Sapporo vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sapporo Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1173
$2220
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2837
$4783
🏠 One person rent
$526
$1400
🏘️ Family rent
$901
$2268
🍽️ Food expenses
$407
$557
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1651
$2523
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
73
17
😀 Quality of life
89
85
🏙️ Population
1.96M
419K

The cost of living in Sapporo is 47% less expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 4509th and 1237th ($1173 vs $2220) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 2nd in Japan and New Zealand, respectively. Check Japan vs New Zealand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Sapporo compared to 1.1 months in Wellington. Sapporo ranked 9th best city to live in Japan vs Wellington ranked 4th in New Zealand, while ranked 170th and 293rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sapporo vs Wellington

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Sapporo Wellington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.3
$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.4
$68.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.51
$9.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$7.23
 Cappuccino
$3.36
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$1345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$266
$1207
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$714
$2438
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$537
$1957
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$288
$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.5
$57.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.76%
6.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2557
$7994
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1835
$7037
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$2.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.1
$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$16.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$2.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.33
$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$6.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.24
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$3.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$5.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$2.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$2.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.69
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$3.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$23.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.93
$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.52
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.3
$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.9
$31.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.8
$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.5
$78.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$264
$762
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10328
$13015

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Lower Hutt
$1887
18 km or 11 mi Porirua
$1777
29 km or 18 mi Upper Hutt
$1744
46 km or 29 mi Paraparaumu
$1679
73 km or 46 mi Blenheim
$1579
81 km or 51 mi Masterton
$1230
125 km or 78 mi Palmerston North
$1365
129 km or 80 mi Nelson
$1500
152 km or 95 mi Whanganui
$1454
252 km or 157 mi Hastings
$1113
255 km or 159 mi New Plymouth
$1346
270 km or 168 mi Napier
$1207
305 km or 190 mi Christchurch
$1800
310 km or 192 mi Taupo
$1563
372 km or 231 mi Rotorua
$1200
392 km or 244 mi Hamilton
$1701
402 km or 250 mi Gisborne
$1524
418 km or 260 mi Tauranga
$1754
450 km or 279 mi Timaru
$1842
455 km or 283 mi Pukekohe
$1643
479 km or 298 mi Manukau
$1994
486 km or 302 mi Waitakere
$1960
494 km or 307 mi Auckland
$2279
521 km or 324 mi Hibiscus Coast
$1885
596 km or 371 mi Wanaka
$1664
614 km or 382 mi Dunedin
$1398
620 km or 385 mi Whangarei
$1388
647 km or 402 mi Queenstown
$1925
768 km or 477 mi Invercargill
$1353
2223 km or 1381 mi Wollongong
$1430
2226 km or 1383 mi Dee Why
$1998
2227 km or 1384 mi Sydney
$2741
2235 km or 1389 mi Newcastle
$1461
2235 km or 1389 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
2246 km or 1395 mi Parramatta
$2348
2254 km or 1401 mi Noumea
$1648
2255 km or 1401 mi Kellyville
$1903
2256 km or 1402 mi Blacktown
$1691
2263 km or 1406 mi Hobart
$2203
2266 km or 1408 mi Dumbea
$1597