Sapporo vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sapporo Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1173
$861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2837
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$526
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$901
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$407
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1651
$1180
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
73
93
😀 Quality of life
89
86
🏙️ Population
1.96M
2.29M

The cost of living in Sapporo is 36% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 4509th and 6163rd ($1173 vs $861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 10th 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 Taoyuan. Sapporo ranked 9th best city to live in Japan vs Taoyuan ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 170th and 264th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sapporo vs Taoyuan

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Sapporo Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.3
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.4
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.51
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$1.41
 Cappuccino
$3.36
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$266
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$714
$758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$537
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$288
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.5
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.76%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2557
$7365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1835
$4810
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.1
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$9.06
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$3.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.33
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.24
$8.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.69
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$9.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.93
$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.52
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.3
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.9
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.8
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.5
$76.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$264
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10328
$13937

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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
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$917
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$860
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1011
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1169
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$746
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$863
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$860
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$995
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$890
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$857
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$791
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$725
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$675
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$913
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$952
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$694
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$689
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$676
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$851
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1114
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$721
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$744
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$787
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$719
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$678
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$735
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$667
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1115
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$741
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$719
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$655
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$588
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$811
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$725
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$644
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$716