Sendai vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1007
$935
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2414
$2240
🏠 One person rent
$414
$481
🏘️ Family rent
$669
$841
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$314
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$46.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1115
$589
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
73
44
😀 Quality of life
74
64
🏙️ Population
1.06M
1.4M

The cost of living in Sendai is 8% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 5531st and 6046th ($1007 vs $935) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 360th and 1st in Japan and Mongolia, respectively. Check Japan vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Sendai compared to 0.6 months in Ulaanbaatar. Sendai ranked 228th best city to live in Japan vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 2040th and 5297th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sendai Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.41
$5.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.33
$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$2.39
☕ Cappuccino
$3.41
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.5
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$471
$522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$705
$962
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$476
$710
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.8
$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.4
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.71%
8.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2654
$1954
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1391
$961
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.58
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.8
$4.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.22
$4.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.68
$6.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.65
$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$3.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.69
$9.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.09
$1.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.34
$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.26
$2.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.5
$75.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$4.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.7
$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.5
$82.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37.7
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4242
$8817

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$935
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$934
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$936
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$939
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$936
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$937
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$943
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$937
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$943
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$938
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$941
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$957
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$960
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$964
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$964
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$924
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$975
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$928
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$944
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$924
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$949
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$954
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$980
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$933
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$919
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$982
57 km or 35 mi Date
$904
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$914
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$932
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$935
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$974
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$994
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$950
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$942
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1004
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$932
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1007
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$956
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$978
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1014

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Distance City Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi Bulgan
$904
437 km or 272 mi Ulan-Ude
$739
520 km or 323 mi Irkutsk
$778
559 km or 347 mi Angarsk
$776
656 km or 408 mi Chita
$863
794 km or 493 mi Manzhouli
$656
798 km or 496 mi Bayannur
$1039
835 km or 519 mi Xilinhot
$721
840 km or 522 mi Baotou
$693
875 km or 544 mi Hohhot
$578
914 km or 568 mi Ulanqab
$665
917 km or 570 mi Wuhai
$1426
934 km or 581 mi Ordos
$691
954 km or 593 mi Hulunbuir
$658
969 km or 602 mi Fengzhen
$676
985 km or 612 mi Bratsk
$568
992 km or 616 mi Shizuishan
$820
1008 km or 626 mi Datong
$789
1012 km or 629 mi Zhangjiakou
$680
1025 km or 637 mi Yakeshi
$639
1028 km or 639 mi Huairen
$684
1050 km or 652 mi Shenmu
$607
1051 km or 653 mi Yinchuan
$577
1051 km or 653 mi Shuozhou
$629
1094 km or 680 mi Lingwu
$594
1103 km or 685 mi Qingtongxia
$593
1106 km or 687 mi Wuzhong
$618
1113 km or 692 mi Jinchang
$503
1124 km or 698 mi Yuanping
$570
1126 km or 700 mi Zhangye
$509
1131 km or 703 mi Chifeng
$653
1131 km or 703 mi Jiuquan
$492
1156 km or 718 mi Xinzhou
$580
1164 km or 723 mi Wuwei
$433
1165 km or 724 mi Chengde
$722
1166 km or 724 mi Ulanhot
$594
1166 km or 724 mi Zhongwei
$627
1169 km or 726 mi Beijing
$1108
1169 km or 727 mi Yumen
$460
1176 km or 731 mi Zalantun
$672