Indianapolis vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Indianapolis Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2187
$1268
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5233
$3058
🏠 One person rent
$1311
$558
🏘️ Family rent
$2114
$948
🍽️ Food expenses
$613
$436
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4970
$1540
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
71
73
😀 Quality of life
90
87
🏙️ Population
888K
1.96M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 73% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 1397th and 4398th ($2187 vs $1268) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1219th 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 Indianapolis compared to 1.2 months in Sapporo. Indianapolis ranked 35th best city to live in the United States vs Sapporo ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 159th and 246th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Indianapolis vs Sapporo

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Indianapolis Sapporo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25.2
$9.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.2
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.97
$2.99
 Cappuccino
$4.74
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.43
$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1457
$478
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1013
$277
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2390
$757
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1686
$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$197
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$218
$304
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.5
$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.65%
1.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1980
$2442
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1549
$1776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.5
$53.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
$19.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.02
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$8.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.6
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$8.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.81
$7.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$3.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.49
$4.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$3.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$3.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$2.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.64
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$6.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.07
$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.35
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.51
$3.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.9
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.9
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.3
$56.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1865
$282
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27094
$11313

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Lawrence
$1999
18 km or 11 mi Greenwood
$1978
22 km or 14 mi Plainfield
$1927
22 km or 14 mi Brownsburg
$1745
23 km or 14 mi Carmel
$1963
24 km or 15 mi Fishers
$1954
29 km or 18 mi Westfield
$1917
32 km or 20 mi Franklin
$1975
33 km or 21 mi Greenfield
$1929
33 km or 21 mi Noblesville
$1905
55 km or 34 mi Anderson
$1694
65 km or 41 mi Columbus
$1900
75 km or 46 mi Bloomington
$2092
79 km or 49 mi Kokomo
$1612
81 km or 50 mi Muncie
$1448
95 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$1894
96 km or 60 mi Marion
$1793
99 km or 61 mi West Lafayette
$1980
108 km or 67 mi Richmond
$1822
111 km or 69 mi Terre Haute
$1560
124 km or 77 mi Oxford
$1837
132 km or 82 mi Danville
$1814
143 km or 89 mi Hamilton
$1877
147 km or 91 mi Fairfield
$1896
155 km or 97 mi Middletown
$1436
156 km or 97 mi Florence
$1921
159 km or 99 mi Cincinnati
$1912
160 km or 99 mi Trotwood
$1824
162 km or 101 mi Covington
$2464
165 km or 102 mi Mason
$1852
165 km or 103 mi Clarksville
$1840
166 km or 103 mi Independence
$2124
166 km or 103 mi New Albany
$1896
167 km or 104 mi Dayton
$1735
168 km or 104 mi Jeffersonville
$1724
168 km or 104 mi Piqua
$1894
169 km or 105 mi Troy
$1860
169 km or 105 mi Fort Wayne
$1845
171 km or 106 mi Lebanon
$1856
172 km or 107 mi Kettering
$1828

Cities near Sapporo

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