Quebec City vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Quebec City	Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1632	$1181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3776	$2813
🏠 One person rent	$826	$524
🏘️ Family rent	$1323	$868
🍽️ Food expenses	$538	$401
🚐 Transport expenses	$136	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2731	$1641
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	38	74
😀 Quality of life	88	90
🏙️ Population	549K	1.96M

The cost of living in Quebec City is 38% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 3402nd and 4750th ($1632 vs $1181) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 116th and 38th in Canada and Japan, respectively. Check Canada vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Quebec City compared to 1.4 months in Sapporo. Quebec City ranked 25th best city to live in Canada vs Sapporo ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 300th and 239th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quebec City vs Sapporo

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	Quebec City	Sapporo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.8	$7.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.4	$26.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$4.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.99	$3.29
☕ Cappuccino	$3.82	$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.85	$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$788	$448
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$714	$262
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1419	$817
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1141	$473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.2	$284
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.4	$41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.88%	1.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9628	$2303
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3472	$1644
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.5	$49.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.6	$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.17	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.02	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$6.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.04	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$8.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$6.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$3.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.14	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.6	$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.71	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.04	$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$3.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.1	$51.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79	$26
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.8	$39.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$49.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$816	$261
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6103	$10519

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Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1622
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1019
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1470
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1265
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1136
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1388
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1363
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1420
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1549
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1455
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1077
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1223
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1486
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1586
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1449
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1304
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1120
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1776
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1767
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1786
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1766
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1820
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1853
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1842
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2055
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1805
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1903
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1911
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1814
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1930
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1892
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1763

Cities near Sapporo

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Ishikari	$1050
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ebetsu	$1051
19 km or 12 mi	Kitahiroshima	$1051
27 km or 17 mi	Eniwa	$1047
32 km or 20 mi	Otaru	$1049
36 km or 23 mi	Chitose	$1041
37 km or 23 mi	Iwamizawa	$1043
50 km or 31 mi	Bibai	$1042
52 km or 32 mi	Tomakomai	$1041
71 km or 44 mi	Takikawa	$1042
75 km or 47 mi	Noboribetsu	$994
77 km or 48 mi	Date	$991
89 km or 55 mi	Muroran	$973
89 km or 55 mi	Furano	$1032
93 km or 58 mi	Fukagawa	$1031
100 km or 62 mi	Rumoi	$1035
113 km or 70 mi	Asahikawa	$1065
115 km or 72 mi	Shinhidaka	$1007
141 km or 87 mi	Nanae	$936
149 km or 93 mi	Hokuto	$937
150 km or 93 mi	Otofuke	$1014
151 km or 94 mi	Obihiro	$1021
152 km or 95 mi	Hakodate	$945
164 km or 102 mi	Makubetsu	$1010
169 km or 105 mi	Nayoro	$1015
197 km or 123 mi	Mutsu	$972
216 km or 134 mi	Monbetsu	$1002
220 km or 137 mi	Kushiro	$991
221 km or 137 mi	Kitami	$995
254 km or 158 mi	Aomori	$1064
258 km or 160 mi	Abashiri	$994
261 km or 162 mi	Wakkanai	$1004
262 km or 163 mi	Goshogawara	$1029
263 km or 164 mi	Tsugaru	$1025
265 km or 164 mi	Misawa	$1003
273 km or 169 mi	Towada	$1015
274 km or 170 mi	Oirase	$1006
276 km or 172 mi	Kuroishi	$1051
283 km or 176 mi	Hirakawa	$1054
283 km or 176 mi	Hirosaki	$1068