Kawasaki vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawasaki Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1399
$927
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3286
$2221
🏠 One person rent
$674
$481
🏘️ Family rent
$1059
$858
🍽️ Food expenses
$421
$311
🚐 Transport expenses
$200
$44.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2341
$436
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
99
44
😀 Quality of life
93
62
🏙️ Population
1.54M
1.4M

The cost of living in Kawasaki is 51% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 4342nd and 6169th ($1399 vs $927) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 1st in Japan and Mongolia, respectively. Check Japan vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kawasaki compared to 0.5 months in Ulaanbaatar. Kawasaki ranked 4th best city to live in Japan vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 62nd and 5662nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kawasaki vs Ulaanbaatar

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Kawasaki Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.51
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.7
$29.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.28
$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$2.24
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.24
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$712
$482
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$526
$411
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1286
$888
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$804
$755
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.8
$40.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.1
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.7%
7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5332
$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3319
$946
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.37
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.1
$9.43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.6
$4.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.7
$5.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.59
$3.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$2.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.82
$9.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.1
$1.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.95
$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.82
$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.05
$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.5
$67.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$4.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.3
$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.6
$73.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.2
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$523
$191
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12261
$7641

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Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1237
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1343
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1154
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1160
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1034
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1104
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1176
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1066
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1097
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1084
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1118
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1125
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1155
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1127
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1073
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$957
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1137
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$980
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1104
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1116
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1126
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1116
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1119
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$909
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1100
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1138
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1102
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1107
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1074
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$992
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1088
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$1040
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1115
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$982
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1130
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1130
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1144

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Distance City Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi Bulgan
$903
437 km or 272 mi Ulan-Ude
$722
520 km or 323 mi Irkutsk
$771
559 km or 347 mi Angarsk
$767
656 km or 408 mi Chita
$970
794 km or 493 mi Manzhouli
$650
798 km or 496 mi Bayannur
$1010
835 km or 519 mi Xilinhot
$691
840 km or 522 mi Baotou
$679
875 km or 544 mi Hohhot
$555
914 km or 568 mi Ulanqab
$640
917 km or 570 mi Wuhai
$1392
934 km or 581 mi Ordos
$667
954 km or 593 mi Hulunbuir
$651
969 km or 602 mi Fengzhen
$655
985 km or 612 mi Bratsk
$543
992 km or 616 mi Shizuishan
$804
1008 km or 626 mi Datong
$770
1012 km or 629 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
1025 km or 637 mi Yakeshi
$636
1028 km or 639 mi Huairen
$666
1050 km or 652 mi Shenmu
$590
1051 km or 653 mi Yinchuan
$566
1051 km or 653 mi Shuozhou
$610
1094 km or 680 mi Lingwu
$582
1103 km or 685 mi Qingtongxia
$581
1106 km or 687 mi Wuzhong
$605
1113 km or 692 mi Jinchang
$495
1124 km or 698 mi Yuanping
$555
1126 km or 700 mi Zhangye
$500
1131 km or 703 mi Chifeng
$633
1131 km or 703 mi Jiuquan
$484
1156 km or 718 mi Xinzhou
$567
1164 km or 723 mi Wuwei
$426
1165 km or 724 mi Chengde
$709
1166 km or 724 mi Ulanhot
$566
1166 km or 724 mi Zhongwei
$613
1169 km or 726 mi Beijing
$1044
1169 km or 727 mi Yumen
$454
1176 km or 731 mi Zalantun
$635