Sapporo vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Sapporo	Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1181	$1869
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2813	$4283
🏠 One person rent	$524	$1132
🏘️ Family rent	$868	$2002
🍽️ Food expenses	$401	$521
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$98.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1641	$3299
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	74	17
😀 Quality of life	90	87
🏙️ Population	1.96M	216K

The cost of living in Sapporo is 37% less expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 4750th and 2432nd ($1181 vs $1869) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 3rd in Japan and New Zealand, respectively. Check Japan vs New Zealand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Sapporo compared to 1.8 months in Wellington. Sapporo ranked 6th best city to live in Japan vs Wellington ranked 3rd in New Zealand, while ranked 239th and 358th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sapporo vs Wellington

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	Sapporo	Wellington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.44	$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.3	$64.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.97	$9.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.29	$6.67
☕ Cappuccino	$3.57	$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$448	$1126
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$262	$966
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$817	$2045
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$473	$1766
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$184	$84
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$284	$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.84%	6.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2303	$5538
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1644	$4661
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.66	$2.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.1	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.9	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.25	$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.85	$1.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$6.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.24	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.85	$9.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.7	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.55	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$3.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8	$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.47	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.49	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.7	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.5	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26	$35.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.5	$70.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$49.4	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$261	$760
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10519	$12047

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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 Wellington

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Lower Hutt	$1838
18 km or 11 mi	Porirua	$1743
29 km or 18 mi	Upper Hutt	$1709
46 km or 29 mi	Paraparaumu	$1612
73 km or 46 mi	Blenheim	$1254
81 km or 51 mi	Masterton	$1252
125 km or 78 mi	Palmerston North	$1379
129 km or 80 mi	Nelson	$1396
152 km or 95 mi	Whanganui	$1425
252 km or 157 mi	Hastings	$1480
255 km or 159 mi	New Plymouth	$1237
270 km or 168 mi	Napier	$1493
305 km or 190 mi	Christchurch	$1638
310 km or 192 mi	Taupo	$1423
372 km or 231 mi	Rotorua	$1312
392 km or 244 mi	Hamilton	$1383
402 km or 250 mi	Gisborne	$1612
418 km or 260 mi	Tauranga	$1678
450 km or 279 mi	Timaru	$1847
455 km or 283 mi	Pukekohe	$1499
479 km or 298 mi	Manukau	$1678
486 km or 302 mi	Waitakere	$1716
494 km or 307 mi	Auckland	$1961
521 km or 324 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1675
596 km or 371 mi	Wanaka	$1536
614 km or 382 mi	Dunedin	$1461
620 km or 385 mi	Whangarei	$1250
647 km or 402 mi	Queenstown	$2086
768 km or 477 mi	Invercargill	$1238
2223 km or 1381 mi	Wollongong	$1580
2226 km or 1383 mi	Dee Why	$2181
2227 km or 1384 mi	Sydney	$2640
2235 km or 1389 mi	Newcastle	$1839
2235 km or 1389 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
2246 km or 1395 mi	Parramatta	$2292
2254 km or 1401 mi	Noumea	$1878
2255 km or 1401 mi	Kellyville	$1888
2256 km or 1402 mi	Blacktown	$1599
2263 km or 1406 mi	Hobart	$2127
2266 km or 1408 mi	Dumbea	$1811