Sapporo vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Sapporo	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1137	$1349
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2691	$3115
🏠 One person rent	$510	$665
🏘️ Family rent	$833	$1113
🍽️ Food expenses	$385	$445
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1763	$975
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	75	47
😀 Quality of life	90	64
🏙️ Population	1.96M	1.26M

The cost of living in Sapporo is 16% less expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 4901st and 4430th ($1137 vs $1349) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd and 9th in Japan and Mexico, respectively. Check Japan vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Sapporo compared to 0.7 months in Zapopan. Sapporo ranked 8th best city to live in Japan vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 196th and 5342nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sapporo vs Zapopan

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	Sapporo	Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.74	$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.8	$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.77	$9.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.74	$2.61
☕ Cappuccino	$3.75	$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.01	$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$404	$841
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$247	$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$743	$1437
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$443	$831
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$82.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$283	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.7	$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.23%	11.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2166	$6066
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1568	$674
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.6	$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.1	$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.37	$2.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.03	$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.74	$2.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.4	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.8	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.54	$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$2.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$3.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.47	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.37	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.81	$4.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.07	$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$4.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.33	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.2	$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$10.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.8	$47.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.5	$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$248	$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9894	$6434

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Cities near Sapporo

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Ishikari	$1015
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ebetsu	$1020
19 km or 12 mi	Kitahiroshima	$1022
27 km or 17 mi	Eniwa	$1022
32 km or 20 mi	Otaru	$1017
36 km or 23 mi	Chitose	$1016
37 km or 23 mi	Iwamizawa	$1017
50 km or 31 mi	Bibai	$1016
52 km or 32 mi	Tomakomai	$1020
71 km or 44 mi	Takikawa	$1014
75 km or 47 mi	Noboribetsu	$988
77 km or 48 mi	Date	$983
89 km or 55 mi	Muroran	$954
89 km or 55 mi	Furano	$1008
93 km or 58 mi	Fukagawa	$1010
100 km or 62 mi	Rumoi	$1009
113 km or 70 mi	Asahikawa	$1040
115 km or 72 mi	Shinhidaka	$988
141 km or 87 mi	Nanae	$914
149 km or 93 mi	Hokuto	$909
150 km or 93 mi	Otofuke	$992
151 km or 94 mi	Obihiro	$1001
152 km or 95 mi	Hakodate	$914
164 km or 102 mi	Makubetsu	$993
169 km or 105 mi	Nayoro	$1000
197 km or 123 mi	Mutsu	$964
216 km or 134 mi	Monbetsu	$990
220 km or 137 mi	Kushiro	$972
221 km or 137 mi	Kitami	$984
254 km or 158 mi	Aomori	$1055
258 km or 160 mi	Abashiri	$979
261 km or 162 mi	Wakkanai	$986
262 km or 163 mi	Goshogawara	$1017
263 km or 164 mi	Tsugaru	$1017
265 km or 164 mi	Misawa	$991
273 km or 169 mi	Towada	$1000
274 km or 170 mi	Oirase	$995
276 km or 172 mi	Kuroishi	$1051
283 km or 176 mi	Hirakawa	$1051
283 km or 176 mi	Hirosaki	$1061

Cities near Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$1222
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$775
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$993
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$937
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$984
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$1161
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$910
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$1008
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$814
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$969
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$760
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$869
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1420
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$1005
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$895
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$941
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$932
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$959
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$968
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$920
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$1211
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$874
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$962
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$961
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$660
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$905
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$935
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$817
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1472
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$864
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$1124
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$1255
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$902
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$1069
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1047
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$976
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$764
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$909
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1085
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$994