Quebec City vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Quebec City	Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1648	$1137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3908	$2691
🏠 One person rent	$829	$510
🏘️ Family rent	$1438	$833
🍽️ Food expenses	$564	$385
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2878	$1763
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	38	75
😀 Quality of life	87	90
🏙️ Population	574K	1.96M

The cost of living in Quebec City is 45% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 3402nd and 4901st ($1648 vs $1137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 116th and 42nd 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 1.6 months in Sapporo. Quebec City ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Sapporo ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 327th and 196th 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	$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.9	$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.34	$3.74
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.96	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$907	$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$680	$247
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1526	$743
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1247	$443
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.4	$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.6	$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.5	$46.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.49%	2.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6977	$2166
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2884	$1568
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.86	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.5	$46.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.02	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$5.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.07	$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$9.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$24.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$3.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$4.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$1.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$9.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$15	$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.78	$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.25	$3.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.9	$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.9	$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.2	$37.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.6	$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$703	$248
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8149	$9894

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Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1638
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1002
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1457
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1238
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1219
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1441
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1365
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1421
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1575
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1504
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1122
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1289
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1533
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1675
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1421
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1384
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1199
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1816
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1817
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1829
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1828
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1861
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1892
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1874
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2051
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1850
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1901
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1937
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1828
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$2058
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1921
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1913

Cities near Sapporo

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Ishikari	$1015
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ebetsu	$1020
19 km or 12 mi	Kitahiroshima	$1022
27 km or 17 mi	Eniwa	$1022
32 km or 20 mi	Otaru	$1017
36 km or 23 mi	Chitose	$1016
37 km or 23 mi	Iwamizawa	$1017
50 km or 31 mi	Bibai	$1016
52 km or 32 mi	Tomakomai	$1020
71 km or 44 mi	Takikawa	$1014
75 km or 47 mi	Noboribetsu	$988
77 km or 48 mi	Date	$983
89 km or 55 mi	Muroran	$954
89 km or 55 mi	Furano	$1008
93 km or 58 mi	Fukagawa	$1010
100 km or 62 mi	Rumoi	$1009
113 km or 70 mi	Asahikawa	$1040
115 km or 72 mi	Shinhidaka	$988
141 km or 87 mi	Nanae	$914
149 km or 93 mi	Hokuto	$909
150 km or 93 mi	Otofuke	$992
151 km or 94 mi	Obihiro	$1001
152 km or 95 mi	Hakodate	$914
164 km or 102 mi	Makubetsu	$993
169 km or 105 mi	Nayoro	$1000
197 km or 123 mi	Mutsu	$964
216 km or 134 mi	Monbetsu	$990
220 km or 137 mi	Kushiro	$972
221 km or 137 mi	Kitami	$984
254 km or 158 mi	Aomori	$1055
258 km or 160 mi	Abashiri	$979
261 km or 162 mi	Wakkanai	$986
262 km or 163 mi	Goshogawara	$1017
263 km or 164 mi	Tsugaru	$1017
265 km or 164 mi	Misawa	$991
273 km or 169 mi	Towada	$1000
274 km or 170 mi	Oirase	$995
276 km or 172 mi	Kuroishi	$1051
283 km or 176 mi	Hirakawa	$1051
283 km or 176 mi	Hirosaki	$1061