Canberra vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Canberra Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2393
$1268
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5235
$3058
🏠 One person rent
$1495
$558
🏘️ Family rent
$2245
$948
🍽️ Food expenses
$618
$436
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3763
$1540
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
30
73
😀 Quality of life
83
87
🏙️ Population
381K
1.96M

The cost of living in Canberra is 89% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 929th and 4398th ($2393 vs $1268) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 31st in Australia and Japan, respectively. Check Australia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Canberra compared to 1.2 months in Sapporo. Canberra ranked 8th best city to live in Australia vs Sapporo ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 393rd and 246th 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
$20.1
$9.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.9
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.85
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.11
$2.99
 Cappuccino
$3.72
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.92
$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1584
$478
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1222
$277
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2518
$757
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1831
$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$197
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$217
$304
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.6
$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
1.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7663
$2442
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5992
$1776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.32
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$107
$53.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.7
$19.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.38
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.44
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$8.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.89
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$8.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$7.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$3.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$4.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.94
$3.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$3.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.1
$6.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.09
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.7
$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.79
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.68
$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$3.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.9
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$87
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$56.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1893
$282
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15472
$11313

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$1748
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$1674
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$1500
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$1732
238 km or 148 mi Parramatta
$2472
243 km or 151 mi Kellyville
$1997
247 km or 154 mi Sydney
$2801
261 km or 162 mi Dee Why
$2286
303 km or 188 mi Griffith
$1746
341 km or 212 mi Dubbo
$1815
357 km or 222 mi Shepparton
$1717
358 km or 222 mi Newcastle
$1833
397 km or 246 mi Traralgon
$1829
448 km or 278 mi Pakenham
$1805
454 km or 282 mi Berwick
$1800
459 km or 285 mi Dandenong
$1876
464 km or 288 mi Cranbourne
$1738
466 km or 289 mi South Yarra
$1758
466 km or 290 mi Bendigo
$1397
466 km or 290 mi Melbourne
$2397
470 km or 292 mi Sunbury
$1822
477 km or 297 mi Frankston
$1799
485 km or 302 mi Melton
$1795
488 km or 303 mi Tarneit
$1757
489 km or 304 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1767
531 km or 330 mi Geelong
$1892
535 km or 332 mi Ballarat
$1357
554 km or 344 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
583 km or 362 mi Armidale
$1289
649 km or 403 mi Mildura
$1816
669 km or 415 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913
684 km or 425 mi Warrnambool
$1697
698 km or 434 mi Devonport
$1900
706 km or 438 mi Launceston
$1798
796 km or 495 mi Mount Gambier
$1788
852 km or 529 mi Byron Bay
$1958
858 km or 533 mi Hobart
$2265
902 km or 560 mi Toowoomba
$1635

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi Ishikari
$1121
15 km or 9.6 mi Ebetsu
$1123
19 km or 12 mi Kitahiroshima
$1119
27 km or 17 mi Eniwa
$1119
32 km or 20 mi Otaru
$1117
36 km or 23 mi Chitose
$1116
37 km or 23 mi Iwamizawa
$1099
50 km or 31 mi Bibai
$1064
52 km or 32 mi Tomakomai
$1119
71 km or 44 mi Takikawa
$1012
75 km or 47 mi Noboribetsu
$1119
77 km or 48 mi Date
$1118
89 km or 55 mi Muroran
$1126
89 km or 55 mi Furano
$1001
93 km or 58 mi Fukagawa
$976
100 km or 62 mi Rumoi
$1013
113 km or 70 mi Asahikawa
$981
115 km or 72 mi Shinhidaka
$1082
141 km or 87 mi Nanae
$1127
149 km or 93 mi Hokuto
$1126
150 km or 93 mi Otofuke
$1020
151 km or 94 mi Obihiro
$1033
152 km or 95 mi Hakodate
$1163
164 km or 102 mi Makubetsu
$1025
169 km or 105 mi Nayoro
$989
197 km or 123 mi Mutsu
$1121
216 km or 134 mi Monbetsu
$993
220 km or 137 mi Kushiro
$1018
221 km or 137 mi Kitami
$996
254 km or 158 mi Aomori
$1160
258 km or 160 mi Abashiri
$1000
261 km or 162 mi Wakkanai
$1021
262 km or 163 mi Goshogawara
$1103
263 km or 164 mi Tsugaru
$1101
265 km or 164 mi Misawa
$1120
273 km or 169 mi Towada
$1122
274 km or 170 mi Oirase
$1125
276 km or 172 mi Kuroishi
$1122
283 km or 176 mi Hirakawa
$1122
283 km or 176 mi Hirosaki
$1124