Montreal vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1928
$1121
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4433
$2679
🏠 One person rent
$992
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$1658
$785
🍽️ Food expenses
$585
$393
🚐 Transport expenses
$192
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3005
$1657
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
100
75
😀 Quality of life
96
75
🏙️ Population
1.8M
1.96M

The cost of living in Montreal is 72% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 2284th and 4988th ($1928 vs $1121) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 58th and 79th in Canada and Japan, respectively. Check Canada vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Montreal compared to 1.5 months in Sapporo. Montreal ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs Sapporo ranked 110th in Japan, while ranked 11th and 1640th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montreal vs Sapporo

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Montreal Sapporo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.8
$6.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.9
$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.46
$3.49
☕ Cappuccino
$4.06
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.04
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1085
$397
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$852
$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1939
$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1436
$442
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.8
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.4
$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.8
$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.47%
2.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5305
$2308
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4101
$1648
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.78
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.6
$53.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.2
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.38
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.89
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$5.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.56
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$9.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$6.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$3.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$3.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$4.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12
$3.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.44
$7.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.53
$3.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.54
$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.1
$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$117
$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.6
$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.6
$42
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$48.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$568
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5550
$10501

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Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1875
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1862
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1923
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1876
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1893
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2080
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1897
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1910
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1923
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1918
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$2047
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1891
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1944
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1914
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1920
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1861
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1907
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1918
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1934
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1930
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1846
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1950
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1852
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1948
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1838
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1935
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1857
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1723
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1924
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1800
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1896
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1864
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1642
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1971
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1458
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1142
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1589
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1805

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