Chennai vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$1204
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1140
$2904
🏠 One person rent
$152
$530
🏘️ Family rent
$346
$905
🍽️ Food expenses
$163
$415
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.4
$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$848
$1450
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
78
73
😀 Quality of life
66
87
🏙️ Population
6.6M
1.96M

The cost of living in Chennai is 64% less expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 8897th and 4470th ($430 vs $1204) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 39th in India and Japan, respectively. Check India vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chennai compared to 1.2 months in Sapporo. Chennai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Sapporo ranked 9th in Japan, while ranked 4021st and 262nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Sapporo

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Chennai Sapporo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.83
$9.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.6
$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.01
$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$2.85
 Cappuccino
$1.98
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$170
$451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$102
$266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$470
$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$254
$537
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$288
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$42.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.23%
1.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1935
$2347
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$767
$1657
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$49.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.84
$18.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$8.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.91
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$8.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.47
$6.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.5
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$4.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$3.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$2.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.67
$6.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.82
$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$8.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.7
$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.86
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$26.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.73
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.2
$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.6
$53.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$80.7
$265
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1573
$10781

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$367
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$355
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$338
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$304
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$302
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$533
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$311
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$314
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$375
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$359
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$304
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$295
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$351
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$292
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$316
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$280
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$300
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$354
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$349
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$316
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$311
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$304
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$310
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$339
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$366
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$298
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$330
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$272
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$357
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$307
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$272
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$292
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$306

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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