Sapporo vs Utsunomiya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Sapporo	Utsunomiya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1181	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2813	$2596
🏠 One person rent	$524	$426
🏘️ Family rent	$868	$620
🍽️ Food expenses	$401	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1641	$2066
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	74	70
😀 Quality of life	90	75
🏙️ Population	1.96M	518K

The cost of living in Sapporo is 12% more expensive than in Utsunomiya. Cities ranked 4750th and 5190th ($1181 vs $1052) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 187th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Sapporo compared to 2 months in Utsunomiya. Ranked 6th vs 214th best cities to live in Japan, and 239th vs 2064th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sapporo vs Utsunomiya

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	Sapporo	Utsunomiya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.44	$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.3	$17.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.97	$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.29	$3.48
☕ Cappuccino	$3.57	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$448	$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$262	$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$817	$658
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$473	$405
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$184	$87.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$284	$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.84%	1.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2303	$4319
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1644	$2740
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.66	$1.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.1	$51.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.9	$29.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.25	$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.85	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.24	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.85	$7.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.7	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$4.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$3.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$3.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.55	$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$6.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8	$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.47	$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.49	$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.7	$50.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.5	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26	$35.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.5	$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$49.4	$61.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$261	$517
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10519	$14928

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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 Utsunomiya

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kanuma	$990
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kaminokawa	$974
13 km or 8 mi	Takanezawa	$989
15 km or 9.6 mi	Mibu	$944
17 km or 10 mi	Sakura	$998
17 km or 10 mi	Mooka	$988
18 km or 11 mi	Shimotsuke	$952
21 km or 13 mi	Mashiko	$994
23 km or 14 mi	Tochigi	$900
27 km or 17 mi	Nasukarasuyama	$1003
27 km or 17 mi	Oyama	$963
27 km or 17 mi	Yuki	$973
28 km or 18 mi	Chikusei	$988
29 km or 18 mi	Yaita	$1016
31 km or 19 mi	Sakuragawa	$995
34 km or 21 mi	Nikko	$1044
37 km or 23 mi	Otawara	$1017
37 km or 23 mi	Nogi	$985
38 km or 24 mi	Sano	$1003
41 km or 25 mi	Yachiyo	$997
41 km or 26 mi	Shimotsuma	$994
44 km or 27 mi	Koga	$1006
44 km or 27 mi	Kasama	$997
45 km or 28 mi	Ashikaga	$1094
46 km or 28 mi	Tatebayashi	$1033
47 km or 29 mi	Hitachiomiya	$1006
48 km or 30 mi	Nasushiobara	$1020
49 km or 30 mi	Ora	$1072
50 km or 31 mi	Sakai	$1008
52 km or 32 mi	Hanyu	$1026
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryu	$1230
53 km or 33 mi	Kazo	$1015
54 km or 33 mi	Ota	$1166
54 km or 34 mi	Ishioka	$996
54 km or 34 mi	Satte	$1006
54 km or 34 mi	Omitama	$998
54 km or 34 mi	Oizumi	$1099
54 km or 34 mi	Kasumigaura	$993
55 km or 34 mi	Naka	$1001
56 km or 35 mi	Bando	$1004