Niigata vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niigata Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1007
$870
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2570
$2091
🏠 One person rent
$390
$430
🏘️ Family rent
$652
$764
🍽️ Food expenses
$352
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$43.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1897
$516
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
52
43
😀 Quality of life
72
61
🏙️ Population
791K
1.4M

The cost of living in Niigata is 16% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 5515th and 6373rd ($1007 vs $870) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 404th and 1st in Japan and Mongolia, respectively. Check Japan vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Niigata compared to 0.6 months in Ulaanbaatar. Niigata ranked 406th best city to live in Japan vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 3269th and 5856th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Niigata vs Ulaanbaatar

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Niigata Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.38
$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.4
$29.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.74
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.79
$1.95
☕ Cappuccino
$3.17
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.17
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$308
$417
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$552
$769
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$383
$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$46
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$70.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.8
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.49%
6.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2790
$1651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2422
$881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.39
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.6
$8.29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.8
$4.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$0.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.89
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$5.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$5.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$4.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.34
$9.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.69
$1.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$21.9
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.06
$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.78
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.36
$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.8
$70
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.7
$19
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.7
$4.85
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.9
$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.6
$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$66.1
$167
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14992
$6621

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Cities near Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$954
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$966
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$975
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$979
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$987
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$989
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$977
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1010
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$989
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1056
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1000
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1034
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1034
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1050
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$991
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$964
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1057
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1003
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$959
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1075
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$951
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$950
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1041
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$938
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1007
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$953
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$959
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1020
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1029
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$929
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$955
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$963
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$942
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1017
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1026
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$967
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$972
134 km or 84 mi Date
$921
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1016
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1001

Cities near Ulaanbaatar

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