Kyoto vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyoto Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1210
$907
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3318
$2342
🏠 One person rent
$482
$472
🏘️ Family rent
$1162
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$422
$305
🚐 Transport expenses
$214
$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2036
$408
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
39 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
95
43
😀 Quality of life
91
55
🏙️ Population
1.46M
1.4M

The cost of living in Kyoto is 33% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 4577th and 6109th ($1210 vs $907) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th 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 0.5 months in Ulaanbaatar. Kyoto ranked 7th best city to live in Japan vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 108th and 5802nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Kyoto Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$4.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.5
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.06
$4.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.52
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$2.83
$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$517
$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1577
$1391
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$840
$806
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.8
$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$78.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28
$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.63%
6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5630
$1637
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5617
$959
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.8
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$70.4
$7.32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.5
$5.34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$0.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$1.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$5.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.94
$3.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$4.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.42
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.26
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.21
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.9
$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.4
$68.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$4.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.8
$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.2
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.8
$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$154
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7456
$7750

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Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$1036
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$1042
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$1041
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$1049
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$1047
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$1051
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$1034
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$1050
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$1019
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$1019
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$1019
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$1033
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$1113
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$1120
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$1023
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$1063
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$1012
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$1162
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$1025
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$1057
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$1125
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$1002
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$1169
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$1086
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$1027
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$1068
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1117
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1362
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$1077
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1140
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$1021
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$1016
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$1028
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$1045
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$1052
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$1066
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$1068
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1123
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$988
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1073

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Distance City Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi Bulgan
$875
437 km or 272 mi Ulan-Ude
$568
520 km or 323 mi Irkutsk
$741
559 km or 347 mi Angarsk
$575
656 km or 408 mi Chita
$617
794 km or 493 mi Manzhouli
$629
798 km or 496 mi Bayannur
$1005
835 km or 519 mi Xilinhot
$677
840 km or 522 mi Baotou
$684
875 km or 544 mi Hohhot
$581
914 km or 568 mi Ulanqab
$644
917 km or 570 mi Wuhai
$1380
934 km or 581 mi Ordos
$676
954 km or 593 mi Hulunbuir
$646
969 km or 602 mi Fengzhen
$637
985 km or 612 mi Bratsk
$447
992 km or 616 mi Shizuishan
$806
1008 km or 626 mi Datong
$729
1012 km or 629 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
1025 km or 637 mi Yakeshi
$605
1028 km or 639 mi Huairen
$648
1050 km or 652 mi Shenmu
$602
1051 km or 653 mi Yinchuan
$561
1051 km or 653 mi Shuozhou
$619
1094 km or 680 mi Lingwu
$574
1103 km or 685 mi Qingtongxia
$573
1106 km or 687 mi Wuzhong
$601
1113 km or 692 mi Jinchang
$603
1124 km or 698 mi Yuanping
$570
1126 km or 700 mi Zhangye
$515
1131 km or 703 mi Chifeng
$628
1131 km or 703 mi Jiuquan
$502
1156 km or 718 mi Xinzhou
$577
1164 km or 723 mi Wuwei
$589
1165 km or 724 mi Chengde
$760
1166 km or 724 mi Ulanhot
$537
1166 km or 724 mi Zhongwei
$623
1169 km or 726 mi Beijing
$1067
1169 km or 727 mi Yumen
$629
1176 km or 731 mi Zalantun
$594