Ulaanbaatar vs Utsunomiya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Ulaanbaatar	Utsunomiya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$870	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2091	$2596
🏠 One person rent	$430	$426
🏘️ Family rent	$764	$620
🍽️ Food expenses	$306	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.7	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$516	$2066
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	43	70
😀 Quality of life	61	75
🏙️ Population	1.4M	518K

The cost of living in Ulaanbaatar is 17% less expensive than in Utsunomiya. Cities ranked 6373rd and 5190th ($870 vs $1052) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 187th in Mongolia and Japan, respectively. Check Mongolia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Ulaanbaatar compared to 2 months in Utsunomiya. Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st best city to live in Mongolia vs Utsunomiya ranked 214th in Japan, while ranked 5856th and 2064th 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	$5.45	$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.3	$17.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.44	$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$3.48
☕ Cappuccino	$2.41	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.69	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$417	$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$358	$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$769	$658
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$656	$405
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46	$87.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.7	$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.9	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.05%	1.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1651	$4319
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$881	$2740
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.29	$51.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.98	$29.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.85	$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.07	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.88	$7.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$4.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$3.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$3.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.2	$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.25	$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.69	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.31	$6.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.61	$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.79	$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70	$50.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.92	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$35.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.85	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.1	$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$61.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$167	$517
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6621	$14928

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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

Cities near Utsunomiya

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kanuma	$990
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kaminokawa	$974
13 km or 8 mi	Takanezawa	$989
15 km or 9.6 mi	Mibu	$944
17 km or 10 mi	Sakura	$998
17 km or 10 mi	Mooka	$988
18 km or 11 mi	Shimotsuke	$952
21 km or 13 mi	Mashiko	$994
23 km or 14 mi	Tochigi	$900
27 km or 17 mi	Nasukarasuyama	$1003
27 km or 17 mi	Oyama	$963
27 km or 17 mi	Yuki	$973
28 km or 18 mi	Chikusei	$988
29 km or 18 mi	Yaita	$1016
31 km or 19 mi	Sakuragawa	$995
34 km or 21 mi	Nikko	$1044
37 km or 23 mi	Otawara	$1017
37 km or 23 mi	Nogi	$985
38 km or 24 mi	Sano	$1003
41 km or 25 mi	Yachiyo	$997
41 km or 26 mi	Shimotsuma	$994
44 km or 27 mi	Koga	$1006
44 km or 27 mi	Kasama	$997
45 km or 28 mi	Ashikaga	$1094
46 km or 28 mi	Tatebayashi	$1033
47 km or 29 mi	Hitachiomiya	$1006
48 km or 30 mi	Nasushiobara	$1020
49 km or 30 mi	Ora	$1072
50 km or 31 mi	Sakai	$1008
52 km or 32 mi	Hanyu	$1026
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryu	$1230
53 km or 33 mi	Kazo	$1015
54 km or 33 mi	Ota	$1166
54 km or 34 mi	Ishioka	$996
54 km or 34 mi	Satte	$1006
54 km or 34 mi	Omitama	$998
54 km or 34 mi	Oizumi	$1099
54 km or 34 mi	Kasumigaura	$993
55 km or 34 mi	Naka	$1001
56 km or 35 mi	Bando	$1004