Sapporo vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sapporo Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1137
$2505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2691
$5691
🏠 One person rent
$510
$1564
🏘️ Family rent
$833
$2640
🍽️ Food expenses
$385
$646
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1763
$3446
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
75
78
😀 Quality of life
90
93
🏙️ Population
1.96M
662K

The cost of living in Sapporo is 55% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 4901st and 890th ($1137 vs $2505) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd and 1st in Japan and Canada, respectively. Check Japan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Sapporo compared to 1.4 months in Vancouver. Sapporo ranked 8th best city to live in Japan vs Vancouver ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 196th and 62nd 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
$5.74
$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$74.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.77
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.74
$5.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.75
$4.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$2.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$1643
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$247
$1394
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$743
$2929
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$443
$2377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$283
$93.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.7
$59.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.23%
4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2166
$8999
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1568
$7018
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$2.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.6
$85.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.1
$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$2.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.37
$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$3.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.4
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.8
$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$4.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.27
$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$3.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$1.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.47
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.37
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$3.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.81
$15.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$4.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.33
$3.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.7
$48.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.2
$103
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$24
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.8
$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.5
$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$248
$1168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9894
$21273

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$1015
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2420
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2247
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2411
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2295
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2091
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2493
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$2100
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$2266
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$1953
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1840
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2523
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1869
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2185
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2081
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2098
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2427
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2475
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2773
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2580
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2690
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1855
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2661
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2670
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2727
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2709
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2714
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2736
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2728
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$2782
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2124
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2734
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2749
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2827
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$3012
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2479
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$3602
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$3183
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$3164
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$2843
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2884