Canberra vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Canberra	Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2223	$1121
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4990	$2679
🏠 One person rent	$1398	$482
🏘️ Family rent	$2158	$785
🍽️ Food expenses	$563	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4087	$1657
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	30	75
😀 Quality of life	85	75
🏙️ Population	381K	1.96M

The cost of living in Canberra is 98% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 1443rd and 4988th ($2223 vs $1121) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 79th in Australia and Japan, respectively. Check Australia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Canberra compared to 1.5 months in Sapporo. Canberra ranked 13th best city to live in Australia vs Sapporo ranked 110th in Japan, while ranked 479th and 1640th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Canberra vs Sapporo

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	Canberra	Sapporo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.5	$6.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.1	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.54	$3.49
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.98	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1538	$397
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1150	$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2721	$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1726	$442
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.8	$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.89%	2.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8609	$2308
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5425	$1648
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.53	$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.3	$53.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.62	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$5.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.14	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$9.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.61	$6.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$3.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$3.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$4.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.86	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.9	$3.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.98	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$7.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$3.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.08	$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.5	$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.8	$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.1	$42
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$48.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2023	$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15408	$10501

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1821
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1695
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1699
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1477
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1710
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2482
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$2050
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2844
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2379
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1824
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1867
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1815
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1997
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1979
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1896
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1860
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1894
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1829
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1487
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2496
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1928
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1889
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1906
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1822
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$2217
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1604
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1288
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1904
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1898
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1753
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2308
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1766

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