Auckland vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Auckland	Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2156	$1121
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4802	$2679
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$482
🏘️ Family rent	$1967	$785
🍽️ Food expenses	$543	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$242	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3398	$1657
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	32	75
😀 Quality of life	89	75
🏙️ Population	1.47M	1.96M

The cost of living in Auckland is 92% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 1604th and 4988th ($2156 vs $1121) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 79th 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 1.5 months in Sapporo. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Sapporo ranked 110th in Japan, while ranked 240th and 1640th 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	$13.5	$6.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.5	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.86	$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.14	$3.49
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.35	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1205	$397
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1071	$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2099	$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1689	$442
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.2	$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.07%	2.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7507	$2308
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5316	$1648
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$53.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$5.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.66	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$9.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$6.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$3.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$4.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.3	$3.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$7.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$3.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.6	$42
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$48.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$988	$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15607	$10501

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1778
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1646
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1782
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1527
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1474
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1261
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1740
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1393
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1523
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1304
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1528
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1605
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1696
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1518
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1458
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1741
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1359
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1788
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1803
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1920
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2037
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1533
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1325
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1787
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1894
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1623
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$2303
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1579
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1318
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1928
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1865
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1865
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1033
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1035
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$879
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$857
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$1039
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1997

Cities near Sapporo

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Ishikari	$1004
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ebetsu	$1005
19 km or 12 mi	Kitahiroshima	$1005
27 km or 17 mi	Eniwa	$1005
32 km or 20 mi	Otaru	$1005
36 km or 23 mi	Chitose	$1005
37 km or 23 mi	Iwamizawa	$1001
50 km or 31 mi	Bibai	$1004
52 km or 32 mi	Tomakomai	$1019
71 km or 44 mi	Takikawa	$1004
75 km or 47 mi	Noboribetsu	$982
77 km or 48 mi	Date	$978
89 km or 55 mi	Muroran	$957
89 km or 55 mi	Furano	$1002
93 km or 58 mi	Fukagawa	$1004
100 km or 62 mi	Rumoi	$1002
113 km or 70 mi	Asahikawa	$1040
115 km or 72 mi	Shinhidaka	$1001
141 km or 87 mi	Nanae	$933
149 km or 93 mi	Hokuto	$927
150 km or 93 mi	Otofuke	$998
151 km or 94 mi	Obihiro	$1006
152 km or 95 mi	Hakodate	$936
164 km or 102 mi	Makubetsu	$996
169 km or 105 mi	Nayoro	$990
197 km or 123 mi	Mutsu	$969
216 km or 134 mi	Monbetsu	$986
220 km or 137 mi	Kushiro	$986
221 km or 137 mi	Kitami	$982
254 km or 158 mi	Aomori	$1067
258 km or 160 mi	Abashiri	$982
261 km or 162 mi	Wakkanai	$986
262 km or 163 mi	Goshogawara	$1029
263 km or 164 mi	Tsugaru	$1029
265 km or 164 mi	Misawa	$1009
273 km or 169 mi	Towada	$1016
274 km or 170 mi	Oirase	$1007
276 km or 172 mi	Kuroishi	$1054
283 km or 176 mi	Hirakawa	$1057
283 km or 176 mi	Hirosaki	$1070