Kyoto vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyoto Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1107
$870
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2727
$2091
🏠 One person rent
$427
$430
🏘️ Family rent
$722
$764
🍽️ Food expenses
$386
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$43.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1887
$516
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
39 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
95
43
😀 Quality of life
79
61
🏙️ Population
1.46M
1.4M

The cost of living in Kyoto is 27% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 4942nd and 6373rd ($1107 vs $870) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 70th 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 Kyoto compared to 0.6 months in Ulaanbaatar. Kyoto ranked 70th best city to live in Japan vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 947th and 5856th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyoto vs Ulaanbaatar

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Kyoto Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.41
$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.5
$29.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$1.95
☕ Cappuccino
$3.01
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$483
$417
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$852
$769
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$524
$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66
$46
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$70.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.6
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.77%
6.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3787
$1651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2415
$881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.54
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.3
$8.29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.9
$4.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.78
$0.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.03
$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$5.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$5.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.13
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$4.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.91
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.96
$9.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.63
$1.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.19
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.12
$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.71
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.7
$70
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.7
$19
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$4.85
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.1
$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.3
$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$462
$167
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5215
$6621

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Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$955
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$989
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$994
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$1002
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$1005
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$1015
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$999
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$1008
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$957
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$960
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$964
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$1001
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$1075
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$1081
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$966
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$1037
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$988
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$1125
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$974
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$1016
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$1088
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$981
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$1133
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$1057
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$974
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$1061
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1099
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1277
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$1060
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1118
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$1002
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$997
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$980
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$1068
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$1046
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$1050
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$1043
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1100
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$968
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1055

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Distance City Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi Bulgan
$838
437 km or 272 mi Ulan-Ude
$676
520 km or 323 mi Irkutsk
$735
559 km or 347 mi Angarsk
$725
656 km or 408 mi Chita
$912
794 km or 493 mi Manzhouli
$631
798 km or 496 mi Bayannur
$986
835 km or 519 mi Xilinhot
$677
840 km or 522 mi Baotou
$659
875 km or 544 mi Hohhot
$541
914 km or 568 mi Ulanqab
$629
917 km or 570 mi Wuhai
$1365
934 km or 581 mi Ordos
$655
954 km or 593 mi Hulunbuir
$638
969 km or 602 mi Fengzhen
$642
985 km or 612 mi Bratsk
$518
992 km or 616 mi Shizuishan
$785
1008 km or 626 mi Datong
$748
1012 km or 629 mi Zhangjiakou
$652
1025 km or 637 mi Yakeshi
$614
1028 km or 639 mi Huairen
$654
1050 km or 652 mi Shenmu
$580
1051 km or 653 mi Yinchuan
$548
1051 km or 653 mi Shuozhou
$600
1094 km or 680 mi Lingwu
$564
1103 km or 685 mi Qingtongxia
$563
1106 km or 687 mi Wuzhong
$589
1113 km or 692 mi Jinchang
$480
1124 km or 698 mi Yuanping
$546
1126 km or 700 mi Zhangye
$484
1131 km or 703 mi Chifeng
$615
1131 km or 703 mi Jiuquan
$470
1156 km or 718 mi Xinzhou
$553
1164 km or 723 mi Wuwei
$411
1165 km or 724 mi Chengde
$694
1166 km or 724 mi Ulanhot
$532
1166 km or 724 mi Zhongwei
$597
1169 km or 726 mi Beijing
$1029
1169 km or 727 mi Yumen
$439
1176 km or 731 mi Zalantun
$600