Sapporo vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sapporo Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1173
$688
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2837
$2056
🏠 One person rent
$526
$286
🏘️ Family rent
$901
$615
🍽️ Food expenses
$407
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$65.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1651
$1041
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
73
90
😀 Quality of life
89
73
🏙️ Population
1.96M
13.9M

The cost of living in Sapporo is 70% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 4509th and 6886th ($1173 vs $688) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 104th 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 9th best city to live in Japan vs Tianjin ranked 8th in China, while ranked 170th and 1662nd 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
$9.3
$4.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.4
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.51
$5.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$3.36
$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$266
$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$714
$879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$537
$454
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$43
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$288
$65.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.5
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.76%
5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2557
$7346
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1835
$2792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.1
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$3.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.33
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.24
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$2.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$9.65
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.69
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$4.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.93
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.52
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.3
$13.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$6.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.9
$70.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.8
$3.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.5
$42.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$76.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$264
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10328
$16123

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$667
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$733
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$650
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$607
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$772
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$633
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$677
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$583
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1065
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$713
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$633
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$587
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$594
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$678
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$637
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$466
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$572
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$643
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$539
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$592
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$621
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$549
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$650
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$506
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$700
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$555
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$569
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$667
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$545
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$598
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$525
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$527
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$633
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$570
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$587
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$538
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$486
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$658
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$525
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$600