Sapporo vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sapporo Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1204
$1607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2904
$4239
🏠 One person rent
$530
$789
🏘️ Family rent
$905
$1714
🍽️ Food expenses
$415
$423
🚐 Transport expenses
$163
$282
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1450
$2474
😷 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 25% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 4470th and 3019th ($1204 vs $1607) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 3rd in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Sapporo compared to 1.5 months in Tokyo. Ranked 9th vs 1st best cities to live in Japan, and 262nd 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
$9.41
$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.6
$42.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$5.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.85
$3.62
☕ Cappuccino
$3.65
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$451
$1018
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$266
$562
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$723
$2660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$537
$1239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$288
$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.1
$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.84%
1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2347
$10251
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1657
$5162
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.7
$58.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.25
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.36
$3.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.4
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.95
$7.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$21.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$5.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.72
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.95
$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.03
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.51
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52
$63.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.8
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.2
$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.4
$65.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$265
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10781
$15235

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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
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1136
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1124
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1150
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1098
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1089
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$1041
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1138
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1088
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$1033
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1107
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1111
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1103
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1128
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1084
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1104
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1105
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1066
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1249
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1099
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1122
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1196
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1124
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1071
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1099
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1114
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1088
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1045
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1164
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1071
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1084
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1089
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1065
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1169
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1164
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1109
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1103
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1090
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1101