Sapporo vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Sapporo	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1121	$3306
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2679	$7823
🏠 One person rent	$482	$2128
🏘️ Family rent	$785	$3806
🍽️ Food expenses	$393	$764
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$168
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1657	$6170
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	75	100
😀 Quality of life	75	93
🏙️ Population	1.96M	690K

The cost of living in Sapporo is 66% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 4988th and 92nd ($1121 vs $3306) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 62nd 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 Washington. Sapporo ranked 110th best city to live in Japan vs Washington ranked 7th in the United States, while ranked 1640th and 52nd 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	$6.32	$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.9	$102
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.22	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.49	$8.25
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$6.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$3.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$397	$2369
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$1820
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$703	$4324
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$442	$3337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$248	$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.9	$67.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.09%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2308	$7337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1648	$4181
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.65	$2.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.6	$115
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.8	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$3.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$5.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.7	$4.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.41	$18.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.8	$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$5.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$5.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$5.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$3.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$1.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$17.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$4.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.33	$13.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.03	$4.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.34	$4.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.39	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.3	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$16.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.2	$198
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$35.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$42	$74.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.7	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$259	$2250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10501	$24788

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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 Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$3030
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2581
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2877
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2763
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2252
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2777
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2379
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2650
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2499
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2818
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2544
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2344
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2721
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2522
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2526
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2800
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2681
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2588
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3292
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2664
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2830
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2453
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2736
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2951
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2443
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2304
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2521
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2234
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2586
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2333
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2372
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1944
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$2985
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2755
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2667
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2257
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2024
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2399
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$2000
122 km or 76 mi	York	$2003