Sapporo vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Sapporo	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1181	$1457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2813	$3309
🏠 One person rent	$524	$761
🏘️ Family rent	$868	$1163
🍽️ Food expenses	$401	$485
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$95.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1641	$1744
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	74	26
😀 Quality of life	90	77
🏙️ Population	1.96M	687K

The cost of living in Sapporo is 19% less expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 4750th and 4103rd ($1181 vs $1457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 61st in Japan and Spain, respectively. Check Japan vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Sapporo compared to 1.2 months in Zaragoza. Sapporo ranked 6th best city to live in Japan vs Zaragoza ranked 39th in Spain, while ranked 239th and 1210th 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	$7.44	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.3	$45.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.97	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.29	$3.96
☕ Cappuccino	$3.57	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$2.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$448	$754
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$262	$622
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$817	$1059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$473	$992
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$184	$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$284	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41	$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.84%	3.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2303	$4828
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1644	$2495
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.66	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.1	$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.9	$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.25	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.85	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.24	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.85	$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.7	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$2.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.55	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$5.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$6.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.47	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.49	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.7	$42.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.5	$9.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26	$43.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.5	$77.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$49.4	$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$261	$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10519	$8269

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Cities near Sapporo

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Ishikari	$1050
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ebetsu	$1051
19 km or 12 mi	Kitahiroshima	$1051
27 km or 17 mi	Eniwa	$1047
32 km or 20 mi	Otaru	$1049
36 km or 23 mi	Chitose	$1041
37 km or 23 mi	Iwamizawa	$1043
50 km or 31 mi	Bibai	$1042
52 km or 32 mi	Tomakomai	$1041
71 km or 44 mi	Takikawa	$1042
75 km or 47 mi	Noboribetsu	$994
77 km or 48 mi	Date	$991
89 km or 55 mi	Muroran	$973
89 km or 55 mi	Furano	$1032
93 km or 58 mi	Fukagawa	$1031
100 km or 62 mi	Rumoi	$1035
113 km or 70 mi	Asahikawa	$1065
115 km or 72 mi	Shinhidaka	$1007
141 km or 87 mi	Nanae	$936
149 km or 93 mi	Hokuto	$937
150 km or 93 mi	Otofuke	$1014
151 km or 94 mi	Obihiro	$1021
152 km or 95 mi	Hakodate	$945
164 km or 102 mi	Makubetsu	$1010
169 km or 105 mi	Nayoro	$1015
197 km or 123 mi	Mutsu	$972
216 km or 134 mi	Monbetsu	$1002
220 km or 137 mi	Kushiro	$991
221 km or 137 mi	Kitami	$995
254 km or 158 mi	Aomori	$1064
258 km or 160 mi	Abashiri	$994
261 km or 162 mi	Wakkanai	$1004
262 km or 163 mi	Goshogawara	$1029
263 km or 164 mi	Tsugaru	$1025
265 km or 164 mi	Misawa	$1003
273 km or 169 mi	Towada	$1015
274 km or 170 mi	Oirase	$1006
276 km or 172 mi	Kuroishi	$1051
283 km or 176 mi	Hirakawa	$1054
283 km or 176 mi	Hirosaki	$1068

Cities near Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1157
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1414
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1229
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1585
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$1118
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1468
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1445
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1318
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1531
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1685
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1158
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1212
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1571
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1596
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1217
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1673
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1239
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1566
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1740
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1523
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1828
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1194
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1408
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1839
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1200
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1363
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1590
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1407
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1598
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1343
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1573
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1557
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1703
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1660
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1603
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1637
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1746
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1687
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1572
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1581