Sapporo vs Winnipeg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Sapporo	Winnipeg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1121	$1834
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2679	$4337
🏠 One person rent	$482	$1020
🏘️ Family rent	$785	$1737
🍽️ Food expenses	$393	$550
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1657	$2529
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	75	46
😀 Quality of life	75	88
🏙️ Population	1.96M	750K

The cost of living in Sapporo is 39% less expensive than in Winnipeg. Cities ranked 4988th and 2723rd ($1121 vs $1834) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 95th 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 Winnipeg. Sapporo ranked 110th best city to live in Japan vs Winnipeg ranked 26th in Canada, while ranked 1640th and 326th 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	$6.32	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.9	$65
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.22	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.49	$5.83
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$4.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$397	$924
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$853
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$703	$1589
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$442	$1519
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$93.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$248	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.9	$59.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.09%	5.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2308	$2533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1648	$2435
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.65	$2.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.6	$83.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.8	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$3.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.7	$3.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.41	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.8	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$3.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$3.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.33	$16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.03	$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.34	$2.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.39	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.3	$43.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.2	$78.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$18.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$42	$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.7	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$259	$1107
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10501	$13280

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Cities near Sapporo

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Ishikari	$1004
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ebetsu	$1005
19 km or 12 mi	Kitahiroshima	$1005
27 km or 17 mi	Eniwa	$1005
32 km or 20 mi	Otaru	$1005
36 km or 23 mi	Chitose	$1005
37 km or 23 mi	Iwamizawa	$1001
50 km or 31 mi	Bibai	$1004
52 km or 32 mi	Tomakomai	$1019
71 km or 44 mi	Takikawa	$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
283 km or 176 mi	Hirosaki	$1070

Cities near Winnipeg

Distance	City	Cost of living
201 km or 125 mi	Brandon	$1406
218 km or 135 mi	Grand Forks	$1842
335 km or 208 mi	Fargo	$1634
335 km or 208 mi	West Fargo	$1763
336 km or 209 mi	Moorhead	$2147
353 km or 219 mi	Minot	$1665
434 km or 270 mi	Bismarck	$1981
438 km or 272 mi	Mandan	$2031
501 km or 312 mi	Aberdeen	$1576
508 km or 316 mi	Duluth	$1945
510 km or 317 mi	Williston	$1747
513 km or 319 mi	Superior	$2354
530 km or 330 mi	St. Cloud	$1573
535 km or 332 mi	Regina	$1762
554 km or 344 mi	Watertown	$2098
574 km or 357 mi	Elk River	$2392
584 km or 363 mi	Ramsey	$2582
592 km or 368 mi	Andover	$2354
593 km or 368 mi	Champlin	$2410
598 km or 372 mi	Thunder Bay	$1709
601 km or 374 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
602 km or 374 mi	Blaine	$2361
603 km or 374 mi	Maple Grove	$2303
604 km or 375 mi	Coon Rapids	$2175
604 km or 375 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2273
607 km or 377 mi	Lino Lakes	$2275
608 km or 378 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2277
608 km or 378 mi	Fridley	$2273
609 km or 378 mi	Plymouth	$2290
609 km or 378 mi	New Hope	$2284
610 km or 379 mi	Crystal	$2288
612 km or 380 mi	New Brighton	$2260
612 km or 381 mi	Golden Valley	$2289
613 km or 381 mi	Shoreview	$2257
617 km or 383 mi	Minnetonka	$2293
617 km or 384 mi	White Bear Lake	$2234
618 km or 384 mi	St. Louis Park	$2287
618 km or 384 mi	Minneapolis	$2384
620 km or 385 mi	Roseville	$2219
621 km or 386 mi	Brookings	$2429