Sapporo vs Winnipeg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Sapporo	Winnipeg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1181	$1817
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2813	$4213
🏠 One person rent	$524	$1012
🏘️ Family rent	$868	$1688
🍽️ Food expenses	$401	$546
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1641	$2544
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	74	45
😀 Quality of life	90	89
🏙️ Population	1.96M	750K

The cost of living in Sapporo is 35% less expensive than in Winnipeg. Cities ranked 4750th and 2674th ($1181 vs $1817) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 79th in Japan and Canada, respectively. Check Japan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Sapporo compared to 1.4 months in Winnipeg. Sapporo ranked 6th best city to live in Japan vs Winnipeg ranked 20th in Canada, while ranked 239th and 251st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sapporo vs Winnipeg

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	Sapporo	Winnipeg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.44	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.3	$65.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.97	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.29	$5.21
☕ Cappuccino	$3.57	$3.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$2.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$448	$838
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$262	$868
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$817	$1468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$473	$1496
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$184	$88
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$284	$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41	$61.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.84%	5.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2303	$2975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1644	$2686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.66	$2.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.1	$82.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.9	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.25	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.85	$3.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.24	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.85	$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.7	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$3.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$3.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.55	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$3.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$15.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8	$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.47	$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.49	$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.7	$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.5	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26	$76
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.5	$47.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$49.4	$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$261	$956
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10519	$11646

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Cities near Sapporo

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Ishikari	$1050
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ebetsu	$1051
19 km or 12 mi	Kitahiroshima	$1051
27 km or 17 mi	Eniwa	$1047
32 km or 20 mi	Otaru	$1049
36 km or 23 mi	Chitose	$1041
37 km or 23 mi	Iwamizawa	$1043
50 km or 31 mi	Bibai	$1042
52 km or 32 mi	Tomakomai	$1041
71 km or 44 mi	Takikawa	$1042
75 km or 47 mi	Noboribetsu	$994
77 km or 48 mi	Date	$991
89 km or 55 mi	Muroran	$973
89 km or 55 mi	Furano	$1032
93 km or 58 mi	Fukagawa	$1031
100 km or 62 mi	Rumoi	$1035
113 km or 70 mi	Asahikawa	$1065
115 km or 72 mi	Shinhidaka	$1007
141 km or 87 mi	Nanae	$936
149 km or 93 mi	Hokuto	$937
150 km or 93 mi	Otofuke	$1014
151 km or 94 mi	Obihiro	$1021
152 km or 95 mi	Hakodate	$945
164 km or 102 mi	Makubetsu	$1010
169 km or 105 mi	Nayoro	$1015
197 km or 123 mi	Mutsu	$972
216 km or 134 mi	Monbetsu	$1002
220 km or 137 mi	Kushiro	$991
221 km or 137 mi	Kitami	$995
254 km or 158 mi	Aomori	$1064
258 km or 160 mi	Abashiri	$994
261 km or 162 mi	Wakkanai	$1004
262 km or 163 mi	Goshogawara	$1029
263 km or 164 mi	Tsugaru	$1025
265 km or 164 mi	Misawa	$1003
273 km or 169 mi	Towada	$1015
274 km or 170 mi	Oirase	$1006
276 km or 172 mi	Kuroishi	$1051
283 km or 176 mi	Hirakawa	$1054
283 km or 176 mi	Hirosaki	$1068

Cities near Winnipeg

Distance	City	Cost of living
201 km or 125 mi	Brandon	$1320
218 km or 135 mi	Grand Forks	$1884
335 km or 208 mi	Fargo	$1663
335 km or 208 mi	West Fargo	$1786
336 km or 209 mi	Moorhead	$2130
353 km or 219 mi	Minot	$1687
434 km or 270 mi	Bismarck	$1974
438 km or 272 mi	Mandan	$2033
501 km or 312 mi	Aberdeen	$1637
508 km or 316 mi	Duluth	$1929
510 km or 317 mi	Williston	$1714
513 km or 319 mi	Superior	$2357
530 km or 330 mi	St. Cloud	$1456
535 km or 332 mi	Regina	$1675
554 km or 344 mi	Watertown	$2265
574 km or 357 mi	Elk River	$2422
584 km or 363 mi	Ramsey	$2678
592 km or 368 mi	Andover	$2386
593 km or 368 mi	Champlin	$2478
598 km or 372 mi	Thunder Bay	$1693
601 km or 374 mi	Moose Jaw	$1486
602 km or 374 mi	Blaine	$2528
603 km or 374 mi	Maple Grove	$2329
604 km or 375 mi	Coon Rapids	$2283
604 km or 375 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2335
607 km or 377 mi	Lino Lakes	$2320
608 km or 378 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2328
608 km or 378 mi	Fridley	$2330
609 km or 378 mi	Plymouth	$2307
609 km or 378 mi	New Hope	$2305
610 km or 379 mi	Crystal	$2306
612 km or 380 mi	New Brighton	$2302
612 km or 381 mi	Golden Valley	$2285
613 km or 381 mi	Shoreview	$2289
617 km or 383 mi	Minnetonka	$2317
617 km or 384 mi	White Bear Lake	$2252
618 km or 384 mi	St. Louis Park	$2277
618 km or 384 mi	Minneapolis	$2380
620 km or 385 mi	Roseville	$2221
621 km or 386 mi	Brookings	$2714