Sapporo vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Sapporo	Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1121	$1940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2679	$4660
🏠 One person rent	$482	$1122
🏘️ Family rent	$785	$1887
🍽️ Food expenses	$393	$537
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1657	$3317
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	54 km
🎓 Higher education	75	86
😀 Quality of life	75	91
🏙️ Population	1.96M	518K

The cost of living in Sapporo is 42% less expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 4988th and 2232nd ($1121 vs $1940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 144th in Japan and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Japan vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Sapporo compared to 1.7 months in Sheffield. Sapporo ranked 110th best city to live in Japan vs Sheffield ranked 27th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 1640th and 177th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sapporo vs Sheffield

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	Sapporo	Sheffield
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.32	$20.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.9	$86.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.22	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.49	$6
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$4.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$397	$1015
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$833
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$703	$1725
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$442	$1474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$204
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$248	$314
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.9	$49.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.09%	4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2308	$4981
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1648	$2791
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.65	$3.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.6	$87
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.8	$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.7	$3.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.41	$8.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$7.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.8	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$2.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$2.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$3.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.33	$20.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.03	$5.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.34	$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.39	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.3	$45.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.2	$86
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$42	$74.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.7	$90.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$259	$1257
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10501	$24899

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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

Cities near Sheffield

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Rotherham	$1631
19 km or 12 mi	Barnsley	$1567
27 km or 17 mi	Doncaster	$1558
32 km or 20 mi	Mansfield	$1874
33 km or 21 mi	Wakefield	$1708
35 km or 22 mi	Dewsbury	$1861
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1857
38 km or 24 mi	Batley	$1882
42 km or 26 mi	Brighouse	$1925
44 km or 27 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1866
46 km or 28 mi	Macclesfield	$1904
46 km or 29 mi	Halifax	$1991
46 km or 29 mi	Oldham	$1741
47 km or 29 mi	Leeds	$2087
47 km or 29 mi	Droylsden	$2002
48 km or 30 mi	Leek	$1841
49 km or 31 mi	Bradford	$1787
51 km or 32 mi	Manchester	$2365
52 km or 32 mi	Derby	$1733
52 km or 32 mi	Nottingham	$1891
52 km or 33 mi	Rochdale	$1827
56 km or 35 mi	Salford	$2080
56 km or 35 mi	Stretford	$2055
57 km or 35 mi	Sale	$2033
59 km or 36 mi	Altrincham	$1974
59 km or 36 mi	Scunthorpe	$1427
59 km or 37 mi	Bury	$1818
61 km or 38 mi	Keighley	$1855
63 km or 39 mi	Lincoln	$1857
64 km or 40 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1730
65 km or 40 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1519
65 km or 41 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1770
67 km or 42 mi	Bolton	$2079
68 km or 42 mi	Harrogate	$2025
68 km or 42 mi	York	$1915
68 km or 42 mi	Burnley	$1496
70 km or 44 mi	Loughborough	$1900
72 km or 45 mi	Crewe	$1674
75 km or 47 mi	Warrington	$2046
77 km or 48 mi	Stafford	$1871