Sapporo vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Sapporo	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1204	$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2904	$2412
🏠 One person rent	$530	$449
🏘️ Family rent	$905	$742
🍽️ Food expenses	$415	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1450	$925
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	73	49
😀 Quality of life	87	59
🏙️ Population	1.96M	1.48M

The cost of living in Sapporo is 18% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 4470th and 5351st ($1204 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 14th in Japan and Mexico, respectively. Check Japan vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Sapporo compared to 0.9 months in Zapopan. Sapporo ranked 9th best city to live in Japan vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 262nd and 5375th 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	$9.41	$9.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.6	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.01	$8.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.85	$2.2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.65	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.92	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$451	$542
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$266	$330
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$723	$978
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$537	$553
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$288	$78.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.1	$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.84%	11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2347	$5058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1657	$452
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.65	$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.7	$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.3	$21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.25	$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.36	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.76	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.4	$8.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$7.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$9.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$2.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.72	$9.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.95	$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.14	$5.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.03	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52	$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$4.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.8	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.2	$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$53.4	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$265	$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10781	$5821

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Cities near Sapporo

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Ishikari	$1071
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ebetsu	$1070
19 km or 12 mi	Kitahiroshima	$1068
27 km or 17 mi	Eniwa	$1068
32 km or 20 mi	Otaru	$1067
36 km or 23 mi	Chitose	$1061
37 km or 23 mi	Iwamizawa	$1048
50 km or 31 mi	Bibai	$1014
52 km or 32 mi	Tomakomai	$1073
71 km or 44 mi	Takikawa	$966
75 km or 47 mi	Noboribetsu	$1069
77 km or 48 mi	Date	$1073
89 km or 55 mi	Muroran	$1078
89 km or 55 mi	Furano	$954
93 km or 58 mi	Fukagawa	$933
100 km or 62 mi	Rumoi	$966
113 km or 70 mi	Asahikawa	$933
115 km or 72 mi	Shinhidaka	$1039
141 km or 87 mi	Nanae	$1083
149 km or 93 mi	Hokuto	$1081
150 km or 93 mi	Otofuke	$972
151 km or 94 mi	Obihiro	$988
152 km or 95 mi	Hakodate	$1119
164 km or 102 mi	Makubetsu	$976
169 km or 105 mi	Nayoro	$941
197 km or 123 mi	Mutsu	$1082
216 km or 134 mi	Monbetsu	$947
220 km or 137 mi	Kushiro	$971
221 km or 137 mi	Kitami	$953
254 km or 158 mi	Aomori	$1114
258 km or 160 mi	Abashiri	$958
261 km or 162 mi	Wakkanai	$976
262 km or 163 mi	Goshogawara	$1065
263 km or 164 mi	Tsugaru	$1064
265 km or 164 mi	Misawa	$1082
273 km or 169 mi	Towada	$1085
274 km or 170 mi	Oirase	$1090
276 km or 172 mi	Kuroishi	$1079
283 km or 176 mi	Hirakawa	$1082
283 km or 176 mi	Hirosaki	$1088

Cities near Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$1017
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$660
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$778
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$780
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$773
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$906
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$721
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$831
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$634
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$796
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$587
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$684
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1162
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$804
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$673
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$768
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$744
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$813
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$753
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$667
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$977
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$853
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$634
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$725
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$677
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$693
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$717
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$638
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$760
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$808
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$983
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$781
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$846
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$662
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$856
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1214
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$696