Sapporo vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Sapporo	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1268	$3139
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3058	$7694
🏠 One person rent	$558	$2066
🏘️ Family rent	$948	$4004
🍽️ Food expenses	$436	$724
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1540	$5811
😷 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 60% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 4398th and 93rd ($1268 vs $3139) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 74th 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 8th best city to live in Japan vs Washington ranked 6th in the United States, while ranked 246th and 41st 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	$9.93	$22.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28	$89.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.27	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$8.31
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$5.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$2.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$478	$2248
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$277	$1786
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$757	$4843
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$560	$3476
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$304	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.9	$65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.75%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2442	$9758
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1776	$6572
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.1	$80.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$22.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.33	$3.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.77	$4.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.86	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.35	$15.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.54	$5.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$5.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$5.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$3.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$3.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$1.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.62	$3.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.99	$16.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.13	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8	$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.62	$4.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.58	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.2	$99.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.1	$106
💇 Haircut, simple	$21	$32.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.4	$73.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$56.1	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$282	$2258
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11313	$23453

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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 Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$2890
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2553
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2982
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2701
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2179
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2537
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2279
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2436
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2505
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2777
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2417
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2675
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2575
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2626
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2447
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2583
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2504
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3236
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2775
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2664
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2599
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2807
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2917
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2363
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2238
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2405
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2223
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2498
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2281
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2202
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1823
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$2887
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2693
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2619
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2140
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$1955
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2294
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$1975
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1948