Austin vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Austin Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2473
$1268
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5974
$3058
🏠 One person rent
$1613
$558
🏘️ Family rent
$3016
$948
🍽️ Food expenses
$556
$436
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5652
$1540
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
66
73
😀 Quality of life
91
87
🏙️ Population
962K
1.96M

The cost of living in Austin is 95% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 812th and 4398th ($2473 vs $1268) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 724th and 31st 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 2.3 months in Austin compared to 1.2 months in Sapporo. Austin ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Sapporo ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 116th and 246th among best cities to live in the world.

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Austin Sapporo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.8
$9.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.3
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.91
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.3
$2.99
 Cappuccino
$5.5
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1954
$478
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1307
$277
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4136
$757
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2445
$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$197
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$304
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.63%
1.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4709
$2442
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2939
$1776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.6
$53.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$19.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.94
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$8.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.29
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$8.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$7.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$3.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$4.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$3.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$3.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$2.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.87
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$6.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.34
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.91
$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.05
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.37
$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.98
$3.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.8
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$145
$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$64
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.1
$56.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1453
$282
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21741
$11313

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$2156
84 km or 52 mi Seguin
$2177
86 km or 53 mi Harker Heights
$2075
90 km or 56 mi Killeen
$2006
93 km or 58 mi Copperas Cove
$2097
95 km or 59 mi Cibolo
$2172
96 km or 60 mi Schertz
$2155
96 km or 60 mi Temple
$2186
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$2194
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$1890
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$2071
140 km or 87 mi College Station
$1764
150 km or 93 mi Waco
$2223
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$2231
204 km or 126 mi Rosenberg
$2151
214 km or 133 mi Huntsville
$2129
215 km or 133 mi The Woodlands
$2692
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$2137
218 km or 136 mi Conroe
$1798
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$2164
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$2143
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$2093
230 km or 143 mi Cleburne
$2145
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$2156
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$2248
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$2173
249 km or 155 mi Pearland
$2080
252 km or 156 mi Burleson
$2158
252 km or 157 mi Midlothian
$2189
256 km or 159 mi Pasadena
$2101
258 km or 160 mi Alvin
$2003
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$2035
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$2299

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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