Auckland vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Auckland	Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2205	$1268
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5084	$3058
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$558
🏘️ Family rent	$2127	$948
🍽️ Food expenses	$570	$436
🚐 Transport expenses	$257	$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3546	$1540
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	32	73
😀 Quality of life	90	87
🏙️ Population	1.47M	1.96M

The cost of living in Auckland is 74% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 1357th and 4398th ($2205 vs $1268) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 31st in New Zealand and Japan, respectively. Check New Zealand vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Auckland compared to 1.2 months in Sapporo. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Sapporo ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 150th and 246th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Sapporo

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	Auckland	Sapporo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.3	$9.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.6	$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.73	$2.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.64	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.34	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1212	$478
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1074	$277
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2370	$757
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1834	$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.3	$197
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$304
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.9	$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.82%	1.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8724	$2442
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7526	$1776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.73	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$134	$53.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.7	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.09	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$8.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.18	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.09	$8.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$7.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$3.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$4.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$3.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$3.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.73	$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$6.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.72	$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.6	$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.7	$3.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.9	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$82	$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$56.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$963	$282
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15290	$11313

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1848
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1939
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1861
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1634
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1671
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1531
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1791
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1274
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1569
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1447
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1573
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1403
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1654
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1205
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1318
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1729
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1334
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1844
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1784
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1866
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2235
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1640
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1406
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1981
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1879
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1916
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$1928
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1463
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1359
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1755
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1700
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1693
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$961
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$963
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$921
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$898
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$901
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1833

Cities near Sapporo

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Ishikari	$1121
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ebetsu	$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