Cost of living comparison

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Sapporo vs. Delhi Cost of Living Summary

Sapporo is 2.9 times more expensive than Delhi.

Restaurants
pay 2.3 times more in Sapporo
Groceries
pay 3.4 times more in Sapporo
Transportation
pay 3.5 times more in Sapporo
Housing
pay 3.5 times more in Sapporo
Childcare
pay 4.6 times more in Sapporo
Entertainment and Sports
pay 77.4% more in Sapporo
Clothing
pay 54.5% more in Sapporo

The cost of childcare, housing, transportation, groceries, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Sapporo are more expensive than in Delhi. Notably, childcare, housing, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Sapporo.

Sapporo vs. Delhi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sapporo instead of Delhi, you would:

pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

 
Delhi
Sapporo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.64
₹510.49
$7.52
¥1,148
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$3.95
₹357.35
$5.01
¥765
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.48
₹43.45
$0.92
¥140

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pay 3.4 times more for groceries

 
Delhi
Sapporo
Bread
1 loaf
$0.56
₹50.99
$1.26
¥193
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.34
₹211.49
$4.18
¥638
Milk (1 gallon) $2.91
₹263.36
$5.65
¥863

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pay 3.5 times more for transportation

 
Delhi
Sapporo
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.22
₹382.30
$4.43
¥676
Monthly public transit pass $11.27
₹1,020.99
$50.12
¥7,653
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $15,220.85
₹1M
$33,796.28
¥5M

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pay 3.5 times more for housing

 
Delhi
Sapporo
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$8.34
₹755.37
$41.77
¥6,377
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $229.89
₹20,818.16
$501.18
¥76,528
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $139.05
₹12,592.17
$294.03
¥44,896

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pay 4.6 times more for childcare

 
Delhi
Sapporo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $71.33
₹6,459.24
$265.96
¥40,611
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $1,932.31
₹175K
$10,691.86
¥2M

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pay 77.4% more for entertainment and sports

 
Delhi
Sapporo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.25
₹204.20
$3.34
¥510
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.11
₹191.00
$3.64
¥556
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.95
₹357.35
$2.94
¥449

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pay 54.5% more for clothing

 
Delhi
Sapporo
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$27.76
₹2,513.55
$40.09
¥6,122
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$34.10
₹3,087.71
$26.70
¥4,076
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$52.38
₹4,743.66
$50.12
¥7,653

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: February 2026
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