Tokyo vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Tokyo Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1679
$935
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4119
$2240
🏠 One person rent
$813
$481
🏘️ Family rent
$1422
$841
🍽️ Food expenses
$448
$314
🚐 Transport expenses
$307
$46.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2429
$589
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
100
44
😀 Quality of life
96
64
🏙️ Population
14.3M
1.4M

The cost of living in Tokyo is 80% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 3273rd and 6046th ($1679 vs $935) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 Tokyo compared to 0.6 months in Ulaanbaatar. Tokyo ranked 1st best city to live in Japan vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 9th and 5297th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Tokyo vs Ulaanbaatar

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Tokyo Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.52
$5.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.8
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.99
$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.71
$2.39
☕ Cappuccino
$3.41
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.41
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1130
$522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$583
$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2080
$962
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1045
$710
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.6
$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.2
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.87%
8.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10558
$1954
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5002
$961
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.3
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.1
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.2
$4.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.58
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.38
$4.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$6.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.41
$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$3.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.42
$9.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$1.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.17
$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$2.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.36
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.9
$75.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.5
$4.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.1
$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$21
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.2
$82.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.3
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$688
$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17493
$8817

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1131
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1133
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1144
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1073
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1045
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1074
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$985
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1128
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1051
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$973
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1068
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1086
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1087
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1199
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1070
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1075
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1064
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1004
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1358
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1080
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1105
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1055
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1101
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1037
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1085
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1033
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1005
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1084
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1038
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1009
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1070
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1047
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1091
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1107
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1094
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1077
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1053
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1006

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$904
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$739
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$778
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$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