Kumamoto vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kumamoto Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$957
$927
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2378
$2221
🏠 One person rent
$363
$481
🏘️ Family rent
$567
$858
🍽️ Food expenses
$366
$311
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$44.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1610
$436
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
59
44
😀 Quality of life
75
62
🏙️ Population
738K
1.4M

The cost of living in Kumamoto is 3% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 5985th and 6169th ($957 vs $927) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 651st 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 Kumamoto compared to 0.5 months in Ulaanbaatar. Kumamoto ranked 132nd best city to live in Japan vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 1814th and 5662nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kumamoto vs Ulaanbaatar

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Kumamoto Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.57
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.4
$29.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5
$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.71
$2.24
☕ Cappuccino
$3.75
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$409
$482
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$177
$411
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$542
$888
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$328
$755
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$40.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.4
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.85%
7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4227
$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2125
$946
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$57.3
$9.43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.3
$4.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.75
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.5
$5.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$3.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$2.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.25
$9.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.39
$1.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.95
$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.04
$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$67.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$4.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.6
$73.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.6
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$334
$191
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12557
$7641

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Mashiki
$896
13 km or 7.9 mi Koshi
$893
13 km or 8.1 mi Uto
$899
14 km or 8.6 mi Kikuyo
$896
17 km or 11 mi Uki
$898
18 km or 11 mi Ozu
$895
19 km or 12 mi Tamana
$894
23 km or 14 mi Kikuchi
$893
24 km or 15 mi Yamaga
$890
32 km or 20 mi Yatsushiro
$899
32 km or 20 mi Arao
$887
34 km or 21 mi Shimabara
$897
35 km or 21 mi Kami-Amakusa
$898
35 km or 22 mi Omuta
$886
41 km or 25 mi Minamishimabara
$902
43 km or 27 mi Aso
$894
44 km or 28 mi Miyama
$862
48 km or 30 mi Yame
$843
48 km or 30 mi Unzen
$904
49 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$866
49 km or 31 mi Chikugo
$843
54 km or 34 mi Okawa
$859
60 km or 37 mi Kurume
$820
61 km or 38 mi Isahaya
$907
61 km or 38 mi Amakusa
$906
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$880
62 km or 39 mi Hita
$908
63 km or 39 mi Miyaki
$834
64 km or 40 mi Saga
$903
64 km or 40 mi Kanzaki
$856
66 km or 41 mi Kashima
$907
66 km or 41 mi Hitoyoshi
$899
66 km or 41 mi Shiroishi
$904
67 km or 41 mi Tosu
$838
68 km or 42 mi Ogori
$852
68 km or 42 mi Taketa
$889
68 km or 42 mi Ogi
$897
69 km or 43 mi Asakura
$881
70 km or 43 mi Ureshino
$910
70 km or 44 mi Omura
$909

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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