Sapporo vs Winnipeg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Sapporo	Winnipeg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1137	$1842
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2691	$4327
🏠 One person rent	$510	$1049
🏘️ Family rent	$833	$1774
🍽️ Food expenses	$385	$539
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1763	$2587
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	75	46
😀 Quality of life	90	88
🏙️ Population	1.96M	750K

The cost of living in Sapporo is 38% less expensive than in Winnipeg. Cities ranked 4901st and 2623rd ($1137 vs $1842) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd and 86th 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 Winnipeg. Sapporo ranked 8th best city to live in Japan vs Winnipeg ranked 17th in Canada, while ranked 196th and 292nd 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	$5.74	$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.8	$62.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.77	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.74	$5.98
☕ Cappuccino	$3.75	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.01	$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$404	$893
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$247	$896
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$743	$1637
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$443	$1548
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$98.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$283	$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.7	$55.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.23%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2166	$2362
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1568	$2380
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$2.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.6	$82.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.1	$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.37	$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.03	$3.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.74	$3.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.4	$9.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.8	$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.54	$3.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$3.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.47	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.37	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.81	$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.07	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.33	$2.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.2	$77
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.8	$43.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.5	$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$248	$1080
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9894	$15143

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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 Winnipeg

Distance	City	Cost of living
201 km or 125 mi	Brandon	$1403
218 km or 135 mi	Grand Forks	$1834
335 km or 208 mi	Fargo	$1637
335 km or 208 mi	West Fargo	$1761
336 km or 209 mi	Moorhead	$2138
353 km or 219 mi	Minot	$1668
434 km or 270 mi	Bismarck	$1947
438 km or 272 mi	Mandan	$2011
501 km or 312 mi	Aberdeen	$1703
508 km or 316 mi	Duluth	$1927
510 km or 317 mi	Williston	$1748
513 km or 319 mi	Superior	$2351
530 km or 330 mi	St. Cloud	$1636
535 km or 332 mi	Regina	$1739
554 km or 344 mi	Watertown	$1996
574 km or 357 mi	Elk River	$2391
584 km or 363 mi	Ramsey	$2618
592 km or 368 mi	Andover	$2326
593 km or 368 mi	Champlin	$2402
598 km or 372 mi	Thunder Bay	$1679
601 km or 374 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
602 km or 374 mi	Blaine	$2356
603 km or 374 mi	Maple Grove	$2321
604 km or 375 mi	Coon Rapids	$2206
604 km or 375 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2296
607 km or 377 mi	Lino Lakes	$2267
608 km or 378 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2327
608 km or 378 mi	Fridley	$2270
609 km or 378 mi	Plymouth	$2312
609 km or 378 mi	New Hope	$2304
610 km or 379 mi	Crystal	$2319
612 km or 380 mi	New Brighton	$2273
612 km or 381 mi	Golden Valley	$2323
613 km or 381 mi	Shoreview	$2251
617 km or 383 mi	Minnetonka	$2315
617 km or 384 mi	White Bear Lake	$2228
618 km or 384 mi	St. Louis Park	$2331
618 km or 384 mi	Minneapolis	$2434
620 km or 385 mi	Roseville	$2223
621 km or 386 mi	Brookings	$2310