Sapporo vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sapporo Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1137
$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2691
$1935
🏠 One person rent
$510
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$833
$470
🍽️ Food expenses
$385
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1763
$1162
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
75
81
😀 Quality of life
90
74
🏙️ Population
1.96M
13.9M

The cost of living in Sapporo is 67% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 4901st and 7400th ($1137 vs $682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd and 83rd in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Sapporo compared to 1.7 months in Tianjin. Sapporo ranked 8th best city to live in Japan vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 196th and 2024th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sapporo vs Tianjin

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Sapporo Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.74
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.77
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.74
$0.89
 Cappuccino
$3.75
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$294
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$247
$206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$743
$528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$443
$368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$40.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$283
$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.7
$7.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.23%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2166
$5320
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1568
$2347
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.6
$9.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.1
$4.56
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.37
$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.4
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.8
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.27
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.47
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.37
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.81
$5.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$5.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.33
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.7
$16.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$7.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.2
$60.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$3.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.8
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.5
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$248
$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9894
$16559

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$672
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$740
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$666
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$645
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$800
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$623
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$720
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$586
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1108
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$764
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$666
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$576
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$574
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$697
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$645
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$480
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$599
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$648
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$541
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$525
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$511
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$556
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$480
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$759
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$722
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$668
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$539
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$589
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$541
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$522
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$541
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$541
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$646
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$549
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$579
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$582
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$521
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$680
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$576
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$546