Indianapolis vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Indianapolis	Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2374	$1121
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5581	$2679
🏠 One person rent	$1437	$482
🏘️ Family rent	$2329	$785
🍽️ Food expenses	$656	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4148	$1657
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	70	75
😀 Quality of life	89	75
🏙️ Population	888K	1.96M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 112% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 1140th and 4988th ($2374 vs $1121) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 975th and 79th 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 1.7 months in Indianapolis compared to 1.5 months in Sapporo. Indianapolis ranked 82nd best city to live in the United States vs Sapporo ranked 110th in Japan, while ranked 289th and 1640th 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	$21.1	$6.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.5	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.94	$3.49
☕ Cappuccino	$5.67	$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.24	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1555	$397
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1158	$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2660	$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1908	$442
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.1	$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.43%	2.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2259	$2308
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1739	$1648
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.6	$53.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.35	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$5.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.74	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$9.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$6.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$3.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$3.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$4.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$3.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.32	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$7.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.33	$3.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$102	$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.8	$42
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$48.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1809	$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25946	$10501

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Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2074
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$1928
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$2053
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1874
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$2034
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$2011
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$1992
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$2035
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1855
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1954
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1678
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1806
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2086
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1691
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1497
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$1968
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1830
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$2022
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1872
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1536
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1911
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1952
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1994
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$1993
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1554
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1924
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$2057
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1933
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2343
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1904
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1895
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2122
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1908
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1901
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1742
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1833
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1849
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1752
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1864
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1931

Cities near Sapporo

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Ishikari	$1004
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ebetsu	$1005
19 km or 12 mi	Kitahiroshima	$1005
27 km or 17 mi	Eniwa	$1005
32 km or 20 mi	Otaru	$1005
36 km or 23 mi	Chitose	$1005
37 km or 23 mi	Iwamizawa	$1001
50 km or 31 mi	Bibai	$1004
52 km or 32 mi	Tomakomai	$1019
71 km or 44 mi	Takikawa	$1004
75 km or 47 mi	Noboribetsu	$982
77 km or 48 mi	Date	$978
89 km or 55 mi	Muroran	$957
89 km or 55 mi	Furano	$1002
93 km or 58 mi	Fukagawa	$1004
100 km or 62 mi	Rumoi	$1002
113 km or 70 mi	Asahikawa	$1040
115 km or 72 mi	Shinhidaka	$1001
141 km or 87 mi	Nanae	$933
149 km or 93 mi	Hokuto	$927
150 km or 93 mi	Otofuke	$998
151 km or 94 mi	Obihiro	$1006
152 km or 95 mi	Hakodate	$936
164 km or 102 mi	Makubetsu	$996
169 km or 105 mi	Nayoro	$990
197 km or 123 mi	Mutsu	$969
216 km or 134 mi	Monbetsu	$986
220 km or 137 mi	Kushiro	$986
221 km or 137 mi	Kitami	$982
254 km or 158 mi	Aomori	$1067
258 km or 160 mi	Abashiri	$982
261 km or 162 mi	Wakkanai	$986
262 km or 163 mi	Goshogawara	$1029
263 km or 164 mi	Tsugaru	$1029
265 km or 164 mi	Misawa	$1009
273 km or 169 mi	Towada	$1016
274 km or 170 mi	Oirase	$1007
276 km or 172 mi	Kuroishi	$1054
283 km or 176 mi	Hirakawa	$1057
283 km or 176 mi	Hirosaki	$1070