Niigata vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niigata Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1056
$792
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2899
$2074
🏠 One person rent
$425
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$938
$826
🍽️ Food expenses
$378
$292
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$43.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1539
$365
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
52
43
😀 Quality of life
68
55
🏙️ Population
791K
1.4M

The cost of living in Niigata is 33% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 4949th and 6405th ($1056 vs $792) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 172nd and 1st in Japan and Mongolia, respectively. Check Japan vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Niigata compared to 0.5 months in Ulaanbaatar. Niigata ranked 599th best city to live in Japan vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 3500th and 5931st 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
$5.19
$4.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.9
$29
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.82
$1.74
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$308
$430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$845
$1038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$653
$664
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$49.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$213
$75.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.8
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.25%
6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2812
$1426
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2341
$885
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.8
$7.97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.4
$5.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$4.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.6
$5.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$3.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.18
$8.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.66
$1.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$21.8
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.05
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.78
$2.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.35
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.8
$63.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$4.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.1
$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.8
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.2
$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.3
$80.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$83.1
$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15169
$5952

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$988
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$991
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1002
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1004
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1009
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1005
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$997
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1018
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$999
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1071
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1013
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1049
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1036
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1060
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$988
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$965
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1072
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$977
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$966
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1086
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$961
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$956
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1050
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$939
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1006
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$957
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$952
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1032
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$943
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$988
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$944
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$939
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$954
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1013
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1015
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$957
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$961
134 km or 84 mi Date
$958
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$986
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$942

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Distance City Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi Bulgan
$759
437 km or 272 mi Ulan-Ude
$576
520 km or 323 mi Irkutsk
$607
559 km or 347 mi Angarsk
$589
656 km or 408 mi Chita
$491
794 km or 493 mi Manzhouli
$674
798 km or 496 mi Bayannur
$997
835 km or 519 mi Xilinhot
$679
840 km or 522 mi Baotou
$673
875 km or 544 mi Hohhot
$563
914 km or 568 mi Ulanqab
$640
917 km or 570 mi Wuhai
$1345
934 km or 581 mi Ordos
$674
954 km or 593 mi Hulunbuir
$677
969 km or 602 mi Fengzhen
$640
985 km or 612 mi Bratsk
$444
992 km or 616 mi Shizuishan
$776
1008 km or 626 mi Datong
$707
1012 km or 629 mi Zhangjiakou
$658
1025 km or 637 mi Yakeshi
$647
1028 km or 639 mi Huairen
$643
1050 km or 652 mi Shenmu
$614
1051 km or 653 mi Yinchuan
$535
1051 km or 653 mi Shuozhou
$625
1094 km or 680 mi Lingwu
$573
1103 km or 685 mi Qingtongxia
$578
1106 km or 687 mi Wuzhong
$603
1113 km or 692 mi Jinchang
$593
1124 km or 698 mi Yuanping
$572
1126 km or 700 mi Zhangye
$504
1131 km or 703 mi Chifeng
$602
1131 km or 703 mi Jiuquan
$510
1156 km or 718 mi Xinzhou
$576
1164 km or 723 mi Wuwei
$581
1165 km or 724 mi Chengde
$700
1166 km or 724 mi Ulanhot
$560
1166 km or 724 mi Zhongwei
$628
1169 km or 726 mi Beijing
$1065
1169 km or 727 mi Yumen
$666
1176 km or 731 mi Zalantun
$625