Sapporo vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sapporo Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1268
$2235
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3058
$4982
🏠 One person rent
$558
$1407
🏘️ Family rent
$948
$2429
🍽️ Food expenses
$436
$579
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1540
$2869
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
73
17
😀 Quality of life
87
84
🏙️ Population
1.96M
216K

The cost of living in Sapporo is 43% less expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 4398th and 1293rd ($1268 vs $2235) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 1st in Japan and New Zealand, respectively. Check Japan vs New Zealand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Sapporo compared to 1.3 months in Wellington. Sapporo ranked 8th best city to live in Japan vs Wellington ranked 3rd in New Zealand, while ranked 246th and 353rd 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
$9.93
$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$73.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.27
$9.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.99
$7.67
 Cappuccino
$3.61
$3.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.97
$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$1379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$277
$1212
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$757
$2525
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$560
$2135
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$304
$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.9
$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.75%
7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2442
$8089
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1776
$7074
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$2.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.1
$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$19.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.77
$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.87
$7.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.86
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.35
$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$3.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$5.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.99
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$4.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.13
$25.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8
$5.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.62
$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.58
$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.1
$33.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$21
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$81
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.1
$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$282
$822
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11313
$13500

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$1121
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Lower Hutt
$1866
18 km or 11 mi Porirua
$1844
29 km or 18 mi Upper Hutt
$1784
46 km or 29 mi Paraparaumu
$1729
73 km or 46 mi Blenheim
$1406
81 km or 51 mi Masterton
$1334
125 km or 78 mi Palmerston North
$1318
129 km or 80 mi Nelson
$1640
152 km or 95 mi Whanganui
$1573
252 km or 157 mi Hastings
$1205
255 km or 159 mi New Plymouth
$1447
270 km or 168 mi Napier
$1403
305 km or 190 mi Christchurch
$1981
310 km or 192 mi Taupo
$1569
372 km or 231 mi Rotorua
$1274
392 km or 244 mi Hamilton
$1671
402 km or 250 mi Gisborne
$1654
418 km or 260 mi Tauranga
$1791
450 km or 279 mi Timaru
$1879
455 km or 283 mi Pukekohe
$1634
479 km or 298 mi Manukau
$1939
486 km or 302 mi Waitakere
$1848
494 km or 307 mi Auckland
$2205
521 km or 324 mi Hibiscus Coast
$1861
596 km or 371 mi Wanaka
$1916
614 km or 382 mi Dunedin
$1463
620 km or 385 mi Whangarei
$1531
647 km or 402 mi Queenstown
$1928
768 km or 477 mi Invercargill
$1359
2223 km or 1381 mi Wollongong
$1532
2226 km or 1383 mi Dee Why
$2286
2227 km or 1384 mi Sydney
$2801
2235 km or 1389 mi Newcastle
$1833
2235 km or 1389 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
2246 km or 1395 mi Parramatta
$2472
2254 km or 1401 mi Noumea
$1755
2255 km or 1401 mi Kellyville
$1997
2256 km or 1402 mi Blacktown
$1732
2263 km or 1406 mi Hobart
$2265
2266 km or 1408 mi Dumbea
$1700