Columbus vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2252
$1268
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5500
$3058
🏠 One person rent
$1332
$558
🏘️ Family rent
$2531
$948
🍽️ Food expenses
$644
$436
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4005
$1540
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
72
73
😀 Quality of life
88
87
🏙️ Population
906K
1.96M

The cost of living in Columbus is 78% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 1248th and 4398th ($2252 vs $1268) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1100th 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 1.8 months in Columbus compared to 1.2 months in Sapporo. Columbus ranked 65th best city to live in the United States vs Sapporo ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 242nd and 246th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Sapporo

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Columbus Sapporo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$9.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.3
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.96
$2.99
 Cappuccino
$4.97
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1379
$478
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1067
$277
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3082
$757
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2051
$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$197
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$304
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.49%
1.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3169
$2442
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3154
$1776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64
$53.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$19.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.89
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$8.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$8.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$7.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$3.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$4.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$3.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$3.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$2.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.81
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$6.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.01
$3.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$64
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$56.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1235
$282
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15346
$11313

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8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2099
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2116
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2034
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2078
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2042
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2047
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1819
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2039
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2074
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1946
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2006
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1916
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1914
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1987
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1915
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1876
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1832
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1698
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1795
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1791
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1865
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1794
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1828
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1860
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1635
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1839
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1735
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1935
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1894
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1824
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1623
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1856
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1436
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$1944
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1568
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1852
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1817
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1530
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1670
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1829

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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