Sapporo vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sapporo Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1268
$2650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3058
$5860
🏠 One person rent
$558
$1697
🏘️ Family rent
$948
$2823
🍽️ Food expenses
$436
$644
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1540
$3361
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
73
78
😀 Quality of life
87
92
🏙️ Population
1.96M
662K

The cost of living in Sapporo is 52% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 4398th and 512th ($1268 vs $2650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 1st in Japan and Canada, respectively. Check Japan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Sapporo compared to 1.3 months in Vancouver. Sapporo ranked 8th best city to live in Japan vs Vancouver ranked 5th in Canada, while ranked 246th and 100th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sapporo vs Vancouver

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Sapporo Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.93
$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$75.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.27
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.99
$6.59
 Cappuccino
$3.61
$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.97
$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$1905
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$277
$1486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$757
$3353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$560
$2487
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$69.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$304
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.9
$57.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.75%
6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2442
$10997
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1776
$7402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$2.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.1
$100
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$15.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$2.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.77
$3.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.87
$4.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.86
$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.35
$16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$4.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$3.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$4.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$3.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$3.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.99
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$3.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.13
$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8
$5.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.62
$3.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.58
$3.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.1
$111
💇 Haircut, simple
$21
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$65
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.1
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$282
$1165
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11313
$16245

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$1117
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$1116
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$1099
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$1064
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$1119
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$1012
75 km or 47 mi Noboribetsu
$1119
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$1118
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$1126
89 km or 55 mi Furano
$1001
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$976
100 km or 62 mi Rumoi
$1013
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$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

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$2502
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$2220
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$2589
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$2330
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$2417
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$2553
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$1983
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$2243
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$1976
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$1789
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$2278
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$1765
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$2248
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$2185
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$2263
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$2469
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$2314
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$2612
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$2546
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$2609
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$1913
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$2576
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$2581
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$2569
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$2619
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$2692
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$2769
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$2821
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$3091
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$2263
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$2866
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$2784
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$2904
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