Austin vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Austin	Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2455	$1204
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5709	$2904
🏠 One person rent	$1585	$530
🏘️ Family rent	$2741	$905
🍽️ Food expenses	$566	$415
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5262	$1450
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	65	73
😀 Quality of life	90	87
🏙️ Population	962K	1.96M

The cost of living in Austin is 104% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 858th and 4470th ($2455 vs $1204) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 790th and 39th 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 1.2 months in Sapporo. Austin ranked 30th best city to live in the United States vs Sapporo ranked 9th in Japan, while ranked 142nd and 262nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Sapporo

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	Austin	Sapporo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$9.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.7	$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.36	$2.85
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.75	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1949	$451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1266	$266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3348	$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2283	$537
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$288
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.4	$42.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	1.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4187	$2347
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2882	$1657
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.4	$49.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.8	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$8.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$8.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$6.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$4.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$3.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$6.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.03	$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.13	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.35	$8.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$26.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.2	$53.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1385	$265
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22096	$10781

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2163
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2260
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2223
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2192
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2224
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2182
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2182
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1969
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2066
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2148
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2132
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2134
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2033
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1944
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2152
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1853
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2230
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2215
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2089
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2133
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1799
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2087
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2093
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2155
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2170
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2265
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2108
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2159
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2224
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2182
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2056
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2097
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2305

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