Okayama vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Okayama	Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$871	$1137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2340	$2691
🏠 One person rent	$309	$510
🏘️ Family rent	$520	$833
🍽️ Food expenses	$357	$385
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1363	$1763
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	70	75
😀 Quality of life	76	90
🏙️ Population	720K	1.96M

The cost of living in Okayama is 23% less expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 6433rd and 4901st ($871 vs $1137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 823rd and 42nd in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Okayama compared to 1.6 months in Sapporo. Ranked 110th vs 8th best cities to live in Japan, and 1367th vs 196th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Okayama vs Sapporo

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	Okayama	Sapporo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.13	$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.5	$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.65	$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.27	$3.74
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.7	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$392	$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$209	$247
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$670	$743
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$374	$443
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.9	$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.1	$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.8	$46.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.06%	2.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6145	$2166
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3259	$1568
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50.3	$46.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.1	$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.96	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$5.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.38	$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$9.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.74	$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$28.8	$24.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$3.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$4.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$1.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.54	$9.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.76	$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.1	$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.43	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.9	$3.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.8	$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.5	$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.78	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.9	$37.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.1	$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$573	$248
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14339	$9894

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Cities near Okayama

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Akaiwa	$885
15 km or 9.4 mi	Kurashiki	$1041
16 km or 9.8 mi	Soja	$921
16 km or 10 mi	Setouchi	$898
18 km or 11 mi	Tamano	$925
27 km or 17 mi	Bizen	$934
32 km or 20 mi	Takahashi	$910
33 km or 21 mi	Asakuchi	$901
37 km or 23 mi	Sakaide	$988
41 km or 25 mi	Kasaoka	$874
42 km or 26 mi	Marugame	$978
42 km or 26 mi	Ibara	$873
43 km or 27 mi	Sanuki	$1088
44 km or 28 mi	Takamatsu	$1141
45 km or 28 mi	Ayagawa	$1030
45 km or 28 mi	Tadotsu	$969
45 km or 28 mi	Ako	$957
45 km or 28 mi	Mimasaka	$932
47 km or 29 mi	Miki	$1108
48 km or 30 mi	Zentsuji	$985
50 km or 31 mi	Maniwa	$920
53 km or 33 mi	Aioi	$946
54 km or 34 mi	Fukuyama	$860
55 km or 34 mi	Niimi	$911
56 km or 35 mi	Tsuyama	$922
59 km or 37 mi	Mitoyo	$979
61 km or 38 mi	Higashikagawa	$1251
62 km or 38 mi	Tatsuno	$934
63 km or 39 mi	Kan'onji	$974
63 km or 39 mi	Fuchu	$862
64 km or 40 mi	Taishi	$924
70 km or 43 mi	Shiso	$946
70 km or 44 mi	Awa	$1256
70 km or 44 mi	Miyoshi	$1027
70 km or 44 mi	Mima	$1202
70 km or 44 mi	Onomichi	$884
72 km or 45 mi	Himeji	$976
77 km or 48 mi	Yoshinogawa	$1385
79 km or 49 mi	Aizumi	$1486
80 km or 50 mi	Ishii	$1471

Cities near Sapporo

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Ishikari	$1015
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ebetsu	$1020
19 km or 12 mi	Kitahiroshima	$1022
27 km or 17 mi	Eniwa	$1022
32 km or 20 mi	Otaru	$1017
36 km or 23 mi	Chitose	$1016
37 km or 23 mi	Iwamizawa	$1017
50 km or 31 mi	Bibai	$1016
52 km or 32 mi	Tomakomai	$1020
71 km or 44 mi	Takikawa	$1014
75 km or 47 mi	Noboribetsu	$988
77 km or 48 mi	Date	$983
89 km or 55 mi	Muroran	$954
89 km or 55 mi	Furano	$1008
93 km or 58 mi	Fukagawa	$1010
100 km or 62 mi	Rumoi	$1009
113 km or 70 mi	Asahikawa	$1040
115 km or 72 mi	Shinhidaka	$988
141 km or 87 mi	Nanae	$914
149 km or 93 mi	Hokuto	$909
150 km or 93 mi	Otofuke	$992
151 km or 94 mi	Obihiro	$1001
152 km or 95 mi	Hakodate	$914
164 km or 102 mi	Makubetsu	$993
169 km or 105 mi	Nayoro	$1000
197 km or 123 mi	Mutsu	$964
216 km or 134 mi	Monbetsu	$990
220 km or 137 mi	Kushiro	$972
221 km or 137 mi	Kitami	$984
254 km or 158 mi	Aomori	$1055
258 km or 160 mi	Abashiri	$979
261 km or 162 mi	Wakkanai	$986
262 km or 163 mi	Goshogawara	$1017
263 km or 164 mi	Tsugaru	$1017
265 km or 164 mi	Misawa	$991
273 km or 169 mi	Towada	$1000
274 km or 170 mi	Oirase	$995
276 km or 172 mi	Kuroishi	$1051
283 km or 176 mi	Hirakawa	$1051
283 km or 176 mi	Hirosaki	$1061