Calgary vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Calgary	Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2095	$1137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4718	$2691
🏠 One person rent	$1181	$510
🏘️ Family rent	$1885	$833
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$385
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3093	$1763
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	53	75
😀 Quality of life	90	90
🏙️ Population	1.31M	1.96M

The cost of living in Calgary is 84% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 1759th and 4901st ($2095 vs $1137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 42nd 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 1.6 months in Sapporo. Calgary ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Sapporo ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 187th and 196th 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	$19.1	$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$3.74
☕ Cappuccino	$4.19	$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1234	$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$247
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1946	$743
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$443
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$46.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.5%	2.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3751	$2166
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3441	$1568
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$46.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$5.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$9.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$24.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$3.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$4.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$1.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$9.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$3.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$37.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$820	$248
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15881	$9894

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1927
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1874
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1780
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1733
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1579
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1626
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1835
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2595
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1974
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2338
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2307
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1749
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2197
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1771
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1953
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2180
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2135
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2505
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1781
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1703
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1787
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1867
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1729
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2100
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2290
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1442
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2427
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2053
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2930
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2100
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2141
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2523
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2492
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1872

Cities near Sapporo

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Ishikari	$1015
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ebetsu	$1020
19 km or 12 mi	Kitahiroshima	$1022
27 km or 17 mi	Eniwa	$1022
32 km or 20 mi	Otaru	$1017
36 km or 23 mi	Chitose	$1016
37 km or 23 mi	Iwamizawa	$1017
50 km or 31 mi	Bibai	$1016
52 km or 32 mi	Tomakomai	$1020
71 km or 44 mi	Takikawa	$1014
75 km or 47 mi	Noboribetsu	$988
77 km or 48 mi	Date	$983
89 km or 55 mi	Muroran	$954
89 km or 55 mi	Furano	$1008
93 km or 58 mi	Fukagawa	$1010
100 km or 62 mi	Rumoi	$1009
113 km or 70 mi	Asahikawa	$1040
115 km or 72 mi	Shinhidaka	$988
141 km or 87 mi	Nanae	$914
149 km or 93 mi	Hokuto	$909
150 km or 93 mi	Otofuke	$992
151 km or 94 mi	Obihiro	$1001
152 km or 95 mi	Hakodate	$914
164 km or 102 mi	Makubetsu	$993
169 km or 105 mi	Nayoro	$1000
197 km or 123 mi	Mutsu	$964
216 km or 134 mi	Monbetsu	$990
220 km or 137 mi	Kushiro	$972
221 km or 137 mi	Kitami	$984
254 km or 158 mi	Aomori	$1055
258 km or 160 mi	Abashiri	$979
261 km or 162 mi	Wakkanai	$986
262 km or 163 mi	Goshogawara	$1017
263 km or 164 mi	Tsugaru	$1017
265 km or 164 mi	Misawa	$991
273 km or 169 mi	Towada	$1000
274 km or 170 mi	Oirase	$995
276 km or 172 mi	Kuroishi	$1051
283 km or 176 mi	Hirakawa	$1051
283 km or 176 mi	Hirosaki	$1061