Living in Sapporo (2026)
Sapporo Station is one of Sapporo's most practical bases for international students. Around the station, our OpenStreetMap dataset tracks 54 everyday places — from supermarkets and pharmacies to the local kōban — each with real walking times.
Share-house room
¥33,000/mo
Private studio (1K)
¥47,000/mo
Mapped places nearby
54
Rents are Sapporo-wide 2026 estimates from the yuzu.help cost model.
Essentials near the station
| Nearest supermarket | まいばすけっと (Supermarket) | 8 min |
| Nearest pharmacy | コクミン (Pharmacy) | 1 min |
| Nearest hospital / clinic | さっぽろ糖尿病甲状腺クリニック (General Hospital) | 2 min |
| Nearest library | 札幌市図書・情報館 (Library) | 9 min |
| Nearest park | 偕楽園緑地 (Public Park) | 7 min |
| Nearest post office | 札幌合同庁舎内郵便局 (Post Office) | 4 min |
| Nearest bank | 北海道銀行 (Bank Branch) | 2 min |
What's within walking distance
Cheap eats by the station
根室花まる (Restaurant)
1 min from the station
蕎麦紀行 (Restaurant)
1 min from the station
マクドナルド (Restaurant)
1 min from the station
Explore Sapporo interactively
Every place on this page is a pin on our free map — with walking directions, opening hours and photos.
A full student month in Sapporo costs about ¥110,000 — see the Sapporo cost of living guide for the complete rent, food and move-in breakdown.
Frequently asked questions
How much is rent in Sapporo?
Sapporo follows Sapporo's rental market: a share-house room runs about ¥33,000/month and a private studio (1K) about ¥47,000/month in 2026, before utilities. A full student month in Sapporo — rent, food, utilities, insurance and leisure — comes to roughly ¥110,000.
Is Sapporo convenient for students?
Within about a 20-minute walk of the station, OpenStreetMap lists 54 useful places in Sapporo, including 3 supermarkets, 3 pharmacies, 3 hospitals/clinics. Everyday essentials are close by, which is what matters most in your first months in Japan.
How can I explore Sapporo before renting?
Open Sapporo on yuzu.help's free interactive map to see every mapped supermarket, pharmacy, hospital, kōban and cheap restaurant with walking times from the station — then run the budget calculator preset for this area to see what a month here costs.
Place data is drawn from OpenStreetMap via the yuzu.help interactive map and refreshed regularly; walking times assume ~80 m/min. Rents are city-level 2026 estimates — actual listings vary street by street. Data by yuzu.help — free to cite with a link.