Calgary vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Calgary	Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2118	$1121
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4745	$2679
🏠 One person rent	$1202	$482
🏘️ Family rent	$1911	$785
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3199	$1657
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	53	75
😀 Quality of life	90	75
🏙️ Population	1.31M	1.96M

The cost of living in Calgary is 89% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 1716th and 4988th ($2118 vs $1121) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 79th in Canada and Japan, respectively. Check Canada vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 1.5 months in Sapporo. Calgary ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Sapporo ranked 110th in Japan, while ranked 209th and 1640th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Sapporo

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	Calgary	Sapporo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17	$6.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$3.49
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.03	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1224	$397
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1544	$442
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.8	$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.55%	2.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3738	$2308
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3570	$1648
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.94	$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.1	$53.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$5.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$9.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$6.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$3.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$3.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$4.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.95	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$3.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.63	$7.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$3.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.4	$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.1	$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.2	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$42
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$48.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$830	$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15430	$10501

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1801
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1841
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1761
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1775
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1620
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1676
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1878
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2593
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1993
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2331
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2315
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1773
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2205
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1815
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1956
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2187
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2156
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2544
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1821
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1697
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1899
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1892
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1701
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2009
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2241
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1486
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2470
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2046
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2677
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2054
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2074
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2526
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2460
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1934

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