Canberra vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Canberra	Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2258	$1137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5105	$2691
🏠 One person rent	$1409	$510
🏘️ Family rent	$2111	$833
🍽️ Food expenses	$584	$385
🚐 Transport expenses	$117	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4498	$1763
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	30	75
😀 Quality of life	85	90
🏙️ Population	381K	1.96M

The cost of living in Canberra is 99% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 1373rd and 4901st ($2258 vs $1137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 42nd in Australia and Japan, respectively. Check Australia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Canberra compared to 1.6 months in Sapporo. Canberra ranked 10th best city to live in Australia vs Sapporo ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 438th and 196th 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	$15.6	$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.7	$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.03	$3.74
☕ Cappuccino	$3.75	$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.24	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1459	$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1187	$247
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2549	$743
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1714	$443
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.8	$46.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.83%	2.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9940	$2166
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6181	$1568
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.2	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.9	$46.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.66	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$5.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.41	$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$9.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$24.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$3.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$4.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$1.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$9.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.9	$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.98	$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.85	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$3.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.8	$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.7	$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$80	$37.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2338	$248
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17844	$9894

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1795
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1695
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1701
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1460
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1709
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2481
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$2040
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2844
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2354
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1825
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1855
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1816
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1995
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$2000
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1936
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1915
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1913
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1834
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1493
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2543
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1933
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1889
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1896
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1813
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$2179
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1606
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1273
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1905
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1868
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1728
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2364
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1720

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