Ulaanbaatar vs Utsunomiya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Ulaanbaatar	Utsunomiya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$907	$1048
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2342	$2583
🏠 One person rent	$472	$455
🏘️ Family rent	$1015	$668
🍽️ Food expenses	$305	$350
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.3	$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$408	$2514
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	43	69
😀 Quality of life	55	73
🏙️ Population	1.4M	518K

The cost of living in Ulaanbaatar is 13% less expensive than in Utsunomiya. Cities ranked 6109th and 5301st ($907 vs $1048) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 409th in Mongolia and Japan, respectively. Check Mongolia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Ulaanbaatar compared to 2.4 months in Utsunomiya. Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st best city to live in Mongolia vs Utsunomiya ranked 191st in Japan, while ranked 5802nd and 1569th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ulaanbaatar vs Utsunomiya

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	Ulaanbaatar	Utsunomiya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.82	$5.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.5	$19.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.82	$5.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$3.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.51	$2.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.8	$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$507	$425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$383	$296
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1391	$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$806	$428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.9	$100
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.3	$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.5	$32.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.39%	1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1637	$4934
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$959	$3041
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.15	$1.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.32	$46
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.34	$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.91	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.17	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$7.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.9	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$4.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$5.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$2.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.09	$7.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.79	$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.86	$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.62	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.7	$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.69	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.9	$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.6	$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.5	$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.2	$65
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$154	$567
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7750	$15287

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Cities near Ulaanbaatar

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

Cities near Utsunomiya

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kanuma	$1029
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kaminokawa	$1019
13 km or 8 mi	Takanezawa	$1020
15 km or 9.6 mi	Mibu	$1033
17 km or 10 mi	Sakura	$1033
17 km or 10 mi	Mooka	$1032
18 km or 11 mi	Shimotsuke	$1036
21 km or 13 mi	Mashiko	$1037
23 km or 14 mi	Tochigi	$1060
27 km or 17 mi	Nasukarasuyama	$1045
27 km or 17 mi	Oyama	$1060
27 km or 17 mi	Yuki	$1043
28 km or 18 mi	Chikusei	$1042
29 km or 18 mi	Yaita	$1056
31 km or 19 mi	Sakuragawa	$1040
34 km or 21 mi	Nikko	$1105
37 km or 23 mi	Otawara	$1063
37 km or 23 mi	Nogi	$1056
38 km or 24 mi	Sano	$1105
41 km or 25 mi	Yachiyo	$1036
41 km or 26 mi	Shimotsuma	$1026
44 km or 27 mi	Koga	$1066
44 km or 27 mi	Kasama	$1063
45 km or 28 mi	Ashikaga	$1188
46 km or 28 mi	Tatebayashi	$1105
47 km or 29 mi	Hitachiomiya	$1067
48 km or 30 mi	Nasushiobara	$1067
49 km or 30 mi	Ora	$1145
50 km or 31 mi	Sakai	$1048
52 km or 32 mi	Hanyu	$1085
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryu	$1319
53 km or 33 mi	Kazo	$1068
54 km or 33 mi	Ota	$1245
54 km or 34 mi	Ishioka	$1040
54 km or 34 mi	Satte	$1046
54 km or 34 mi	Omitama	$1059
54 km or 34 mi	Oizumi	$1166
54 km or 34 mi	Kasumigaura	$1026
55 km or 34 mi	Naka	$1082
56 km or 35 mi	Bando	$1036