Sendai vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1026
$792
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2624
$2074
🏠 One person rent
$402
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$826
🍽️ Food expenses
$352
$292
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$43.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2382
$365
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
73
43
😀 Quality of life
78
55
🏙️ Population
1.06M
1.4M

The cost of living in Sendai is 30% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 5135th and 6405th ($1026 vs $792) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 282nd and 1st in Japan and Mongolia, respectively. Check Japan vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Sendai compared to 0.5 months in Ulaanbaatar. Sendai ranked 66th best city to live in Japan vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 603rd and 5931st among best cities to live in the world.

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Sendai Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.28
$4.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$29
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.5
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$1.74
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$783
$1038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$578
$664
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.5
$49.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$75.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.7
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.99%
6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2219
$1426
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1298
$885
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.9
$7.97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16
$5.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.1
$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.7
$4.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$5.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$3.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.94
$8.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.35
$1.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$2.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.6
$63.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$4.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.2
$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.2
$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.5
$80.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6030
$5952

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$941
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$940
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$943
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$947
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$946
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$949
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$953
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$954
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$959
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$965
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$963
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$963
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$949
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$972
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$944
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$957
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$957
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$961
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$966
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$982
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$952
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$939
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$983
57 km or 35 mi Date
$958
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$988
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$956
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$977
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$991
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$965
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$966
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1000
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$954
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1009
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$939
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$955
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1011

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Distance City Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi Bulgan
$759
437 km or 272 mi Ulan-Ude
$576
520 km or 323 mi Irkutsk
$607
559 km or 347 mi Angarsk
$589
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