Sapporo vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Sapporo	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1268	$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3058	$4634
🏠 One person rent	$558	$1160
🏘️ Family rent	$948	$2033
🍽️ Food expenses	$436	$589
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$67.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1540	$3612
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	73	33
😀 Quality of life	87	80
🏙️ Population	1.96M	543K

The cost of living in Sapporo is 35% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 4398th and 2005th ($1268 vs $1954) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 1656th in Japan and the United States, respectively. Check Japan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Sapporo compared to 1.8 months in Tucson. Sapporo ranked 8th best city to live in Japan vs Tucson ranked 133rd in the United States, while ranked 246th and 528th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sapporo vs Tucson

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	Sapporo	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.93	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.27	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$5.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$478	$1056
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$277	$896
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$757	$1998
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$560	$1646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$159
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$304	$244
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.9	$72.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.75%	6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2442	$2540
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1776	$2461
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.1	$19.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.33	$2.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.77	$4.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$3.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.86	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.35	$13.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.54	$4.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$3.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$1.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.62	$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.99	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.13	$9.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.62	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.58	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.2	$30
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.1	$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$21	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.4	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$56.1	$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$282	$1080
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11313	$15724

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Cities near Sapporo

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

Cities near Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2016
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2040
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2052
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2026
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$1986
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1665
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$786
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2324
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2313
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$2338
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2291
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2414
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2372
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2416
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$778
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2430
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2588
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2352
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2369
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2518
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2446
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1989
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2201
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2422
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2287
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$758
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2339
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2415
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2484
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2268
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$854
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$813
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1792
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$840
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1928
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2638
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1613
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$1999
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2618