Okayama vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Okayama	Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$960	$792
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2437	$2074
🏠 One person rent	$375	$380
🏘️ Family rent	$659	$826
🍽️ Food expenses	$364	$292
🚐 Transport expenses	$146	$43.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1444	$365
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	68	43
😀 Quality of life	70	55
🏙️ Population	720K	1.4M

The cost of living in Okayama is 21% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 5599th and 6405th ($960 vs $792) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 552nd 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 0.5 months in Ulaanbaatar. Okayama ranked 485th best city to live in Japan vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 2946th and 5931st 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	$6.25	$4.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.2	$29
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.35	$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.85	$1.74
☕ Cappuccino	$2.21	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.67	$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$428	$430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$244	$290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$679	$1038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$486	$664
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.5	$49.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$75.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.3	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.66%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3983	$1426
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2923	$885
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.9	$7.97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.2	$5.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.9	$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$4.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$5.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.95	$3.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.24	$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.77	$8.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.02	$1.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.8	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.63	$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.96	$2.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.6	$63.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.1	$4.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.9	$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.7	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$53.2	$80.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$359	$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9023	$5952

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Cities near Okayama

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Akaiwa	$919
15 km or 9.4 mi	Kurashiki	$1004
16 km or 9.8 mi	Soja	$926
16 km or 10 mi	Setouchi	$923
18 km or 11 mi	Tamano	$910
27 km or 17 mi	Bizen	$946
32 km or 20 mi	Takahashi	$920
33 km or 21 mi	Asakuchi	$902
37 km or 23 mi	Sakaide	$894
41 km or 25 mi	Kasaoka	$885
42 km or 26 mi	Marugame	$901
42 km or 26 mi	Ibara	$888
43 km or 27 mi	Sanuki	$900
44 km or 28 mi	Takamatsu	$913
45 km or 28 mi	Ayagawa	$889
45 km or 28 mi	Tadotsu	$900
45 km or 28 mi	Ako	$983
45 km or 28 mi	Mimasaka	$965
47 km or 29 mi	Miki	$890
48 km or 30 mi	Zentsuji	$900
50 km or 31 mi	Maniwa	$939
53 km or 33 mi	Aioi	$1002
54 km or 34 mi	Fukuyama	$907
55 km or 34 mi	Niimi	$920
56 km or 35 mi	Tsuyama	$968
59 km or 37 mi	Mitoyo	$909
61 km or 38 mi	Higashikagawa	$972
62 km or 38 mi	Tatsuno	$1021
63 km or 39 mi	Kan'onji	$912
63 km or 39 mi	Fuchu	$879
64 km or 40 mi	Taishi	$1030
70 km or 43 mi	Shiso	$1003
70 km or 44 mi	Awa	$958
70 km or 44 mi	Miyoshi	$916
70 km or 44 mi	Mima	$945
70 km or 44 mi	Onomichi	$882
72 km or 45 mi	Himeji	$1132
77 km or 48 mi	Yoshinogawa	$1012
79 km or 49 mi	Aizumi	$1041
80 km or 50 mi	Ishii	$1036

Cities near Ulaanbaatar

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