Quebec City vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Quebec City	Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1644	$1204
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3738	$2904
🏠 One person rent	$834	$530
🏘️ Family rent	$1281	$905
🍽️ Food expenses	$540	$415
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2588	$1450
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	38	73
😀 Quality of life	86	87
🏙️ Population	549K	1.96M

The cost of living in Quebec City is 36% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 2883rd and 4470th ($1644 vs $1204) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 110th and 39th 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 Quebec City compared to 1.2 months in Sapporo. Quebec City ranked 23rd best city to live in Canada vs Sapporo ranked 9th in Japan, while ranked 310th and 262nd 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	$15.4	$9.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.7	$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.58	$2.85
☕ Cappuccino	$3.8	$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.94	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$790	$451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$727	$266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1395	$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1101	$537
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.8	$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80	$288
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$42.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.07%	1.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8350	$2347
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3529	$1657
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.64	$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.2	$49.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.3	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.05	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.05	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$8.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.9	$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$8.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$6.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$4.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$3.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$6.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.6	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.99	$8.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.19	$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.9	$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.1	$26.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.9	$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$53.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$794	$265
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6012	$10781

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Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1627
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$966
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1449
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1239
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1118
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1368
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1330
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1395
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1532
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1468
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1411
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1436
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1457
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1562
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1433
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1460
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1106
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1742
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1743
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1764
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1735
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1804
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1829
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1835
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2004
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1769
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1857
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1889
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1773
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1900
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1852
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1732

Cities near Sapporo

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Ishikari	$1071
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ebetsu	$1070
19 km or 12 mi	Kitahiroshima	$1068
27 km or 17 mi	Eniwa	$1068
32 km or 20 mi	Otaru	$1067
36 km or 23 mi	Chitose	$1061
37 km or 23 mi	Iwamizawa	$1048
50 km or 31 mi	Bibai	$1014
52 km or 32 mi	Tomakomai	$1073
71 km or 44 mi	Takikawa	$966
75 km or 47 mi	Noboribetsu	$1069
77 km or 48 mi	Date	$1073
89 km or 55 mi	Muroran	$1078
89 km or 55 mi	Furano	$954
93 km or 58 mi	Fukagawa	$933
100 km or 62 mi	Rumoi	$966
113 km or 70 mi	Asahikawa	$933
115 km or 72 mi	Shinhidaka	$1039
141 km or 87 mi	Nanae	$1083
149 km or 93 mi	Hokuto	$1081
150 km or 93 mi	Otofuke	$972
151 km or 94 mi	Obihiro	$988
152 km or 95 mi	Hakodate	$1119
164 km or 102 mi	Makubetsu	$976
169 km or 105 mi	Nayoro	$941
197 km or 123 mi	Mutsu	$1082
216 km or 134 mi	Monbetsu	$947
220 km or 137 mi	Kushiro	$971
221 km or 137 mi	Kitami	$953
254 km or 158 mi	Aomori	$1114
258 km or 160 mi	Abashiri	$958
261 km or 162 mi	Wakkanai	$976
262 km or 163 mi	Goshogawara	$1065
263 km or 164 mi	Tsugaru	$1064
265 km or 164 mi	Misawa	$1082
273 km or 169 mi	Towada	$1085
274 km or 170 mi	Oirase	$1090
276 km or 172 mi	Kuroishi	$1079
283 km or 176 mi	Hirakawa	$1082
283 km or 176 mi	Hirosaki	$1088