Okayama vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Okayama Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$918
$870
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2393
$2091
🏠 One person rent
$326
$430
🏘️ Family rent
$552
$764
🍽️ Food expenses
$382
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$136
$43.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1418
$516
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
69
43
😀 Quality of life
72
61
🏙️ Population
720K
1.4M

The cost of living in Okayama is 6% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 6116th and 6373rd ($918 vs $870) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 791st 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 Okayama compared to 0.6 months in Ulaanbaatar. Okayama ranked 404th best city to live in Japan vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 3262nd and 5856th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Okayama vs Ulaanbaatar

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Okayama Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.7
$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$29.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.42
$1.95
 Cappuccino
$2.31
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$416
$417
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$710
$769
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$397
$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.4
$46
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.6
$70.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.2
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.76%
6.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6628
$1651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3529
$881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.4
$8.29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.2
$4.98
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$0.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.45
$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$5.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30.8
$5.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.41
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$4.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.98
$9.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.3
$1.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$70
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.1
$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.9
$19
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.63
$4.85
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.2
$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.7
$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$456
$167
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10787
$6621

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi Akaiwa
$931
15 km or 9.4 mi Kurashiki
$1094
16 km or 9.8 mi Soja
$973
16 km or 10 mi Setouchi
$945
18 km or 11 mi Tamano
$975
27 km or 17 mi Bizen
$980
32 km or 20 mi Takahashi
$958
33 km or 21 mi Asakuchi
$956
37 km or 23 mi Sakaide
$1038
41 km or 25 mi Kasaoka
$920
42 km or 26 mi Marugame
$1026
42 km or 26 mi Ibara
$924
43 km or 27 mi Sanuki
$1138
44 km or 28 mi Takamatsu
$1199
45 km or 28 mi Ayagawa
$1077
45 km or 28 mi Tadotsu
$1021
45 km or 28 mi Ako
$1000
45 km or 28 mi Mimasaka
$975
47 km or 29 mi Miki
$1158
48 km or 30 mi Zentsuji
$1037
50 km or 31 mi Maniwa
$964
53 km or 33 mi Aioi
$990
54 km or 34 mi Fukuyama
$927
55 km or 34 mi Niimi
$951
56 km or 35 mi Tsuyama
$964
59 km or 37 mi Mitoyo
$1029
61 km or 38 mi Higashikagawa
$1304
62 km or 38 mi Tatsuno
$977
63 km or 39 mi Kan'onji
$1024
63 km or 39 mi Fuchu
$916
64 km or 40 mi Taishi
$972
70 km or 43 mi Shiso
$987
70 km or 44 mi Awa
$1317
70 km or 44 mi Miyoshi
$1077
70 km or 44 mi Mima
$1260
70 km or 44 mi Onomichi
$954
72 km or 45 mi Himeji
$1029
77 km or 48 mi Yoshinogawa
$1457
79 km or 49 mi Aizumi
$1584
80 km or 50 mi Ishii
$1558

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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