Sapporo vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Sapporo Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1181
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2813
$1842
🏠 One person rent
$524
$274
🏘️ Family rent
$868
$483
🍽️ Food expenses
$401
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$65.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1641
$940
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
74
89
😀 Quality of life
90
74
🏙️ Population
1.96M
13.9M

The cost of living in Sapporo is 83% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 4750th and 7452nd ($1181 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 98th in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Sapporo compared to 1.5 months in Tianjin. Sapporo ranked 6th best city to live in Japan vs Tianjin ranked 9th in China, while ranked 239th and 2435th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Sapporo vs Tianjin infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Sapporo vs Tianjin

Prices for goods and services in Sapporo and Tianjin are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Sapporo Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.44
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.3
$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.97
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$0.84
 Cappuccino
$3.57
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$448
$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$262
$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$817
$586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$473
$390
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$184
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$284
$46.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41
$7.05
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.84%
3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2303
$5873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1644
$2154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.66
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.1
$11.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$4.24
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.25
$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.85
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.24
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.85
$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.55
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$8.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.12
$5.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.47
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.7
$14.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.5
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26
$57
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.5
$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$77.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$261
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10519
$18657

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Sapporo

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi Ishikari
$1050
15 km or 9.6 mi Ebetsu
$1051
19 km or 12 mi Kitahiroshima
$1051
27 km or 17 mi Eniwa
$1047
32 km or 20 mi Otaru
$1049
36 km or 23 mi Chitose
$1041
37 km or 23 mi Iwamizawa
$1043
50 km or 31 mi Bibai
$1042
52 km or 32 mi Tomakomai
$1041
71 km or 44 mi Takikawa
$1042
75 km or 47 mi Noboribetsu
$994
77 km or 48 mi Date
$991
89 km or 55 mi Muroran
$973
89 km or 55 mi Furano
$1032
93 km or 58 mi Fukagawa
$1031
100 km or 62 mi Rumoi
$1035
113 km or 70 mi Asahikawa
$1065
115 km or 72 mi Shinhidaka
$1007
141 km or 87 mi Nanae
$936
149 km or 93 mi Hokuto
$937
150 km or 93 mi Otofuke
$1014
151 km or 94 mi Obihiro
$1021
152 km or 95 mi Hakodate
$945
164 km or 102 mi Makubetsu
$1010
169 km or 105 mi Nayoro
$1015
197 km or 123 mi Mutsu
$972
216 km or 134 mi Monbetsu
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Kushiro
$991
221 km or 137 mi Kitami
$995
254 km or 158 mi Aomori
$1064
258 km or 160 mi Abashiri
$994
261 km or 162 mi Wakkanai
$1004
262 km or 163 mi Goshogawara
$1029
263 km or 164 mi Tsugaru
$1025
265 km or 164 mi Misawa
$1003
273 km or 169 mi Towada
$1015
274 km or 170 mi Oirase
$1006
276 km or 172 mi Kuroishi
$1051
283 km or 176 mi Hirakawa
$1054
283 km or 176 mi Hirosaki
$1068

Cities near Tianjin

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$641
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$707
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$634
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$619
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$750
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$638
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$688
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$565
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1029
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$724
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$634
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$558
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$564
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$660
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$614
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$456
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$580
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$616
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$533
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$505
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$480
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$574
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$454
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$741
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$694
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$654
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$523
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$558
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$527
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$499
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$535
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$527
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$615
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$544
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$550
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$562
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$505
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$652
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$548
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$573