Quebec City vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Quebec City Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1791
$1268
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4030
$3058
🏠 One person rent
$919
$558
🏘️ Family rent
$1392
$948
🍽️ Food expenses
$591
$436
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2544
$1540
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
39
73
😀 Quality of life
86
87
🏙️ Population
549K
1.96M

The cost of living in Quebec City is 41% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 2544th and 4398th ($1791 vs $1268) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 95th and 31st in Canada and Japan, respectively. Check Canada vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Quebec City compared to 1.2 months in Sapporo. Quebec City ranked 26th best city to live in Canada vs Sapporo ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 316th and 246th 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
$18.6
$9.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.3
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.62
$2.99
 Cappuccino
$4.48
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.46
$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$837
$478
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$788
$277
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1444
$757
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1178
$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.5
$197
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$304
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.3
$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.12%
1.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8764
$2442
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3034
$1776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.8
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.6
$53.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.4
$19.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.09
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.06
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$8.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.01
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$8.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$7.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$3.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$4.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$3.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$3.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$2.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.91
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$6.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.84
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.19
$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$3.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.98
$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.3
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$82.5
$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$70.9
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$56.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$850
$282
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6253
$11313

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Levis
$1766
80 km or 50 mi Thetford Mines
$1462
89 km or 55 mi Saint-Georges
$1509
102 km or 64 mi Victoriaville
$1211
114 km or 71 mi Trois-Rivieres
$1082
120 km or 74 mi Shawinigan
$1410
142 km or 88 mi Drummondville
$1645
166 km or 103 mi Sherbrooke
$1449
169 km or 105 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1624
170 km or 106 mi Riviere-du-Loup
$1613
178 km or 111 mi Saguenay
$1544
180 km or 112 mi Chicoutimi
$1566
187 km or 116 mi Magog
$1539
188 km or 117 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1657
192 km or 120 mi Joliette
$1540
195 km or 121 mi Alma
$1582
196 km or 122 mi Granby
$1187
201 km or 125 mi L'Assomption
$1740
206 km or 128 mi Beloeil
$1836
210 km or 131 mi Repentigny
$1823
211 km or 131 mi Varennes
$1845
212 km or 132 mi Sainte-Julie
$1884
217 km or 135 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1912
218 km or 135 mi Mascouche
$1821
218 km or 136 mi Boucherville
$1878
220 km or 136 mi Chambly
$1901
223 km or 138 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1773
223 km or 139 mi Terrebonne
$1849
227 km or 141 mi Longueuil
$1896
228 km or 142 mi Brossard
$2057
229 km or 142 mi Saint-Lambert
$1873
229 km or 143 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1843
231 km or 144 mi Montreal
$1954
234 km or 146 mi La Prairie
$1960
236 km or 146 mi Westmount
$1861
236 km or 146 mi Mount Royal
$1871
238 km or 148 mi Laval
$1996
238 km or 148 mi Candiac
$1927
241 km or 150 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1890
241 km or 150 mi Boisbriand
$1751

Cities near Sapporo

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi Ishikari
$1121
15 km or 9.6 mi Ebetsu
$1123
19 km or 12 mi Kitahiroshima
$1119
27 km or 17 mi Eniwa
$1119
32 km or 20 mi Otaru
$1117
36 km or 23 mi Chitose
$1116
37 km or 23 mi Iwamizawa
$1099
50 km or 31 mi Bibai
$1064
52 km or 32 mi Tomakomai
$1119
71 km or 44 mi Takikawa
$1012
75 km or 47 mi Noboribetsu
$1119
77 km or 48 mi Date
$1118
89 km or 55 mi Muroran
$1126
89 km or 55 mi Furano
$1001
93 km or 58 mi Fukagawa
$976
100 km or 62 mi Rumoi
$1013
113 km or 70 mi Asahikawa
$981
115 km or 72 mi Shinhidaka
$1082
141 km or 87 mi Nanae
$1127
149 km or 93 mi Hokuto
$1126
150 km or 93 mi Otofuke
$1020
151 km or 94 mi Obihiro
$1033
152 km or 95 mi Hakodate
$1163
164 km or 102 mi Makubetsu
$1025
169 km or 105 mi Nayoro
$989
197 km or 123 mi Mutsu
$1121
216 km or 134 mi Monbetsu
$993
220 km or 137 mi Kushiro
$1018
221 km or 137 mi Kitami
$996
254 km or 158 mi Aomori
$1160
258 km or 160 mi Abashiri
$1000
261 km or 162 mi Wakkanai
$1021
262 km or 163 mi Goshogawara
$1103
263 km or 164 mi Tsugaru
$1101
265 km or 164 mi Misawa
$1120
273 km or 169 mi Towada
$1122
274 km or 170 mi Oirase
$1125
276 km or 172 mi Kuroishi
$1122
283 km or 176 mi Hirakawa
$1122
283 km or 176 mi Hirosaki
$1124