Sendai vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1069
$870
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2571
$2091
🏠 One person rent
$460
$430
🏘️ Family rent
$750
$764
🍽️ Food expenses
$374
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$43.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1516
$516
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
72
43
😀 Quality of life
90
61
🏙️ Population
1.06M
1.4M

The cost of living in Sendai is 23% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 5094th and 6373rd ($1069 vs $870) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 139th 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 Sendai compared to 0.6 months in Ulaanbaatar. Sendai ranked 7th best city to live in Japan vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 242nd and 5856th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sendai Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.27
$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.1
$29.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.59
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.32
$1.95
☕ Cappuccino
$3.84
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.54
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$497
$417
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$282
$358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$798
$769
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$503
$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$46
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$70.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.2
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.98%
6.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2230
$1651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1261
$881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.66
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.4
$8.29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
$4.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$0.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$5.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.13
$5.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$4.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.28
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.88
$9.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.63
$1.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.67
$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.32
$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52
$70
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.3
$19
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$4.85
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.8
$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.5
$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$167
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5899
$6621

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$989
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$992
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$986
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$988
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$989
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$983
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$988
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$972
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$979
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$969
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$966
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$995
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$997
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$992
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$994
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$951
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1002
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$955
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$967
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$953
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$972
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$969
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1001
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$959
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$938
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1001
57 km or 35 mi Date
$921
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$929
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$950
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$951
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$980
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1006
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$964
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$959
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1010
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$942
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1011
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$963
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$977
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1013

Cities near Ulaanbaatar

Distance City Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi Bulgan
$838
437 km or 272 mi Ulan-Ude
$676
520 km or 323 mi Irkutsk
$735
559 km or 347 mi Angarsk
$725
656 km or 408 mi Chita
$912
794 km or 493 mi Manzhouli
$631
798 km or 496 mi Bayannur
$986
835 km or 519 mi Xilinhot
$677
840 km or 522 mi Baotou
$659
875 km or 544 mi Hohhot
$541
914 km or 568 mi Ulanqab
$629
917 km or 570 mi Wuhai
$1365
934 km or 581 mi Ordos
$655
954 km or 593 mi Hulunbuir
$638
969 km or 602 mi Fengzhen
$642
985 km or 612 mi Bratsk
$518
992 km or 616 mi Shizuishan
$785
1008 km or 626 mi Datong
$748
1012 km or 629 mi Zhangjiakou
$652
1025 km or 637 mi Yakeshi
$614
1028 km or 639 mi Huairen
$654
1050 km or 652 mi Shenmu
$580
1051 km or 653 mi Yinchuan
$548
1051 km or 653 mi Shuozhou
$600
1094 km or 680 mi Lingwu
$564
1103 km or 685 mi Qingtongxia
$563
1106 km or 687 mi Wuzhong
$589
1113 km or 692 mi Jinchang
$480
1124 km or 698 mi Yuanping
$546
1126 km or 700 mi Zhangye
$484
1131 km or 703 mi Chifeng
$615
1131 km or 703 mi Jiuquan
$470
1156 km or 718 mi Xinzhou
$553
1164 km or 723 mi Wuwei
$411
1165 km or 724 mi Chengde
$694
1166 km or 724 mi Ulanhot
$532
1166 km or 724 mi Zhongwei
$597
1169 km or 726 mi Beijing
$1029
1169 km or 727 mi Yumen
$439
1176 km or 731 mi Zalantun
$600