Sapporo vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sapporo Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1121
$927
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2679
$2221
🏠 One person rent
$482
$481
🏘️ Family rent
$785
$858
🍽️ Food expenses
$393
$311
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$44.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1657
$436
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
75
44
😀 Quality of life
75
62
🏙️ Population
1.96M
1.4M

The cost of living in Sapporo is 21% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 4988th and 6169th ($1121 vs $927) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th 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 Sapporo compared to 0.5 months in Ulaanbaatar. Sapporo ranked 110th best city to live in Japan vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 1640th and 5662nd 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
$6.32
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.9
$29.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.22
$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.49
$2.24
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$397
$482
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$411
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$703
$888
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$442
$755
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$40.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$248
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.9
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.09%
7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2308
$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1648
$946
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.6
$9.43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$4.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.87
$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.8
$5.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$3.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$2.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$9.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.33
$1.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.03
$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.34
$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.39
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$67.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$4.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.2
$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.3
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$42
$73.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.7
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$259
$191
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10501
$7641

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13 km or 8.4 mi Ishikari
$1004
15 km or 9.6 mi Ebetsu
$1005
19 km or 12 mi Kitahiroshima
$1005
27 km or 17 mi Eniwa
$1005
32 km or 20 mi Otaru
$1005
36 km or 23 mi Chitose
$1005
37 km or 23 mi Iwamizawa
$1001
50 km or 31 mi Bibai
$1004
52 km or 32 mi Tomakomai
$1019
71 km or 44 mi Takikawa
$1004
75 km or 47 mi Noboribetsu
$982
77 km or 48 mi Date
$978
89 km or 55 mi Muroran
$957
89 km or 55 mi Furano
$1002
93 km or 58 mi Fukagawa
$1004
100 km or 62 mi Rumoi
$1002
113 km or 70 mi Asahikawa
$1040
115 km or 72 mi Shinhidaka
$1001
141 km or 87 mi Nanae
$933
149 km or 93 mi Hokuto
$927
150 km or 93 mi Otofuke
$998
151 km or 94 mi Obihiro
$1006
152 km or 95 mi Hakodate
$936
164 km or 102 mi Makubetsu
$996
169 km or 105 mi Nayoro
$990
197 km or 123 mi Mutsu
$969
216 km or 134 mi Monbetsu
$986
220 km or 137 mi Kushiro
$986
221 km or 137 mi Kitami
$982
254 km or 158 mi Aomori
$1067
258 km or 160 mi Abashiri
$982
261 km or 162 mi Wakkanai
$986
262 km or 163 mi Goshogawara
$1029
263 km or 164 mi Tsugaru
$1029
265 km or 164 mi Misawa
$1009
273 km or 169 mi Towada
$1016
274 km or 170 mi Oirase
$1007
276 km or 172 mi Kuroishi
$1054
283 km or 176 mi Hirakawa
$1057
283 km or 176 mi Hirosaki
$1070

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$903
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$722
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$771
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$767
656 km or 408 mi Chita
$970
794 km or 493 mi Manzhouli
$650
798 km or 496 mi Bayannur
$1010
835 km or 519 mi Xilinhot
$691
840 km or 522 mi Baotou
$679
875 km or 544 mi Hohhot
$555
914 km or 568 mi Ulanqab
$640
917 km or 570 mi Wuhai
$1392
934 km or 581 mi Ordos
$667
954 km or 593 mi Hulunbuir
$651
969 km or 602 mi Fengzhen
$655
985 km or 612 mi Bratsk
$543
992 km or 616 mi Shizuishan
$804
1008 km or 626 mi Datong
$770
1012 km or 629 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
1025 km or 637 mi Yakeshi
$636
1028 km or 639 mi Huairen
$666
1050 km or 652 mi Shenmu
$590
1051 km or 653 mi Yinchuan
$566
1051 km or 653 mi Shuozhou
$610
1094 km or 680 mi Lingwu
$582
1103 km or 685 mi Qingtongxia
$581
1106 km or 687 mi Wuzhong
$605
1113 km or 692 mi Jinchang
$495
1124 km or 698 mi Yuanping
$555
1126 km or 700 mi Zhangye
$500
1131 km or 703 mi Chifeng
$633
1131 km or 703 mi Jiuquan
$484
1156 km or 718 mi Xinzhou
$567
1164 km or 723 mi Wuwei
$426
1165 km or 724 mi Chengde
$709
1166 km or 724 mi Ulanhot
$566
1166 km or 724 mi Zhongwei
$613
1169 km or 726 mi Beijing
$1044
1169 km or 727 mi Yumen
$454
1176 km or 731 mi Zalantun
$635