Sapporo vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sapporo Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1204
$687
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2904
$2052
🏠 One person rent
$530
$297
🏘️ Family rent
$905
$636
🍽️ Food expenses
$415
$244
🚐 Transport expenses
$163
$65.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1450
$958
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
73
90
😀 Quality of life
87
70
🏙️ Population
1.96M
13.9M

The cost of living in Sapporo is 75% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 4470th and 6956th ($1204 vs $687) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 64th in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Sapporo compared to 1.4 months in Tianjin. Sapporo ranked 9th best city to live in Japan vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 262nd and 2306th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sapporo Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.41
$4.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.6
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.85
$0.82
 Cappuccino
$3.65
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$451
$351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$266
$213
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$723
$826
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$537
$485
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$48.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$288
$74.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.1
$7.97
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.84%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2347
$6085
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1657
$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.7
$10.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$4.13
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.25
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.36
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.4
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.95
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$9.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.72
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.95
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.03
$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.51
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52
$13.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$6.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.8
$56.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.2
$39
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.4
$75
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$265
$548
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10781
$18215

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1071
15 km or 9.6 mi Ebetsu
$1070
19 km or 12 mi Kitahiroshima
$1068
27 km or 17 mi Eniwa
$1068
32 km or 20 mi Otaru
$1067
36 km or 23 mi Chitose
$1061
37 km or 23 mi Iwamizawa
$1048
50 km or 31 mi Bibai
$1014
52 km or 32 mi Tomakomai
$1073
71 km or 44 mi Takikawa
$966
75 km or 47 mi Noboribetsu
$1069
77 km or 48 mi Date
$1073
89 km or 55 mi Muroran
$1078
89 km or 55 mi Furano
$954
93 km or 58 mi Fukagawa
$933
100 km or 62 mi Rumoi
$966
113 km or 70 mi Asahikawa
$933
115 km or 72 mi Shinhidaka
$1039
141 km or 87 mi Nanae
$1083
149 km or 93 mi Hokuto
$1081
150 km or 93 mi Otofuke
$972
151 km or 94 mi Obihiro
$988
152 km or 95 mi Hakodate
$1119
164 km or 102 mi Makubetsu
$976
169 km or 105 mi Nayoro
$941
197 km or 123 mi Mutsu
$1082
216 km or 134 mi Monbetsu
$947
220 km or 137 mi Kushiro
$971
221 km or 137 mi Kitami
$953
254 km or 158 mi Aomori
$1114
258 km or 160 mi Abashiri
$958
261 km or 162 mi Wakkanai
$976
262 km or 163 mi Goshogawara
$1065
263 km or 164 mi Tsugaru
$1064
265 km or 164 mi Misawa
$1082
273 km or 169 mi Towada
$1085
274 km or 170 mi Oirase
$1090
276 km or 172 mi Kuroishi
$1079
283 km or 176 mi Hirakawa
$1082
283 km or 176 mi Hirosaki
$1088

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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$665
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$716
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$649
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$655
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$756
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$679
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$702
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$586
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1016
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$729
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$644
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$592
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$618
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$680
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$635
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$472
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$638
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$642
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$550
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$581
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$638
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$584
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$642
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$815
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$711
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$689
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$564
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$664
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$544
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$590
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$533
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$524
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$629
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$577
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$600
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$553
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$481
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$634
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$504
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$616