Sapporo vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Sapporo	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1121	$1930
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2679	$4538
🏠 One person rent	$482	$1129
🏘️ Family rent	$785	$1921
🍽️ Food expenses	$393	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$86.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1657	$3744
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	75	33
😀 Quality of life	75	84
🏙️ Population	1.96M	543K

The cost of living in Sapporo is 42% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 4988th and 2278th ($1121 vs $1930) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 1724th 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 1.5 months in Sapporo compared to 1.9 months in Tucson. Sapporo ranked 110th best city to live in Japan vs Tucson ranked 164th in the United States, while ranked 1640th and 490th 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	$6.32	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.9	$65.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.22	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.49	$6.25
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$5.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$397	$1140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$876
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$703	$1996
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$442	$1560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$248	$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.9	$64.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.09%	6.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2308	$3141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1648	$2502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.65	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.6	$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.8	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$2.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$4.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.7	$4.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.41	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.8	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.33	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.03	$4.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.34	$3.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.39	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.3	$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.2	$92.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$42	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.7	$87.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$259	$1109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10501	$15659

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Cities near Sapporo

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Ishikari	$1004
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ebetsu	$1005
19 km or 12 mi	Kitahiroshima	$1005
27 km or 17 mi	Eniwa	$1005
32 km or 20 mi	Otaru	$1005
36 km or 23 mi	Chitose	$1005
37 km or 23 mi	Iwamizawa	$1001
50 km or 31 mi	Bibai	$1004
52 km or 32 mi	Tomakomai	$1019
71 km or 44 mi	Takikawa	$1004
75 km or 47 mi	Noboribetsu	$982
77 km or 48 mi	Date	$978
89 km or 55 mi	Muroran	$957
89 km or 55 mi	Furano	$1002
93 km or 58 mi	Fukagawa	$1004
100 km or 62 mi	Rumoi	$1002
113 km or 70 mi	Asahikawa	$1040
115 km or 72 mi	Shinhidaka	$1001
141 km or 87 mi	Nanae	$933
149 km or 93 mi	Hokuto	$927
150 km or 93 mi	Otofuke	$998
151 km or 94 mi	Obihiro	$1006
152 km or 95 mi	Hakodate	$936
164 km or 102 mi	Makubetsu	$996
169 km or 105 mi	Nayoro	$990
197 km or 123 mi	Mutsu	$969
216 km or 134 mi	Monbetsu	$986
220 km or 137 mi	Kushiro	$986
221 km or 137 mi	Kitami	$982
254 km or 158 mi	Aomori	$1067
258 km or 160 mi	Abashiri	$982
261 km or 162 mi	Wakkanai	$986
262 km or 163 mi	Goshogawara	$1029
263 km or 164 mi	Tsugaru	$1029
265 km or 164 mi	Misawa	$1009
273 km or 169 mi	Towada	$1016
274 km or 170 mi	Oirase	$1007
276 km or 172 mi	Kuroishi	$1054
283 km or 176 mi	Hirakawa	$1057
283 km or 176 mi	Hirosaki	$1070

Cities near Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2089
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2059
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2110
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$776
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2444
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2366
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2227
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2396
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2381
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2298
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2435
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2471
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2357
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2359
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2338
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1961
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2345
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2324
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2312
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$890
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2353
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2317
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2316
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2589
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$1087
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$896
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1764
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$978
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1919
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2798
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1641
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$1993
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2190