Sendai vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1111
$907
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2813
$2342
🏠 One person rent
$459
$472
🏘️ Family rent
$861
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$400
$305
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2543
$408
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
73
43
😀 Quality of life
92
55
🏙️ Population
1.06M
1.4M

The cost of living in Sendai is 23% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 4890th and 6109th ($1111 vs $907) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 142nd 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 6th best city to live in Japan vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 91st and 5802nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sendai vs Ulaanbaatar

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Sendai Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.64
$4.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$4.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.51
$1.69
 Cappuccino
$3.97
$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$415
$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$852
$1391
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$628
$806
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$78.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.98%
6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2390
$1637
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1362
$959
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.5
$7.32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.9
$5.34
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$0.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.85
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.71
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.68
$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$5.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$3.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$4.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.38
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.93
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.38
$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$68.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$4.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.2
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.9
$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$320
$154
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6369
$7750

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$1026
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$1030
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$1029
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$1026
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$1027
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$1027
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$1029
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1019
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$1022
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$1016
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$1015
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$1031
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$1034
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$1035
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$1035
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$1004
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1041
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$998
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$1008
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$1002
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$1016
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$1021
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1045
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$1004
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$988
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1042
57 km or 35 mi Date
$989
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$1012
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$1000
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$1007
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$1027
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1048
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$1015
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$1011
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1052
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$1000
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1053
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$1017
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$1022
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1057

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Distance City Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi Bulgan
$875
437 km or 272 mi Ulan-Ude
$568
520 km or 323 mi Irkutsk
$741
559 km or 347 mi Angarsk
$575
656 km or 408 mi Chita
$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