Sapporo vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sapporo Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1121
$2540
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2679
$5841
🏠 One person rent
$482
$1607
🏘️ Family rent
$785
$2790
🍽️ Food expenses
$393
$630
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1657
$3629
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
75
78
😀 Quality of life
75
93
🏙️ Population
1.96M
662K

The cost of living in Sapporo is 56% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 4988th and 822nd ($1121 vs $2540) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 2nd in Japan and Canada, respectively. Check Japan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Sapporo compared to 1.4 months in Vancouver. Sapporo ranked 110th best city to live in Japan vs Vancouver ranked 4th in Canada, while ranked 1640th and 53rd 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
$6.32
$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.9
$74.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.22
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.49
$5.97
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$4.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$397
$1720
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$1440
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$703
$3147
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$442
$2525
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$56
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$248
$85.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.9
$54.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.09%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2308
$9202
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1648
$7119
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$2.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.6
$88.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$2.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$2.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.87
$3.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.8
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$4.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$4.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$3.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$3.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.33
$15.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.03
$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.34
$3.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.39
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.2
$105
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.3
$27.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$42
$66.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.7
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$259
$1231
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10501
$21986

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37 km or 23 mi Iwamizawa
$1001
50 km or 31 mi Bibai
$1004
52 km or 32 mi Tomakomai
$1019
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$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
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$1070

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$2478
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$2240
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$2457
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$2361
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$2237
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2590
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$2054
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$2326
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$2034
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$1865
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$2526
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$1884
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$2190
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$2128
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$2173
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$2470
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$2456
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$2754
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$2539
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$2710
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$1872
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$2628
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$2641
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$2641
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$2674
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$2717
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$2734
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$2739
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$2778
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$2200
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$2737
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$2702
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$2855
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$3041
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$2475
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$3559
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$3154
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$3292
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$2896
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$2915