Niigata vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niigata Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1018
$935
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2580
$2240
🏠 One person rent
$433
$481
🏘️ Family rent
$731
$841
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$314
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$46.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1251
$589
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
54
44
😀 Quality of life
72
64
🏙️ Population
791K
1.4M

The cost of living in Niigata is 9% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 5436th and 6046th ($1018 vs $935) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 299th and 1st in Japan and Mongolia, respectively. Check Japan vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Niigata compared to 0.6 months in Ulaanbaatar. Niigata ranked 365th best city to live in Japan vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 2749th and 5297th 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
$5.43
$5.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.3
$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.55
$2.39
☕ Cappuccino
$3
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$288
$522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$280
$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$507
$962
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$514
$710
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.48%
8.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2634
$1954
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2645
$961
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.31
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.8
$4.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.86
$4.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$6.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$3.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.28
$9.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.55
$1.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$19.9
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$2.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.3
$75.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$4.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.3
$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.5
$82.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$43.7
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$62.2
$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17418
$8817

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$993
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$996
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1015
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1013
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1021
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1019
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$996
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1030
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$997
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1066
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1008
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1044
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1036
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1053
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$988
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$950
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1058
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1007
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$942
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1074
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$935
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$932
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1025
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$919
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1004
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$924
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$933
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1002
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1031
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$914
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$928
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$956
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$932
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1009
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1021
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$944
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$949
134 km or 84 mi Date
$904
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1029
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1009

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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