Kumamoto vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kumamoto Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$922
$935
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2271
$2240
🏠 One person rent
$350
$481
🏘️ Family rent
$539
$841
🍽️ Food expenses
$357
$314
🚐 Transport expenses
$132
$46.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1553
$589
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
59
44
😀 Quality of life
75
64
🏙️ Population
738K
1.4M

The cost of living in Kumamoto is 1% less expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 6140th and 6046th ($922 vs $935) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 690th 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 0.6 months in Ulaanbaatar. Kumamoto ranked 139th best city to live in Japan vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 1545th and 5297th 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
$6.08
$5.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.1
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$2.39
☕ Cappuccino
$3.64
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$400
$522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$170
$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$519
$962
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$311
$710
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.4
$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.3
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.12%
8.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4020
$1954
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2047
$961
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.58
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54.9
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.5
$4.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.79
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.86
$4.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.5
$6.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$3.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.13
$9.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.25
$1.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.93
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.44
$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.02
$2.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.12
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.6
$75.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$4.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.7
$82.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.9
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$281
$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12102
$8817

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Mashiki
$866
13 km or 7.9 mi Koshi
$867
13 km or 8.1 mi Uto
$866
14 km or 8.6 mi Kikuyo
$866
17 km or 11 mi Uki
$868
18 km or 11 mi Ozu
$867
19 km or 12 mi Tamana
$861
23 km or 14 mi Kikuchi
$860
24 km or 15 mi Yamaga
$852
32 km or 20 mi Yatsushiro
$866
32 km or 20 mi Arao
$856
34 km or 21 mi Shimabara
$863
35 km or 21 mi Kami-Amakusa
$867
35 km or 22 mi Omuta
$851
41 km or 25 mi Minamishimabara
$869
43 km or 27 mi Aso
$859
44 km or 28 mi Miyama
$824
48 km or 30 mi Yame
$811
48 km or 30 mi Unzen
$869
49 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$828
49 km or 31 mi Chikugo
$808
54 km or 34 mi Okawa
$821
60 km or 37 mi Kurume
$791
61 km or 38 mi Isahaya
$878
61 km or 38 mi Amakusa
$871
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$843
62 km or 39 mi Hita
$867
63 km or 39 mi Miyaki
$802
64 km or 40 mi Saga
$864
64 km or 40 mi Kanzaki
$821
66 km or 41 mi Kashima
$868
66 km or 41 mi Hitoyoshi
$858
66 km or 41 mi Shiroishi
$864
67 km or 41 mi Tosu
$807
68 km or 42 mi Ogori
$815
68 km or 42 mi Taketa
$845
68 km or 42 mi Ogi
$855
69 km or 43 mi Asakura
$841
70 km or 43 mi Ureshino
$869
70 km or 44 mi Omura
$883

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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