Quebec City vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Quebec City	Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1695	$1121
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3907	$2679
🏠 One person rent	$873	$482
🏘️ Family rent	$1435	$785
🍽️ Food expenses	$558	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2900	$1657
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	38	75
😀 Quality of life	88	75
🏙️ Population	549K	1.96M

The cost of living in Quebec City is 51% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 3269th and 4988th ($1695 vs $1121) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 113th and 79th in Canada and Japan, respectively. Check Canada vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Quebec City compared to 1.5 months in Sapporo. Quebec City ranked 28th best city to live in Canada vs Sapporo ranked 110th in Japan, while ranked 332nd and 1640th 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	$17.5	$6.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.9	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.49	$3.49
☕ Cappuccino	$3.83	$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.08	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$863	$397
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$743	$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1500	$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1244	$442
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.3	$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95	$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.8	$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.33%	2.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8196	$2308
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2969	$1648
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.76	$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.5	$53.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.29	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.03	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$5.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.17	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$9.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$6.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$3.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$3.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$4.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.05	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.5	$3.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.92	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$7.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.29	$3.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.91	$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$81.6	$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.4	$42
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.6	$48.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$719	$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7052	$10501

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Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1685
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1024
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1466
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1265
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1180
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1434
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1399
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1451
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1506
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1104
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1254
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1526
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1458
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1341
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1142
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1838
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1846
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1861
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1852
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1897
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1918
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1923
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2080
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1928
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1960
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1862
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$2047
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1940
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1934

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