Sapporo vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Sapporo	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1204	$3149
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2904	$7865
🏠 One person rent	$530	$2045
🏘️ Family rent	$905	$4037
🍽️ Food expenses	$415	$738
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1450	$5859
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	73	100
😀 Quality of life	87	94
🏙️ Population	1.96M	690K

The cost of living in Sapporo is 62% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 4470th and 96th ($1204 vs $3149) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 86th 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 1.9 months in Washington. Sapporo ranked 9th best city to live in Japan vs Washington ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 262nd and 43rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sapporo vs Washington

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	Sapporo	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.41	$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.6	$86.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.01	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.85	$8.65
☕ Cappuccino	$3.65	$5.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.92	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$451	$2298
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$266	$1750
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$723	$4716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$537	$3555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$288	$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.1	$62.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.84%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2347	$7543
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1657	$6152
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.65	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.7	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.3	$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.25	$3.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.36	$4.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.76	$4.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.4	$18.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$5.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$5.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$3.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$2.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.72	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$3.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.95	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.14	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.03	$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$4.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52	$105
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.8	$114
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$31.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.2	$76
👟 Brand Sneakers	$53.4	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$265	$2464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10781	$24653

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Cities near Sapporo

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Ishikari	$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

Cities near Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$2893
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2856
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2777
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2548
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2309
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2596
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2786
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2566
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2617
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2498
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2425
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2513
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2539
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3174
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2791
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2760
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2640
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2696
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2961
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2500
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2197
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2499
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2287
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2584
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2389
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2206
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1728
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$2909
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2727
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2640
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2210
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2149
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2280
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$2217
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1979