Nuremberg vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Nuremberg	Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1767	$1181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4215	$2813
🏠 One person rent	$898	$524
🏘️ Family rent	$1523	$868
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$401
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3627	$1641
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	56	74
😀 Quality of life	92	90
🏙️ Population	526K	1.96M

The cost of living in Nuremberg is 50% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 2865th and 4750th ($1767 vs $1181) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 145th and 38th 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 1.4 months in Sapporo. Nuremberg ranked 19th best city to live in Germany vs Sapporo ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 132nd and 239th 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	$17.5	$7.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86.5	$26.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$4.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.6	$3.29
☕ Cappuccino	$4.39	$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.88	$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$868	$448
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$608	$262
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1598	$817
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1079	$473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$194	$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$297	$284
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.2	$41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	1.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7384	$2303
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4983	$1644
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.09	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$68	$49.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24	$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.25	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$6.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.52	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$8.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$6.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.5	$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15.2	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.01	$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.38	$3.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.52	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.1	$51.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.3	$26
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.5	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$107	$39.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.5	$49.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$510	$261
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15497	$10519

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Cities near Nuremberg

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Furth	$1679
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Zirndorf	$1665
14 km or 8.9 mi	Schwabach	$1629
16 km or 9.8 mi	Lauf an der Pegnitz	$1643
17 km or 10 mi	Erlangen	$1688
19 km or 12 mi	Herzogenaurach	$1759
23 km or 14 mi	Roth	$1630
30 km or 18 mi	Forchheim	$1655
34 km or 21 mi	Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz	$1601
40 km or 25 mi	Ansbach	$1445
51 km or 31 mi	Bamberg	$1622
56 km or 35 mi	Amberg	$1320
66 km or 41 mi	Bayreuth	$1423
73 km or 45 mi	Kitzingen	$1538
75 km or 47 mi	Schwandorf	$1545
76 km or 47 mi	Lichtenfels	$1590
76 km or 47 mi	Kulmbach	$1545
79 km or 49 mi	Nordlingen	$1657
80 km or 50 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1671
81 km or 50 mi	Ingolstadt	$1659
81 km or 50 mi	Crailsheim	$1726
82 km or 51 mi	Weiden in der Oberpfalz	$1599
85 km or 53 mi	Donauworth	$1697
88 km or 54 mi	Regensburg	$1720
88 km or 55 mi	Ellwangen	$1686
90 km or 56 mi	Schweinfurt	$1506
90 km or 56 mi	Coburg	$1590
91 km or 57 mi	Wurzburg	$1307
95 km or 59 mi	Bad Mergentheim	$1560
99 km or 62 mi	Aalen	$1664
100 km or 62 mi	Sonneberg	$1346
104 km or 65 mi	Schwabisch Hall	$1766
107 km or 67 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1725
109 km or 68 mi	Heidenheim an der Brenz	$1712
110 km or 69 mi	Bad Kissingen	$1546
112 km or 69 mi	Aichach	$1784
113 km or 70 mi	Hof	$1632
116 km or 72 mi	Gersthofen	$1848
116 km or 72 mi	Cheb	$1258
117 km or 73 mi	Wertheim am Main	$1719

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