Sapporo vs Suva - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Sapporo	Suva
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1121	$879
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2679	$2114
🏠 One person rent	$482	$463
🏘️ Family rent	$785	$807
🍽️ Food expenses	$393	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$24
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1657	$579
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	75	26
😀 Quality of life	75	62
🏙️ Population	1.96M	88.3K

The cost of living in Sapporo is 28% more expensive than in Suva. Cities ranked 4988th and 6452nd ($1121 vs $879) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 2nd in Japan and Fiji, respectively. Check Japan vs Fiji comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Sapporo compared to 0.7 months in Suva. Sapporo ranked 110th best city to live in Japan vs Suva ranked 1st in Fiji, while ranked 1640th and 5727th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sapporo vs Suva

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	Sapporo	Suva
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.32	$6.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.9	$38.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.22	$7.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.49	$3.37
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$2.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$397	$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$703	$1021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$442	$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$39
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$248	$60.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.9	$25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.09%	7.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2308	$1360
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1648	$855
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.65	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.6	$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.8	$4.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.7	$3.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.41	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$7.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.8	$7.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$2.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$3.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$8.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.33	$8.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.03	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.34	$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.39	$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.3	$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$3.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.2	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$4.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$42	$29.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.7	$73.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$259	$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10501	$13758

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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 Suva

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Nasinu	$857
114 km or 71 mi	Nadi	$1039
118 km or 73 mi	Lautoka	$633
745 km or 463 mi	Nukualofa	$1035
755 km or 469 mi	Mua	$1033
1072 km or 666 mi	Vaiaku	$714
1073 km or 667 mi	Funafuti	$718
1073 km or 667 mi	Port Vila	$2068
1112 km or 691 mi	Manase	$790
1145 km or 711 mi	Apia	$791
1233 km or 766 mi	Luganville	$2062
1328 km or 825 mi	Dumbea	$1865
1332 km or 827 mi	Noumea	$1928
1335 km or 830 mi	Paita	$1865
1997 km or 1241 mi	Whangarei	$1261
2086 km or 1296 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1782
2112 km or 1312 mi	Auckland	$2156
2121 km or 1318 mi	Waitakere	$1778
2125 km or 1320 mi	Manukau	$1646
2148 km or 1335 mi	Pukekohe	$1527
2180 km or 1355 mi	Auki	$1422
2185 km or 1358 mi	Tauranga	$1740
2206 km or 1371 mi	Hamilton	$1474
2216 km or 1377 mi	Honiara	$1422
2234 km or 1388 mi	Rotorua	$1393
2253 km or 1400 mi	South Tarawa	$538
2283 km or 1419 mi	Gisborne	$1696
2297 km or 1427 mi	Taupo	$1523
2306 km or 1433 mi	Avarua	$1066
2325 km or 1445 mi	Yaren	$783
2364 km or 1469 mi	New Plymouth	$1304
2379 km or 1478 mi	Napier	$1605
2397 km or 1490 mi	Hastings	$1518
2446 km or 1520 mi	Whanganui	$1528
2486 km or 1545 mi	Palmerston North	$1458
2553 km or 1586 mi	Masterton	$1359
2554 km or 1587 mi	Paraparaumu	$1741
2578 km or 1602 mi	Upper Hutt	$1803
2580 km or 1603 mi	Porirua	$1788
2589 km or 1608 mi	Lower Hutt	$1920