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1763	$4463
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	75	69
😀 Quality of life	90	91
🏙️ Population	1.96M	385K

The cost of living in Sapporo is 56% less expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 4901st and 777th ($1137 vs $2569) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd and 683rd 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 1.6 months in Sapporo compared to 1.7 months in Tampa. Sapporo ranked 8th best city to live in Japan vs Tampa ranked 31st in the United States, while ranked 196th and 142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Sapporo	Tampa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.74	$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.8	$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.77	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.74	$6.65
☕ Cappuccino	$3.75	$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.01	$3.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$404	$1914
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$247	$1412
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$743	$3372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$443	$2452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$283	$191
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.7	$68.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.23%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2166	$4277
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1568	$2292
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.6	$64.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.1	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.37	$3.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.03	$4.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.74	$3.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.4	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.8	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.54	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.47	$2.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.37	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.81	$8.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.07	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.33	$3.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.2	$83.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$19.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.8	$54.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.5	$97.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$248	$1451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9894	$19356

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Cities near Sapporo

Distance	City	Cost of living
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

Cities near Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2438
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2439
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2436
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2420
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2408
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2105
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2608
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2591
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2447
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2178
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2407
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2391
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2158
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2629
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2259
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2318
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2662
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2152
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2248
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2352
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2564
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2438
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2378
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2313
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2282
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2401
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1740
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2313
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2362
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2643
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2323
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2480
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2401
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2401
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1991
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2372
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2363
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2345
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2285
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2260