Sapporo vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sapporo Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1268
$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3058
$4326
🏠 One person rent
$558
$803
🏘️ Family rent
$948
$1741
🍽️ Food expenses
$436
$438
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$287
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1540
$2601
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
73
100
😀 Quality of life
87
99
🏙️ Population
1.96M
14.3M

The cost of living in Sapporo is 23% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 4398th and 3085th ($1268 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 4th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Sapporo compared to 1.6 months in Tokyo. Ranked 8th vs 1st best cities to live in Japan, and 246th vs 3rd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sapporo vs Tokyo

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Sapporo Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.93
$6.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$44.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.27
$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.99
$3.79
☕ Cappuccino
$3.61
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.97
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$1054
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$277
$567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$757
$2732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$560
$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$304
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.9
$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.75%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2442
$10740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1776
$5460
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.1
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$28.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.77
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.87
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.86
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.35
$7.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$5.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.99
$8.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.13
$4.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.62
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.58
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$66.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.1
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$21
$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$56
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.1
$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$282
$574
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11313
$15495

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi Ishikari
$1121
15 km or 9.6 mi Ebetsu
$1123
19 km or 12 mi Kitahiroshima
$1119
27 km or 17 mi Eniwa
$1119
32 km or 20 mi Otaru
$1117
36 km or 23 mi Chitose
$1116
37 km or 23 mi Iwamizawa
$1099
50 km or 31 mi Bibai
$1064
52 km or 32 mi Tomakomai
$1119
71 km or 44 mi Takikawa
$1012
75 km or 47 mi Noboribetsu
$1119
77 km or 48 mi Date
$1118
89 km or 55 mi Muroran
$1126
89 km or 55 mi Furano
$1001
93 km or 58 mi Fukagawa
$976
100 km or 62 mi Rumoi
$1013
113 km or 70 mi Asahikawa
$981
115 km or 72 mi Shinhidaka
$1082
141 km or 87 mi Nanae
$1127
149 km or 93 mi Hokuto
$1126
150 km or 93 mi Otofuke
$1020
151 km or 94 mi Obihiro
$1033
152 km or 95 mi Hakodate
$1163
164 km or 102 mi Makubetsu
$1025
169 km or 105 mi Nayoro
$989
197 km or 123 mi Mutsu
$1121
216 km or 134 mi Monbetsu
$993
220 km or 137 mi Kushiro
$1018
221 km or 137 mi Kitami
$996
254 km or 158 mi Aomori
$1160
258 km or 160 mi Abashiri
$1000
261 km or 162 mi Wakkanai
$1021
262 km or 163 mi Goshogawara
$1103
263 km or 164 mi Tsugaru
$1101
265 km or 164 mi Misawa
$1120
273 km or 169 mi Towada
$1122
274 km or 170 mi Oirase
$1125
276 km or 172 mi Kuroishi
$1122
283 km or 176 mi Hirakawa
$1122
283 km or 176 mi Hirosaki
$1124

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1121
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1112
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1133
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1059
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1090
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$980
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1124
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1038
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$964
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1061
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1079
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1084
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1080
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1071
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1077
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1062
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1000
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1187
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1096
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1106
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1038
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1095
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1050
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1119
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1106
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1052
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1016
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1057
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1116
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1092
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1075
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1033