Sapporo vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sapporo Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1121
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2679
$1010
🏠 One person rent
$482
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$785
$235
🍽️ Food expenses
$393
$169
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1657
$462
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
75
5
😀 Quality of life
75
45
🏙️ Population
1.96M
115K

The cost of living in Sapporo is 172% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 4988th and 8957th ($1121 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 2nd in Japan and Bhutan, respectively. Check Japan vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Sapporo compared to 1.1 months in Thimphu. Sapporo ranked 110th best city to live in Japan vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 1640th and 7238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sapporo vs Thimphu

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Sapporo Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.32
$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.9
$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.22
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.49
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$397
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$703
$251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$442
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$248
$26.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.9
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.09%
10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2308
$577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1648
$895
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.6
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.87
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.8
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.33
$3.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.03
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.34
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.39
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$3.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.2
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.3
$3.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$42
$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.7
$42.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$259
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10501
$633

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$1004
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$1005
19 km or 12 mi Kitahiroshima
$1005
27 km or 17 mi Eniwa
$1005
32 km or 20 mi Otaru
$1005
36 km or 23 mi Chitose
$1005
37 km or 23 mi Iwamizawa
$1001
50 km or 31 mi Bibai
$1004
52 km or 32 mi Tomakomai
$1019
71 km or 44 mi Takikawa
$1004
75 km or 47 mi Noboribetsu
$982
77 km or 48 mi Date
$978
89 km or 55 mi Muroran
$957
89 km or 55 mi Furano
$1002
93 km or 58 mi Fukagawa
$1004
100 km or 62 mi Rumoi
$1002
113 km or 70 mi Asahikawa
$1040
115 km or 72 mi Shinhidaka
$1001
141 km or 87 mi Nanae
$933
149 km or 93 mi Hokuto
$927
150 km or 93 mi Otofuke
$998
151 km or 94 mi Obihiro
$1006
152 km or 95 mi Hakodate
$936
164 km or 102 mi Makubetsu
$996
169 km or 105 mi Nayoro
$990
197 km or 123 mi Mutsu
$969
216 km or 134 mi Monbetsu
$986
220 km or 137 mi Kushiro
$986
221 km or 137 mi Kitami
$982
254 km or 158 mi Aomori
$1067
258 km or 160 mi Abashiri
$982
261 km or 162 mi Wakkanai
$986
262 km or 163 mi Goshogawara
$1029
263 km or 164 mi Tsugaru
$1029
265 km or 164 mi Misawa
$1009
273 km or 169 mi Towada
$1016
274 km or 170 mi Oirase
$1007
276 km or 172 mi Kuroishi
$1054
283 km or 176 mi Hirakawa
$1057
283 km or 176 mi Hirosaki
$1070

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22 km or 14 mi Paro
$443
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$293
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$943
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$310
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$299
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$339
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$315
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$335
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$299
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1012
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$283
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$293
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$344
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$300
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$287
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$278
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$253
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$281
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$284
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$298
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$350
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$325
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$412
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$340
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$481
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$355
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$351
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$285
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$275
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$319
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$314
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$290
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$308
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$284
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$280
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$285