Nuremberg vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nuremberg	Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1777	$1121
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4303	$2679
🏠 One person rent	$873	$482
🏘️ Family rent	$1471	$785
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3726	$1657
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	56	75
😀 Quality of life	91	75
🏙️ Population	526K	1.96M

The cost of living in Nuremberg is 59% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 2945th and 4988th ($1777 vs $1121) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 156th and 79th in Germany and Japan, respectively. Check Germany vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Nuremberg compared to 1.5 months in Sapporo. Nuremberg ranked 24th best city to live in Germany vs Sapporo ranked 110th in Japan, while ranked 150th and 1640th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nuremberg vs Sapporo

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	Nuremberg	Sapporo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.4	$6.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.28	$3.49
☕ Cappuccino	$4.47	$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.22	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$859	$397
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$615	$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1521	$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1084	$442
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$255	$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.8	$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.95%	2.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7454	$2308
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4228	$1648
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.4	$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$68.5	$53.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.7	$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.01	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.29	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$5.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.76	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$9.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$6.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.8	$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$3.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$3.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$4.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.31	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.01	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.2	$3.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$16.3	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.04	$7.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.39	$3.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.4	$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.9	$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.9	$42
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.5	$48.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$586	$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17866	$10501

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Cities near Nuremberg

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Furth	$1678
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Zirndorf	$1668
14 km or 8.9 mi	Schwabach	$1668
16 km or 9.8 mi	Lauf an der Pegnitz	$1652
17 km or 10 mi	Erlangen	$1637
19 km or 12 mi	Herzogenaurach	$1813
23 km or 14 mi	Roth	$1666
30 km or 18 mi	Forchheim	$1656
34 km or 21 mi	Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz	$1635
40 km or 25 mi	Ansbach	$1461
51 km or 31 mi	Bamberg	$1648
56 km or 35 mi	Amberg	$1359
66 km or 41 mi	Bayreuth	$1491
73 km or 45 mi	Kitzingen	$1536
75 km or 47 mi	Schwandorf	$1583
76 km or 47 mi	Lichtenfels	$1606
76 km or 47 mi	Kulmbach	$1597
79 km or 49 mi	Nordlingen	$1693
80 km or 50 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1766
81 km or 50 mi	Ingolstadt	$1819
81 km or 50 mi	Crailsheim	$1743
82 km or 51 mi	Weiden in der Oberpfalz	$1647
85 km or 53 mi	Donauworth	$1735
88 km or 54 mi	Regensburg	$1724
88 km or 55 mi	Ellwangen	$1721
90 km or 56 mi	Schweinfurt	$1551
90 km or 56 mi	Coburg	$1609
91 km or 57 mi	Wurzburg	$1326
95 km or 59 mi	Bad Mergentheim	$1608
99 km or 62 mi	Aalen	$1684
100 km or 62 mi	Sonneberg	$1370
104 km or 65 mi	Schwabisch Hall	$1779
107 km or 67 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1790
109 km or 68 mi	Heidenheim an der Brenz	$1738
110 km or 69 mi	Bad Kissingen	$1596
112 km or 69 mi	Aichach	$1827
113 km or 70 mi	Hof	$1684
116 km or 72 mi	Gersthofen	$1881
116 km or 72 mi	Cheb	$1327
117 km or 73 mi	Wertheim am Main	$1767

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