Sapporo vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Sapporo	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1137	$1637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2691	$3633
🏠 One person rent	$510	$905
🏘️ Family rent	$833	$1518
🍽️ Food expenses	$385	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$66.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1763	$961
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	75	8
😀 Quality of life	90	49
🏙️ Population	1.96M	24.7K

The cost of living in Sapporo is 31% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 4901st and 3452nd ($1137 vs $1637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd and 1st in Japan and the Seychelles, respectively. Check Japan vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Sapporo compared to 0.6 months in Victoria. Sapporo ranked 8th best city to live in Japan vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 196th and 6808th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sapporo vs Victoria

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	Sapporo	Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.74	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.8	$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.77	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.74	$5.24
☕ Cappuccino	$3.75	$6.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.01	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$404	$899
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$247	$694
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$743	$1586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$443	$1239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$72
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$283	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.7	$97.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.23%	12.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2166	$443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1568	$1134
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.6	$31.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.1	$30.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.37	$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.03	$2.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.74	$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.4	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$7.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.8	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.54	$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$6.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.47	$3.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.37	$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$3.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.81	$18.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.07	$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$7.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.33	$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$76.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$8.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.2	$69
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.8	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.5	$95.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$248	$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9894	$8750

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Cities near Sapporo

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Ishikari	$1015
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ebetsu	$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

Cities near Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$721
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1603
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1196
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1196
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$745
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$511
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$563
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$810
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$819
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$802
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$665
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$688
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$747
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$611
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$871
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$820
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$735
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$586
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1503
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$546
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$604
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1551
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$533
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1584
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1615
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1563
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1663
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1567
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1762
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1559
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1575
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1444
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1511
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$533
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1167
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$417
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$540
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$682
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$543
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$415