Niigata vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niigata Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1108
$907
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3039
$2342
🏠 One person rent
$446
$472
🏘️ Family rent
$989
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$394
$305
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1634
$408
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
52
43
😀 Quality of life
67
55
🏙️ Population
791K
1.4M

The cost of living in Niigata is 22% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 4902nd and 6109th ($1108 vs $907) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 146th 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 578th best city to live in Japan vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 3769th and 5802nd 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
$5.41
$4.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.5
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.81
$4.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.91
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$2.84
$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.21
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$327
$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$879
$1391
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$692
$806
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$225
$78.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.3
$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.25%
6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2976
$1637
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2688
$959
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.83
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56
$7.32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.2
$5.34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$0.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.73
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.3
$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.3
$5.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$3.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$4.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.33
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.84
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$22
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.08
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.79
$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.9
$68.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$4.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.6
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.6
$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.1
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.5
$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.2
$154
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15392
$7750

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Cities near Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$1035
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1041
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1047
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1048
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1049
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1051
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$1042
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$1046
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1112
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1053
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1091
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1082
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1106
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$1048
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$1015
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1107
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1053
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$1011
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1127
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$1007
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$1000
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1087
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$988
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1054
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$1002
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$1004
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1062
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1081
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$1012
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$998
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$1017
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$1000
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1061
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1063
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$1008
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$1016
134 km or 84 mi Date
$989
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1066
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1046

Cities near Ulaanbaatar

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