Sapporo vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Sapporo	Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1181	$2207
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2813	$5086
🏠 One person rent	$524	$1276
🏘️ Family rent	$868	$2185
🍽️ Food expenses	$401	$599
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1641	$3556
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	74	83
😀 Quality of life	90	93
🏙️ Population	1.96M	633K

The cost of living in Sapporo is 47% less expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 4750th and 1455th ($1181 vs $2207) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 3rd in Japan and Germany, respectively. Check Japan vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Sapporo compared to 1.6 months in Stuttgart. Sapporo ranked 6th best city to live in Japan vs Stuttgart ranked 12th in Germany, while ranked 239th and 93rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sapporo vs Stuttgart

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	Sapporo	Stuttgart
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.44	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.3	$81.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.97	$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.29	$5.68
☕ Cappuccino	$3.57	$4.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$4.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$448	$1201
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$262	$979
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$817	$2051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$473	$1764
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$184	$209
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$284	$321
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41	$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.84%	3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2303	$6802
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1644	$5304
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.66	$3.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.1	$67
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.9	$28.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.25	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.85	$3.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.24	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.85	$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.7	$22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$3.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$4.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.55	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$6.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$9.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.47	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.49	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.7	$54
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.5	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26	$68
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.5	$111
👟 Brand Sneakers	$49.4	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$261	$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10519	$17949

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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

Cities near Stuttgart

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Fellbach	$1954
8.6 km or 5.4 mi	Ostfildern	$1944
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Kornwestheim	$1931
9.6 km or 6 mi	Leinfelden-Echterdingen	$1922
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Ditzingen	$1919
11 km or 6.6 mi	Esslingen am Neckar	$1913
12 km or 7.4 mi	Waiblingen	$1900
12 km or 7.7 mi	Leonberg	$1877
13 km or 7.8 mi	Filderstadt	$1900
13 km or 7.8 mi	Remseck	$1893
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ludwigsburg	$1892
14 km or 8.9 mi	Weinstadt	$1879
15 km or 9.1 mi	Sindelfingen	$1871
17 km or 10 mi	Boblingen	$1873
20 km or 12 mi	Winnenden	$1844
20 km or 13 mi	Nurtingen	$1842
21 km or 13 mi	Bietigheim-Bissingen	$1829
24 km or 15 mi	Vaihingen an der Enz	$1769
25 km or 15 mi	Kirchheim unter Teck	$1803
26 km or 16 mi	Schorndorf	$1793
26 km or 16 mi	Backnang	$1846
28 km or 17 mi	Metzingen	$1819
30 km or 19 mi	Tubingen	$1980
30 km or 19 mi	Herrenberg	$1836
31 km or 20 mi	Muhlacker	$1688
33 km or 20 mi	Reutlingen	$1876
33 km or 20 mi	Calw	$1748
36 km or 22 mi	Goppingen	$1726
37 km or 23 mi	Pforzheim	$1565
38 km or 23 mi	Rottenburg am Neckar	$1863
40 km or 25 mi	Eislingen	$1726
41 km or 25 mi	Heilbronn	$1909
42 km or 26 mi	Nagold	$1787
42 km or 26 mi	Mossingen	$1844
44 km or 27 mi	Eppingen	$1791
45 km or 28 mi	Bretten	$1738
46 km or 28 mi	Schwabisch Gmund	$1725
46 km or 29 mi	Neckarsulm	$1846
51 km or 32 mi	Geislingen an der Steige	$1752
51 km or 32 mi	Horb am Neckar	$1763