Austin vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Austin Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2590
$1173
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6302
$2837
🏠 One person rent
$1683
$526
🏘️ Family rent
$3179
$901
🍽️ Food expenses
$594
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5536
$1651
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
66
73
😀 Quality of life
90
89
🏙️ Population
962K
1.96M

The cost of living in Austin is 121% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 548th and 4509th ($2590 vs $1173) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 492nd and 30th in the United States and Japan, respectively. Check the United States vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Austin compared to 1.4 months in Sapporo. Austin ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Sapporo ranked 9th in Japan, while ranked 126th and 170th among best cities to live in the world.

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Austin Sapporo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.9
$9.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.7
$26.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.93
$4.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.72
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$5.58
$3.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.82
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1988
$433
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1357
$266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4238
$714
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2575
$537
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$288
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$41.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.76%
1.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7634
$2557
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2615
$1835
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.8
$33.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.99
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$8.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.66
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$8.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.41
$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$3.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.58
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.38
$7.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.04
$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.9
$52.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$147
$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.2
$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.9
$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$53.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1599
$264
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21605
$10328

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$2175
84 km or 52 mi Seguin
$2146
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$1989
90 km or 56 mi Killeen
$1902
93 km or 58 mi Copperas Cove
$2013
95 km or 59 mi Cibolo
$2158
96 km or 60 mi Schertz
$2146
96 km or 60 mi Temple
$2066
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$2219
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$1925
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$2186
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$1829
150 km or 93 mi Waco
$2071
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$2220
204 km or 126 mi Rosenberg
$2136
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$1988
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$2737
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$2108
218 km or 136 mi Conroe
$1801
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$2148
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$2128
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$2126
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$2149
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$2129
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$2221
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$2199
249 km or 155 mi Pearland
$2118
252 km or 156 mi Burleson
$2143
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$2306
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$2141
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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi Ishikari
$1050
15 km or 9.6 mi Ebetsu
$1052
19 km or 12 mi Kitahiroshima
$1048
27 km or 17 mi Eniwa
$1050
32 km or 20 mi Otaru
$1046
36 km or 23 mi Chitose
$1043
37 km or 23 mi Iwamizawa
$1033
50 km or 31 mi Bibai
$1003
52 km or 32 mi Tomakomai
$1056
71 km or 44 mi Takikawa
$958
75 km or 47 mi Noboribetsu
$1058
77 km or 48 mi Date
$1062
89 km or 55 mi Muroran
$1069
89 km or 55 mi Furano
$953
93 km or 58 mi Fukagawa
$929
100 km or 62 mi Rumoi
$959
113 km or 70 mi Asahikawa
$943
115 km or 72 mi Shinhidaka
$1034
141 km or 87 mi Nanae
$1086
149 km or 93 mi Hokuto
$1086
150 km or 93 mi Otofuke
$986
151 km or 94 mi Obihiro
$999
152 km or 95 mi Hakodate
$1125
164 km or 102 mi Makubetsu
$994
169 km or 105 mi Nayoro
$947
197 km or 123 mi Mutsu
$1090
216 km or 134 mi Monbetsu
$955
220 km or 137 mi Kushiro
$992
221 km or 137 mi Kitami
$967
254 km or 158 mi Aomori
$1164
258 km or 160 mi Abashiri
$973
261 km or 162 mi Wakkanai
$972
262 km or 163 mi Goshogawara
$1093
263 km or 164 mi Tsugaru
$1085
265 km or 164 mi Misawa
$1085
273 km or 169 mi Towada
$1090
274 km or 170 mi Oirase
$1081
276 km or 172 mi Kuroishi
$1111
283 km or 176 mi Hirakawa
$1106
283 km or 176 mi Hirosaki
$1117