Berlin vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Berlin	Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2302	$1121
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5175	$2679
🏠 One person rent	$1280	$482
🏘️ Family rent	$2205	$785
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$315	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3706	$1657
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	75
😀 Quality of life	95	75
🏙️ Population	3.78M	1.96M

The cost of living in Berlin is 105% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 1275th and 4988th ($2302 vs $1121) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 79th in Germany and Japan, respectively. Check Germany vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 1.5 months in Sapporo. Berlin ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Sapporo ranked 110th in Japan, while ranked 35th and 1640th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Sapporo

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	Berlin	Sapporo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$6.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.17	$3.49
☕ Cappuccino	$4.72	$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.77	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1324	$397
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$952	$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2341	$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1711	$442
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$208	$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$321	$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	2.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8913	$2308
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6080	$1648
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.45	$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.8	$53.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.9	$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$5.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$9.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$6.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$3.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$3.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$4.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.38	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$3.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$7.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$3.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.6	$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.1	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.9	$42
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$48.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$135	$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10963	$10501

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1931
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1930
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1921
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1889
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1920
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1896
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1870
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1895
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1878
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1816
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1853
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1859
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1846
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1846
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1698
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1857
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1460
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1557
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1587
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1493
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1382
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1483
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1490
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1489
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1488
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1597
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1502
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1543
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1457
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1481
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1464
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1473
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1240
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1467
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1121
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1553
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1474

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