Kobe vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1185
$935
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2857
$2240
🏠 One person rent
$519
$481
🏘️ Family rent
$877
$841
🍽️ Food expenses
$424
$314
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$46.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1748
$589
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
91
44
😀 Quality of life
94
64
🏙️ Population
1.52M
1.4M

The cost of living in Kobe is 27% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 4788th and 6046th ($1185 vs $935) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 1st in Japan and Mongolia, respectively. Check Japan vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kobe compared to 0.6 months in Ulaanbaatar. Kobe ranked 5th best city to live in Japan vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 40th and 5297th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kobe vs Ulaanbaatar

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Kobe Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.42
$5.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.76
$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$2.39
☕ Cappuccino
$2.42
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$483
$522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$882
$962
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$644
$710
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.4
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.08%
8.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4306
$1954
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2819
$961
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.44
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.7
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$4.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.25
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$4.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.9
$6.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.06
$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.98
$3.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.76
$9.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.42
$1.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.35
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.99
$2.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.9
$75.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$4.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.2
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.3
$82.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.5
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$320
$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10496
$8817

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1012
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1066
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1141
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1024
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1059
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1031
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1021
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1010
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1014
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$996
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$988
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1042
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$991
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1004
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1254
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$997
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1028
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$982
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1020
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1099
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1046
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$997
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1063
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1035
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1007
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1033
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1039
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1026
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1034
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$975
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1026
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$946
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1010
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1046
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1056
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1119
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$986
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1044
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1038

Cities near Ulaanbaatar

Distance City Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi Bulgan
$904
437 km or 272 mi Ulan-Ude
$739
520 km or 323 mi Irkutsk
$778
559 km or 347 mi Angarsk
$776
656 km or 408 mi Chita
$863
794 km or 493 mi Manzhouli
$656
798 km or 496 mi Bayannur
$1039
835 km or 519 mi Xilinhot
$721
840 km or 522 mi Baotou
$693
875 km or 544 mi Hohhot
$578
914 km or 568 mi Ulanqab
$665
917 km or 570 mi Wuhai
$1426
934 km or 581 mi Ordos
$691
954 km or 593 mi Hulunbuir
$658
969 km or 602 mi Fengzhen
$676
985 km or 612 mi Bratsk
$568
992 km or 616 mi Shizuishan
$820
1008 km or 626 mi Datong
$789
1012 km or 629 mi Zhangjiakou
$680
1025 km or 637 mi Yakeshi
$639
1028 km or 639 mi Huairen
$684
1050 km or 652 mi Shenmu
$607
1051 km or 653 mi Yinchuan
$577
1051 km or 653 mi Shuozhou
$629
1094 km or 680 mi Lingwu
$594
1103 km or 685 mi Qingtongxia
$593
1106 km or 687 mi Wuzhong
$618
1113 km or 692 mi Jinchang
$503
1124 km or 698 mi Yuanping
$570
1126 km or 700 mi Zhangye
$509
1131 km or 703 mi Chifeng
$653
1131 km or 703 mi Jiuquan
$492
1156 km or 718 mi Xinzhou
$580
1164 km or 723 mi Wuwei
$433
1165 km or 724 mi Chengde
$722
1166 km or 724 mi Ulanhot
$594
1166 km or 724 mi Zhongwei
$627
1169 km or 726 mi Beijing
$1108
1169 km or 727 mi Yumen
$460
1176 km or 731 mi Zalantun
$672