Sapporo vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sapporo Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1173
$792
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2837
$2074
🏠 One person rent
$526
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$901
$826
🍽️ Food expenses
$407
$292
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$43.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1651
$365
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
73
43
😀 Quality of life
89
55
🏙️ Population
1.96M
1.4M

The cost of living in Sapporo is 48% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 4509th and 6405th ($1173 vs $792) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 1st in Japan and Mongolia, respectively. Check Japan vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Sapporo compared to 0.5 months in Ulaanbaatar. Sapporo ranked 9th best city to live in Japan vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 170th and 5931st 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
$9.3
$4.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.4
$29
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.51
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$1.74
☕ Cappuccino
$3.36
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$266
$290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$714
$1038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$537
$664
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$49.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$288
$75.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.5
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.76%
6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2557
$1426
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1835
$885
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.1
$7.97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$5.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.33
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.24
$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$4.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$5.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$3.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.69
$8.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$1.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.93
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.52
$2.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.3
$63.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$4.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.9
$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.8
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.5
$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$80.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$264
$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10328
$5952

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi Ishikari
$1050
15 km or 9.6 mi Ebetsu
$1052
19 km or 12 mi Kitahiroshima
$1048
27 km or 17 mi Eniwa
$1050
32 km or 20 mi Otaru
$1046
36 km or 23 mi Chitose
$1043
37 km or 23 mi Iwamizawa
$1033
50 km or 31 mi Bibai
$1003
52 km or 32 mi Tomakomai
$1056
71 km or 44 mi Takikawa
$958
75 km or 47 mi Noboribetsu
$1058
77 km or 48 mi Date
$1062
89 km or 55 mi Muroran
$1069
89 km or 55 mi Furano
$953
93 km or 58 mi Fukagawa
$929
100 km or 62 mi Rumoi
$959
113 km or 70 mi Asahikawa
$943
115 km or 72 mi Shinhidaka
$1034
141 km or 87 mi Nanae
$1086
149 km or 93 mi Hokuto
$1086
150 km or 93 mi Otofuke
$986
151 km or 94 mi Obihiro
$999
152 km or 95 mi Hakodate
$1125
164 km or 102 mi Makubetsu
$994
169 km or 105 mi Nayoro
$947
197 km or 123 mi Mutsu
$1090
216 km or 134 mi Monbetsu
$955
220 km or 137 mi Kushiro
$992
221 km or 137 mi Kitami
$967
254 km or 158 mi Aomori
$1164
258 km or 160 mi Abashiri
$973
261 km or 162 mi Wakkanai
$972
262 km or 163 mi Goshogawara
$1093
263 km or 164 mi Tsugaru
$1085
265 km or 164 mi Misawa
$1085
273 km or 169 mi Towada
$1090
274 km or 170 mi Oirase
$1081
276 km or 172 mi Kuroishi
$1111
283 km or 176 mi Hirakawa
$1106
283 km or 176 mi Hirosaki
$1117

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$607
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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