Osaka vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Osaka	Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1254	$1137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2922	$2691
🏠 One person rent	$641	$510
🏘️ Family rent	$1053	$833
🍽️ Food expenses	$355	$385
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1929	$1763
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	96	75
😀 Quality of life	95	90
🏙️ Population	2.75M	1.96M

The cost of living in Osaka is 10% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 4633rd and 4901st ($1254 vs $1137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 42nd in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Osaka compared to 1.6 months in Sapporo. Ranked 3rd vs 8th best cities to live in Japan, and 17th vs 196th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Osaka vs Sapporo

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	Osaka	Sapporo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.18	$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31	$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.37	$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$3.74
☕ Cappuccino	$2.98	$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$680	$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$495	$247
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1237	$743
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$815	$443
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.2	$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.4	$46.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.06%	2.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5334	$2166
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2060	$1568
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.48	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$46.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.8	$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.63	$5.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.44	$9.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.3	$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$24.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$3.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$4.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.36	$1.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.4	$9.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.91	$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.31	$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.99	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.79	$3.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.38	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.4	$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.5	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.9	$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.7	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.8	$37.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.5	$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$218	$248
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12931	$9894

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Cities near Osaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Moriguchi	$1026
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Suita	$1063
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Kadoma	$1010
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Higashiosaka	$1044
10 km or 6.4 mi	Amagasaki	$1059
10 km or 6.5 mi	Toyonaka	$1042
11 km or 6.7 mi	Settsu	$975
11 km or 7 mi	Daito	$987
12 km or 7.3 mi	Yao	$1038
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shijonawate	$964
14 km or 8.4 mi	Itami	$1010
14 km or 8.5 mi	Matsubara	$1026
14 km or 8.7 mi	Neyagawa	$982
14 km or 8.8 mi	Sakai	$1099
15 km or 9.3 mi	Ibaraki	$986
15 km or 9.4 mi	Ikeda	$988
15 km or 9.4 mi	Minoh	$982
16 km or 9.8 mi	Fujiidera	$1007
16 km or 10 mi	Nishinomiya	$1066
17 km or 11 mi	Kawanishi	$996
17 km or 11 mi	Kashiwara	$996
18 km or 11 mi	Takarazuka	$1024
18 km or 11 mi	Habikino	$1003
18 km or 11 mi	Ikoma	$950
19 km or 12 mi	Ashiya	$1012
19 km or 12 mi	Hirakata	$986
19 km or 12 mi	Katano	$946
20 km or 12 mi	Takaishi	$1020
20 km or 13 mi	Takatsuki	$946
21 km or 13 mi	Sango	$972
22 km or 13 mi	Osakasayama	$1007
22 km or 14 mi	Oji	$965
23 km or 14 mi	Izumiotsu	$1028
23 km or 14 mi	Ikaruga	$953
23 km or 14 mi	Tondabayashi	$1007
24 km or 15 mi	Izumi	$1035
24 km or 15 mi	Kanmaki	$974
25 km or 15 mi	Kashiba	$983
25 km or 16 mi	Inagawa	$991
26 km or 16 mi	Nara	$958

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