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Sapporo vs. Canada Cost of Living Summary

Sapporo is 20.2% cheaper than Canada overall.

Restaurants: pay 53.2% less in Sapporo
Groceries: pay 8.8% less in Sapporo
Transportation: pay 7.7% more in Sapporo
Housing: pay 13.4% less in Sapporo
Childcare: pay 37.2% less in Sapporo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.0% less in Sapporo
Clothing: pay 20.8% less in Sapporo

Expenses including restaurants, childcare, clothing, entertainment and sports, housing, and groceries are lower in Sapporo.

Sapporo vs. Canada Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sapporo instead of Canada, you would:

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pay 53.2% less for restaurants

	Canada	Sapporo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.68 CA$23.16	$7.52 ¥1,205	-54.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.26 CA$14.24	$5.01 ¥803	-51.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.01 CA$2.79	$0.92 ¥147	-54.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.66 CA$2.31	$0.79 ¥126	-52.8%
Average			-53.2%

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pay 8.8% less for groceries

	Canada	Sapporo
Bread 1 loaf	$2.50 CA$3.47	$1.26 ¥202	-49.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.32 CA$7.39	$4.18 ¥669	-21.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.12 CA$11.28	$5.65 ¥906	-30.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.44 CA$4.77	$1.82 ¥292	-47.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.30 CA$7.36	$3.18 ¥510	-40.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.78 CA$2.47	$1.52 ¥243	-14.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 CA$0.92	$1.34 ¥214	+102.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 CA$2.26	$1.82 ¥291	+12.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.77 CA$2.45	$1.73 ¥277	-2.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.15 CA$1.59	$1.24 ¥199	+8.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.14 CA$1.59	$0.98 ¥157	-14.3%
Average			-8.8%

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pay 7.7% more for transportation

	Canada	Sapporo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.22 CA$5.86	$4.43 ¥710	+4.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$65.98 CA$91.62	$50.12 ¥8,030	-24.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,583.45 CA$34,136.06	$33,796.28 ¥5M	+37.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.38 CA$22.74	$18.38 ¥2,944	+12.2%
Average			+7.7%

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pay 13.4% less for housing

	Canada	Sapporo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$61.20 CA$84.98	$41.77 ¥6,692	-31.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,228.04 CA$1,705.23	$501.18 ¥80,302	-59.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,109.76 CA$1,540.99	$294.03 ¥47,110	-73.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.65 CA$153.65	$233.15 ¥37,356	+110.7%
Average			-13.4%

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pay 37.2% less for childcare

	Canada	Sapporo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$720.23 CA$1,000.10	$265.96 ¥42,613	-63.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,062.51 CA$16,749.75	$10,691.86 ¥2M	-11.4%
Average			-37.2%

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pay 16.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Canada	Sapporo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.23 CA$7.26	$3.34 ¥535	-36.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.65 CA$5.06	$3.64 ¥584	-0.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.37 CA$18.57	$2.94 ¥471	-78.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.26 CA$60.07	$52.12 ¥8,351	+20.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.18 CA$15.53	$12.70 ¥2,034	+13.6%
Average			-16.0%

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pay 20.8% less for clothing

	Canada	Sapporo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.62 CA$74.46	$40.09 ¥6,424	-25.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.27 CA$57.30	$26.70 ¥4,277	-35.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.13 CA$119.60	$50.12 ¥8,030	-41.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$103.00 CA$143.02	$122.51 ¥19,629	+18.9%
Average			-20.8%

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