Sapporo vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Sapporo	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1173	$3079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2837	$7509
🏠 One person rent	$526	$2032
🏘️ Family rent	$901	$3829
🍽️ Food expenses	$407	$700
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1651	$6776
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	73	100
😀 Quality of life	89	95
🏙️ Population	1.96M	690K

The cost of living in Sapporo is 62% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 4509th and 96th ($1173 vs $3079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 82nd 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 1.4 months in Sapporo compared to 2.2 months in Washington. Sapporo ranked 9th best city to live in Japan vs Washington ranked 3rd in the United States, while ranked 170th and 22nd 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	$9.3	$21.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.4	$87.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.51	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$8.43
☕ Cappuccino	$3.36	$5.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.01	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$433	$2233
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$266	$1772
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$714	$4714
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$537	$3322
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$288	$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.5	$57.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.76%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2557	$9149
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1835	$6215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$2.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.1	$86.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.3	$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.27	$3.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.33	$4.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$4.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.24	$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$5.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$5.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$5.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$3.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$3.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$1.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.69	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.96	$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.19	$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.93	$4.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.52	$5.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.3	$97.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.9	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.8	$29.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.5	$66.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$53.3	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$264	$2314
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10328	$28279

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Cities near Sapporo

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Ishikari	$1050
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ebetsu	$1052
19 km or 12 mi	Kitahiroshima	$1048
27 km or 17 mi	Eniwa	$1050
32 km or 20 mi	Otaru	$1046
36 km or 23 mi	Chitose	$1043
37 km or 23 mi	Iwamizawa	$1033
50 km or 31 mi	Bibai	$1003
52 km or 32 mi	Tomakomai	$1056
71 km or 44 mi	Takikawa	$958
75 km or 47 mi	Noboribetsu	$1058
77 km or 48 mi	Date	$1062
89 km or 55 mi	Muroran	$1069
89 km or 55 mi	Furano	$953
93 km or 58 mi	Fukagawa	$929
100 km or 62 mi	Rumoi	$959
113 km or 70 mi	Asahikawa	$943
115 km or 72 mi	Shinhidaka	$1034
141 km or 87 mi	Nanae	$1086
149 km or 93 mi	Hokuto	$1086
150 km or 93 mi	Otofuke	$986
151 km or 94 mi	Obihiro	$999
152 km or 95 mi	Hakodate	$1125
164 km or 102 mi	Makubetsu	$994
169 km or 105 mi	Nayoro	$947
197 km or 123 mi	Mutsu	$1090
216 km or 134 mi	Monbetsu	$955
220 km or 137 mi	Kushiro	$992
221 km or 137 mi	Kitami	$967
254 km or 158 mi	Aomori	$1164
258 km or 160 mi	Abashiri	$973
261 km or 162 mi	Wakkanai	$972
262 km or 163 mi	Goshogawara	$1093
263 km or 164 mi	Tsugaru	$1085
265 km or 164 mi	Misawa	$1085
273 km or 169 mi	Towada	$1090
274 km or 170 mi	Oirase	$1081
276 km or 172 mi	Kuroishi	$1111
283 km or 176 mi	Hirakawa	$1106
283 km or 176 mi	Hirosaki	$1117

Cities near Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$2844
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2535
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2982
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2685
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2150
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2369
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2215
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2359
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2325
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2730
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2362
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2258
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2714
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2428
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2662
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2518
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2592
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2522
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3110
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2591
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2674
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2426
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2863
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2849
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2421
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2685
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2367
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2197
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2518
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2308
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2241
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1876
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$2433
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2416
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2401
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2116
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$1906
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2255
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$2107
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1846