Edmonton vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edmonton Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1785
$1268
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4092
$3058
🏠 One person rent
$955
$558
🏘️ Family rent
$1589
$948
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$436
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3052
$1540
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
63
73
😀 Quality of life
89
87
🏙️ Population
1.01M
1.96M

The cost of living in Edmonton is 41% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 2563rd and 4398th ($1785 vs $1268) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 100th and 31st in Canada and Japan, respectively. Check Canada vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Edmonton compared to 1.2 months in Sapporo. Edmonton ranked 13th best city to live in Canada vs Sapporo ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 172nd and 246th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edmonton vs Sapporo

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Edmonton Sapporo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.2
$9.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.3
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.36
$2.99
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.85
$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$929
$478
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$726
$277
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1576
$757
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1272
$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$197
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$304
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.7
$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.31%
1.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2798
$2442
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2233
$1776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.59
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75
$53.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.1
$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.4
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$8.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$8.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$7.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$3.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$4.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$3.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$6.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.1
$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.29
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.27
$3.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.6
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.4
$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.7
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.8
$56.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$745
$282
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8270
$11313

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Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi Spruce Grove
$1709
31 km or 19 mi Leduc
$1723
142 km or 88 mi Red Deer
$1727
279 km or 173 mi Calgary
$2149
297 km or 185 mi Banff
$1914
380 km or 236 mi Fort McMurray
$1871
388 km or 241 mi Grande Prairie
$1786
429 km or 267 mi Lethbridge
$1701
435 km or 270 mi Medicine Hat
$1577
483 km or 300 mi Saskatoon
$1793
515 km or 320 mi Prince Albert
$1487
565 km or 351 mi Kamloops
$1854
576 km or 358 mi Kelowna
$2001
610 km or 379 mi Prince George
$1586
616 km or 383 mi Penticton
$1781
622 km or 387 mi Sandpoint
$2523
646 km or 402 mi Moose Jaw
$1408
688 km or 428 mi Great Falls
$2139
689 km or 428 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2275
691 km or 430 mi Post Falls
$2250
698 km or 434 mi Regina
$1678
703 km or 437 mi Spokane Valley
$2156
711 km or 442 mi Spokane
$2150
743 km or 461 mi Missoula
$2011
752 km or 467 mi Whistler
$2469
762 km or 473 mi Chilliwack
$1765
779 km or 484 mi Helena
$2498
789 km or 491 mi Abbotsford
$1976
792 km or 492 mi Maple Ridge
$2243
796 km or 495 mi Moscow
$1642
798 km or 496 mi Coquitlam
$2553
800 km or 497 mi Pullman
$1566
804 km or 499 mi Langley
$1983
809 km or 502 mi Surrey
$2417
809 km or 503 mi Burnaby
$2589
811 km or 504 mi North Vancouver
$2502
818 km or 508 mi Vancouver
$2650
820 km or 510 mi Bellingham
$2278
821 km or 510 mi Delta
$2330
822 km or 511 mi Moses Lake
$1917

Cities near Sapporo

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