Niigata vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niigata Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1024
$927
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2607
$2221
🏠 One person rent
$414
$481
🏘️ Family rent
$695
$858
🍽️ Food expenses
$347
$311
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$44.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1617
$436
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
54
44
😀 Quality of life
74
62
🏙️ Population
791K
1.4M

The cost of living in Niigata is 10% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 5487th and 6169th ($1024 vs $927) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 361st and 1st in Japan and Mongolia, respectively. Check Japan vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Niigata compared to 0.5 months in Ulaanbaatar. Niigata ranked 214th best city to live in Japan vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 2415th and 5662nd 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
$5.4
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$29.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$2.24
☕ Cappuccino
$3.13
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.26
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$482
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$242
$411
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$538
$888
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$755
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$40.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.3
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.48%
7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2772
$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2779
$946
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.39
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.7
$9.43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.9
$4.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.85
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$5.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$3.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$2.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.35
$9.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$1.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$21
$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1
$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.7
$67.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$4.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.3
$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.8
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.5
$73.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.3
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$65.8
$191
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16483
$7641

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$984
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$999
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1011
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1016
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1024
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1031
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$1015
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1056
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$1023
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1099
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1037
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1072
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1060
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1083
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$1018
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$975
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1085
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1031
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$968
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1100
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$961
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$954
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1058
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$941
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1022
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$948
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$958
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1035
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1058
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$942
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$948
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$983
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$961
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1035
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1041
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$958
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$969
134 km or 84 mi Date
$926
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1045
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1032

Cities near Ulaanbaatar

Distance City Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi Bulgan
$903
437 km or 272 mi Ulan-Ude
$722
520 km or 323 mi Irkutsk
$771
559 km or 347 mi Angarsk
$767
656 km or 408 mi Chita
$970
794 km or 493 mi Manzhouli
$650
798 km or 496 mi Bayannur
$1010
835 km or 519 mi Xilinhot
$691
840 km or 522 mi Baotou
$679
875 km or 544 mi Hohhot
$555
914 km or 568 mi Ulanqab
$640
917 km or 570 mi Wuhai
$1392
934 km or 581 mi Ordos
$667
954 km or 593 mi Hulunbuir
$651
969 km or 602 mi Fengzhen
$655
985 km or 612 mi Bratsk
$543
992 km or 616 mi Shizuishan
$804
1008 km or 626 mi Datong
$770
1012 km or 629 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
1025 km or 637 mi Yakeshi
$636
1028 km or 639 mi Huairen
$666
1050 km or 652 mi Shenmu
$590
1051 km or 653 mi Yinchuan
$566
1051 km or 653 mi Shuozhou
$610
1094 km or 680 mi Lingwu
$582
1103 km or 685 mi Qingtongxia
$581
1106 km or 687 mi Wuzhong
$605
1113 km or 692 mi Jinchang
$495
1124 km or 698 mi Yuanping
$555
1126 km or 700 mi Zhangye
$500
1131 km or 703 mi Chifeng
$633
1131 km or 703 mi Jiuquan
$484
1156 km or 718 mi Xinzhou
$567
1164 km or 723 mi Wuwei
$426
1165 km or 724 mi Chengde
$709
1166 km or 724 mi Ulanhot
$566
1166 km or 724 mi Zhongwei
$613
1169 km or 726 mi Beijing
$1044
1169 km or 727 mi Yumen
$454
1176 km or 731 mi Zalantun
$635