Cost of living comparison
compared to
India vs. Sapporo Cost of Living Summary
India is 60.5% cheaper than Sapporo.
- Restaurants
-
pay 57.8% less in India
- Groceries
-
pay 65.1% less in India
- Transportation
-
pay 56.7% less in India
- Housing
-
pay 79.0% less in India
- Childcare
-
pay 82.3% less in India
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 45.6% less in India
- Clothing
-
pay 37.0% less in India
Expenses including childcare, housing, groceries, restaurants, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in India.
India vs. Sapporo Cost Breakdown
If you lived in India instead of Sapporo, you would:
pay 57.8% less for restaurants
|
Sapporo
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.52
¥1,168
|
$2.31
₹207.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.01
¥779
|
$3.75
₹337.79
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
¥143
|
$0.39
₹35.41
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
¥122
|
$0.16
₹14.45
|
|
Sapporo vs. India - Cost of restaurants
pay 65.1% less for groceries
|
Sapporo
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.26
¥196
|
$0.46
₹41.27
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.18
¥649
|
$2.49
₹224.05
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.65
¥878
|
$2.50
₹224.93
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
¥283
|
$0.92
₹82.85
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
¥494
|
$1.32
₹118.34
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.52
¥235
|
$0.88
₹78.84
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.34
¥208
|
$0.32
₹28.42
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.82
¥283
|
$0.46
₹40.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.73
¥269
|
$0.22
₹19.84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
¥193
|
$0.17
₹15.01
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
¥152
|
$0.19
₹17.51
|
|
Sapporo vs. India - Cost of groceries
pay 56.7% less for transportation
|
Sapporo
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.43
¥688
|
$4.38
₹394.03
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$50.12
¥7,786
|
$9.48
₹852.94
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,796.28
¥5,250,590
|
$13,332.05
₹1,199,331.13
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.38
¥2,855
|
$2.95
₹265.75
|
|
Sapporo vs. India - Cost of transportation
pay 79.0% less for housing
|
Sapporo
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.77
¥6,489
|
$7.18
₹645.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$501.18
¥77,864
|
$129.45
₹11,645.17
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$294.03
¥45,680
|
$85.74
₹7,712.98
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$233.15
¥36,222
|
$27.98
₹2,517.29
|
|
Sapporo vs. India - Cost of housing
pay 82.3% less for childcare
|
Sapporo
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$265.96
¥41,320
|
$54.51
₹4,903.51
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,691.86
¥1,661,088
|
$1,593.07
₹143,310.38
|
|
Sapporo vs. India - Cost of childcare
pay 45.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Sapporo
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.34
¥519
|
$1.84
₹165.15
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.64
¥566
|
$1.58
₹141.98
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.94
¥457
|
$3.49
₹313.83
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.12
¥8,098
|
$15.59
₹1,402.11
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.70
¥1,973
|
$3.17
₹285.10
|
|
Sapporo vs. India - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 37.0% less for clothing
|
Sapporo
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.09
¥6,229
|
$22.98
₹2,067.16
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.70
¥4,148
|
$23.83
₹2,144.05
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.12
¥7,786
|
$40.59
₹3,651.76
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.51
¥19,033
|
$29.72
₹2,673.25
|
|
Sapporo vs. India - Cost of clothing
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