Sapporo vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Sapporo	Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1173	$2592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2837	$5929
🏠 One person rent	$526	$1681
🏘️ Family rent	$901	$2827
🍽️ Food expenses	$407	$653
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$99.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1651	$4846
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	73	69
😀 Quality of life	89	88
🏙️ Population	1.96M	385K

The cost of living in Sapporo is 55% less expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 4509th and 545th ($1173 vs $2592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 489th 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 1.4 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 170th and 180th 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	$9.3	$18.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.4	$69.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.51	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$5.97
☕ Cappuccino	$3.36	$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.01	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$433	$1683
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$266	$1411
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$714	$3244
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$537	$2357
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$288	$221
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.5	$71.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.76%	6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2557	$4395
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1835	$2397
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.1	$68.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.3	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.27	$3.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.33	$4.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$5.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.24	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7	$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$6.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$5.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$3.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$2.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$2.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.69	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.96	$8.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.19	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.93	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.52	$3.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.3	$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.9	$105
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.8	$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.5	$49.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$53.3	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$264	$1477
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10328	$26113

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Cities near Sapporo

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Ishikari	$1050
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ebetsu	$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

Cities near Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2426
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2417
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2419
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2396
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2398
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$1770
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2485
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2611
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2463
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2312
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2298
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2362
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2127
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2420
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2130
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2243
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2722
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2053
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2144
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2266
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2523
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2437
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2348
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2231
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$1860
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2390
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1847
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2073
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2380
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2634
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2268
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2475
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2425
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2409
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1917
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2373
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2342
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2343
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2515
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2357