Sapporo vs Winnipeg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Sapporo	Winnipeg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1204	$1777
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2904	$4066
🏠 One person rent	$530	$984
🏘️ Family rent	$905	$1595
🍽️ Food expenses	$415	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1450	$2512
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	73	46
😀 Quality of life	87	87
🏙️ Population	1.96M	750K

The cost of living in Sapporo is 32% less expensive than in Winnipeg. Cities ranked 4470th and 2455th ($1204 vs $1777) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 78th in Japan and Canada, respectively. Check Japan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Sapporo compared to 1.4 months in Winnipeg. Sapporo ranked 9th best city to live in Japan vs Winnipeg ranked 20th in Canada, while ranked 262nd and 258th 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	$9.41	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.6	$62.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.01	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.85	$4.92
☕ Cappuccino	$3.65	$3.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.92	$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$451	$772
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$266	$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$723	$1376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$537	$1408
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$87.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$288	$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.1	$57.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.84%	6.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2347	$3061
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1657	$2813
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.65	$2.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.7	$78.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.3	$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.25	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.36	$3.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.76	$3.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.4	$9.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$3.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$3.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.72	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$3.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.95	$15.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.14	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.03	$4.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$2.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52	$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.8	$74.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.2	$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$53.4	$81.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$265	$858
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10781	$11629

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Cities near Sapporo

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Ishikari	$1071
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ebetsu	$1070
19 km or 12 mi	Kitahiroshima	$1068
27 km or 17 mi	Eniwa	$1068
32 km or 20 mi	Otaru	$1067
36 km or 23 mi	Chitose	$1061
37 km or 23 mi	Iwamizawa	$1048
50 km or 31 mi	Bibai	$1014
52 km or 32 mi	Tomakomai	$1073
71 km or 44 mi	Takikawa	$966
75 km or 47 mi	Noboribetsu	$1069
77 km or 48 mi	Date	$1073
89 km or 55 mi	Muroran	$1078
89 km or 55 mi	Furano	$954
93 km or 58 mi	Fukagawa	$933
100 km or 62 mi	Rumoi	$966
113 km or 70 mi	Asahikawa	$933
115 km or 72 mi	Shinhidaka	$1039
141 km or 87 mi	Nanae	$1083
149 km or 93 mi	Hokuto	$1081
150 km or 93 mi	Otofuke	$972
151 km or 94 mi	Obihiro	$988
152 km or 95 mi	Hakodate	$1119
164 km or 102 mi	Makubetsu	$976
169 km or 105 mi	Nayoro	$941
197 km or 123 mi	Mutsu	$1082
216 km or 134 mi	Monbetsu	$947
220 km or 137 mi	Kushiro	$971
221 km or 137 mi	Kitami	$953
254 km or 158 mi	Aomori	$1114
258 km or 160 mi	Abashiri	$958
261 km or 162 mi	Wakkanai	$976
262 km or 163 mi	Goshogawara	$1065
263 km or 164 mi	Tsugaru	$1064
265 km or 164 mi	Misawa	$1082
273 km or 169 mi	Towada	$1085
274 km or 170 mi	Oirase	$1090
276 km or 172 mi	Kuroishi	$1079
283 km or 176 mi	Hirakawa	$1082
283 km or 176 mi	Hirosaki	$1088

Cities near Winnipeg

Distance	City	Cost of living
201 km or 125 mi	Brandon	$1296
218 km or 135 mi	Grand Forks	$1871
335 km or 208 mi	Fargo	$1666
335 km or 208 mi	West Fargo	$1787
336 km or 209 mi	Moorhead	$2105
353 km or 219 mi	Minot	$1680
434 km or 270 mi	Bismarck	$1701
438 km or 272 mi	Mandan	$1813
501 km or 312 mi	Aberdeen	$2175
508 km or 316 mi	Duluth	$1759
510 km or 317 mi	Williston	$1698
513 km or 319 mi	Superior	$2028
530 km or 330 mi	St. Cloud	$1423
535 km or 332 mi	Regina	$1540
554 km or 344 mi	Watertown	$2390
574 km or 357 mi	Elk River	$2435
584 km or 363 mi	Ramsey	$2682
592 km or 368 mi	Andover	$2401
593 km or 368 mi	Champlin	$2478
598 km or 372 mi	Thunder Bay	$1656
601 km or 374 mi	Moose Jaw	$1360
602 km or 374 mi	Blaine	$2557
603 km or 374 mi	Maple Grove	$2321
604 km or 375 mi	Coon Rapids	$2328
604 km or 375 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2340
607 km or 377 mi	Lino Lakes	$2324
608 km or 378 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2297
608 km or 378 mi	Fridley	$2331
609 km or 378 mi	Plymouth	$2280
609 km or 378 mi	New Hope	$2281
610 km or 379 mi	Crystal	$2255
612 km or 380 mi	New Brighton	$2275
612 km or 381 mi	Golden Valley	$2239
613 km or 381 mi	Shoreview	$2264
617 km or 383 mi	Minnetonka	$2317
617 km or 384 mi	White Bear Lake	$2213
618 km or 384 mi	St. Louis Park	$2234
618 km or 384 mi	Minneapolis	$2308
620 km or 385 mi	Roseville	$2157
621 km or 386 mi	Brookings	$2699