Sapporo vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sapporo Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1268
$907
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3058
$2342
🏠 One person rent
$558
$472
🏘️ Family rent
$948
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$436
$305
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1540
$408
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
73
43
😀 Quality of life
87
55
🏙️ Population
1.96M
1.4M

The cost of living in Sapporo is 40% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 4398th and 6109th ($1268 vs $907) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 1st in Japan and Mongolia, respectively. Check Japan vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Sapporo compared to 0.5 months in Ulaanbaatar. Sapporo ranked 8th best city to live in Japan vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 246th and 5802nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sapporo vs Ulaanbaatar

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Sapporo Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.93
$4.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.27
$4.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.99
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$3.61
$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.97
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$277
$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$757
$1391
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$560
$806
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$304
$78.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.9
$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.75%
6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2442
$1637
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1776
$959
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.1
$7.32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$5.34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$0.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.77
$1.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.87
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.86
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.35
$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$5.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$3.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$4.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.99
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.13
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.62
$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.58
$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$68.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$4.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.1
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$21
$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.1
$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$282
$154
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11313
$7750

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi Ishikari
$1121
15 km or 9.6 mi Ebetsu
$1123
19 km or 12 mi Kitahiroshima
$1119
27 km or 17 mi Eniwa
$1119
32 km or 20 mi Otaru
$1117
36 km or 23 mi Chitose
$1116
37 km or 23 mi Iwamizawa
$1099
50 km or 31 mi Bibai
$1064
52 km or 32 mi Tomakomai
$1119
71 km or 44 mi Takikawa
$1012
75 km or 47 mi Noboribetsu
$1119
77 km or 48 mi Date
$1118
89 km or 55 mi Muroran
$1126
89 km or 55 mi Furano
$1001
93 km or 58 mi Fukagawa
$976
100 km or 62 mi Rumoi
$1013
113 km or 70 mi Asahikawa
$981
115 km or 72 mi Shinhidaka
$1082
141 km or 87 mi Nanae
$1127
149 km or 93 mi Hokuto
$1126
150 km or 93 mi Otofuke
$1020
151 km or 94 mi Obihiro
$1033
152 km or 95 mi Hakodate
$1163
164 km or 102 mi Makubetsu
$1025
169 km or 105 mi Nayoro
$989
197 km or 123 mi Mutsu
$1121
216 km or 134 mi Monbetsu
$993
220 km or 137 mi Kushiro
$1018
221 km or 137 mi Kitami
$996
254 km or 158 mi Aomori
$1160
258 km or 160 mi Abashiri
$1000
261 km or 162 mi Wakkanai
$1021
262 km or 163 mi Goshogawara
$1103
263 km or 164 mi Tsugaru
$1101
265 km or 164 mi Misawa
$1120
273 km or 169 mi Towada
$1122
274 km or 170 mi Oirase
$1125
276 km or 172 mi Kuroishi
$1122
283 km or 176 mi Hirakawa
$1122
283 km or 176 mi Hirosaki
$1124

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$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