Saitama vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1038
$907
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3066
$2342
🏠 One person rent
$368
$472
🏘️ Family rent
$1034
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$305
🚐 Transport expenses
$212
$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1869
$408
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
99
43
😀 Quality of life
79
55
🏙️ Population
1.33M
1.4M

The cost of living in Saitama is 15% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 5386th and 6109th ($1038 vs $907) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 468th and 1st in Japan and Mongolia, respectively. Check Japan vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Saitama compared to 0.5 months in Ulaanbaatar. Saitama ranked 24th best city to live in Japan vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 592nd and 5802nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Saitama vs Ulaanbaatar

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Saitama Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.58
$4.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$4.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.29
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$2.66
$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1155
$1391
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$784
$806
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$78.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.85%
6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5623
$1637
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3881
$959
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$5.25
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.7
$7.32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.3
$5.34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$0.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$5.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$3.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$4.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.05
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.19
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.47
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.5
$68.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$4.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53
$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$154
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12701
$7750

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Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$964
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$980
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1000
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1038
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1016
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1059
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1061
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1037
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1033
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1062
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1060
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1031
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1077
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1079
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1068
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1095
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1056
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1121
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1050
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1044
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1641
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1040
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1052
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1062
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1049
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1095
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1133
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1084
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1057
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1065
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1075

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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