Saitama vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1037
$870
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2691
$2091
🏠 One person rent
$364
$430
🏘️ Family rent
$607
$764
🍽️ Food expenses
$370
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$203
$43.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1593
$516
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
99
43
😀 Quality of life
80
61
🏙️ Population
1.33M
1.4M

The cost of living in Saitama is 19% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 5298th and 6373rd ($1037 vs $870) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 260th 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 Saitama compared to 0.6 months in Ulaanbaatar. Saitama ranked 31st best city to live in Japan vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 750th and 5856th 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
$5.57
$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$29.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.95
☕ Cappuccino
$2.97
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$369
$417
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$663
$769
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$393
$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.4
$46
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$70.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.88%
6.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5146
$1651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2855
$881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.6
$8.29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.6
$4.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.75
$0.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$5.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$5.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$4.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.62
$9.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$1.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.86
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.46
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.6
$70
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.6
$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.5
$19
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.1
$4.85
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.9
$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.4
$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$268
$167
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17943
$6621

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Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$945
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$961
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$972
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1020
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$975
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1025
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1035
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1033
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$997
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$961
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1078
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1025
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1004
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$994
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1047
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$990
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1049
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1038
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$952
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1028
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1061
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1110
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$976
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$998
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1094
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1031
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1002
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1007
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1040
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1007
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1005
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1005
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$981
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1066
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1125
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1066
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1016
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1017
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1055

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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