Sapporo vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Sapporo	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1137	$1436
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2691	$3312
🏠 One person rent	$510	$726
🏘️ Family rent	$833	$1125
🍽️ Food expenses	$385	$496
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$96
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1763	$1983
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	75	24
😀 Quality of life	90	81
🏙️ Population	1.96M	693K

The cost of living in Sapporo is 21% less expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 4901st and 4194th ($1137 vs $1436) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd and 64th in Japan and Spain, respectively. Check Japan vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Sapporo compared to 1.4 months in Zaragoza. Sapporo ranked 8th best city to live in Japan vs Zaragoza ranked 20th in Spain, while ranked 196th and 622nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sapporo vs Zaragoza

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	Sapporo	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.74	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.8	$49.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.77	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.74	$3.8
☕ Cappuccino	$3.75	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.01	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$404	$742
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$247	$583
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$743	$1223
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$443	$902
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$86.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$283	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.7	$24.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.23%	3.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2166	$3402
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1568	$1989
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$1.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.6	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.1	$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.37	$2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.03	$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.74	$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.4	$17.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.8	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$2.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.54	$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.47	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.37	$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.81	$6.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.07	$16.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.33	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$8.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.2	$42.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.8	$87.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.5	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$248	$516
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9894	$8171

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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 Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1166
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1424
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1245
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1622
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$1115
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1494
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1524
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1351
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1558
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1697
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1183
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1238
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1632
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1651
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1246
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1778
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1271
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1611
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1767
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1567
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1836
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1200
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1455
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1830
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1145
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1408
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1367
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1421
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1538
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1242
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1678
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1586
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1812
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1790
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1626
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1623
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1773
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1660
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1669
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1643