Calgary vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Calgary	Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2079	$1181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4683	$2813
🏠 One person rent	$1191	$524
🏘️ Family rent	$1928	$868
🍽️ Food expenses	$572	$401
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2977	$1641
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	53	74
😀 Quality of life	91	90
🏙️ Population	1.31M	1.96M

The cost of living in Calgary is 76% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 1781st and 4750th ($2079 vs $1181) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 38th in Canada and Japan, respectively. Check Canada vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Calgary compared to 1.4 months in Sapporo. Calgary ranked 15th best city to live in Canada vs Sapporo ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 160th and 239th 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	$16.7	$7.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$26.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$4.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.16	$3.29
☕ Cappuccino	$4.07	$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.01	$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1190	$448
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$262
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2105	$817
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1560	$473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$203	$284
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.3	$41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.19%	1.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3658	$2303
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3126	$1644
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.8	$49.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.3	$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$6.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$8.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$6.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$3.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.47	$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$3.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.7	$51.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.5	$26
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.7	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$58	$39.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.5	$49.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$796	$261
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15727	$10519

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1773
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1782
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1632
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1730
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1544
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1648
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1823
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2617
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1949
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2366
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2343
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1759
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2231
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1748
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1973
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2228
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2111
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2490
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1817
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1765
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1913
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1854
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1774
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1625
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2001
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1842
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1486
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2219
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1478
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1987
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2414
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2080
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2641
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2361
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$1952
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2057
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2488
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2443
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2470
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1887

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