Ulaanbaatar vs Yokohama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ulaanbaatar	Yokohama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$906	$1335
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2335	$3289
🏠 One person rent	$471	$588
🏘️ Family rent	$1016	$1023
🍽️ Food expenses	$307	$396
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.9	$240
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$407	$2647
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	43	96
😀 Quality of life	56	97
🏙️ Population	1.4M	3.76M

The cost of living in Ulaanbaatar is 32% less expensive than in Yokohama. Cities ranked 6004th and 4098th ($906 vs $1335) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 18th in Mongolia and Japan, respectively. Check Mongolia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Ulaanbaatar compared to 2 months in Yokohama. Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st best city to live in Mongolia vs Yokohama ranked 2nd in Japan, while ranked 5778th and 8th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ulaanbaatar vs Yokohama

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	Ulaanbaatar	Yokohama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.74	$6.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.2	$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.27	$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$2.58
☕ Cappuccino	$2.59	$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.69	$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$503	$659
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$424
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1382	$1188
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$815	$779
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.6	$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.1	$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.2	$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.34%	1.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1765	$6501
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$978	$2873
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.15	$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.74	$62.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.26	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.98	$6.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$5.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$3.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$5.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.15	$7.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.76	$3.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.74	$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.59	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.6	$48.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.41	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20	$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.81	$21.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.9	$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.3	$60.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$175	$270
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6410	$13410

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Ulaanbaatar

Distance	City	Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi	Bulgan	$879
437 km or 272 mi	Ulan-Ude	$616
520 km or 323 mi	Irkutsk	$770
559 km or 347 mi	Angarsk	$624
656 km or 408 mi	Chita	$651
794 km or 493 mi	Manzhouli	$612
798 km or 496 mi	Bayannur	$979
835 km or 519 mi	Xilinhot	$660
840 km or 522 mi	Baotou	$648
875 km or 544 mi	Hohhot	$563
914 km or 568 mi	Ulanqab	$620
917 km or 570 mi	Wuhai	$1339
934 km or 581 mi	Ordos	$651
954 km or 593 mi	Hulunbuir	$639
969 km or 602 mi	Fengzhen	$616
985 km or 612 mi	Bratsk	$470
992 km or 616 mi	Shizuishan	$781
1008 km or 626 mi	Datong	$703
1012 km or 629 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
1025 km or 637 mi	Yakeshi	$603
1028 km or 639 mi	Huairen	$624
1050 km or 652 mi	Shenmu	$588
1051 km or 653 mi	Yinchuan	$549
1051 km or 653 mi	Shuozhou	$600
1094 km or 680 mi	Lingwu	$566
1103 km or 685 mi	Qingtongxia	$563
1106 km or 687 mi	Wuzhong	$592
1113 km or 692 mi	Jinchang	$469
1124 km or 698 mi	Yuanping	$550
1126 km or 700 mi	Zhangye	$469
1131 km or 703 mi	Chifeng	$623
1131 km or 703 mi	Jiuquan	$458
1156 km or 718 mi	Xinzhou	$555
1164 km or 723 mi	Wuwei	$403
1165 km or 724 mi	Chengde	$711
1166 km or 724 mi	Ulanhot	$532
1166 km or 724 mi	Zhongwei	$586
1169 km or 726 mi	Beijing	$1016
1169 km or 727 mi	Yumen	$426
1176 km or 731 mi	Zalantun	$598

Cities near Yokohama

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Kawasaki	$1249
12 km or 7.7 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1128
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kamakura	$1012
16 km or 10 mi	Zushi	$1028
17 km or 10 mi	Fujisawa	$1143
17 km or 11 mi	Yamato	$1039
18 km or 11 mi	Hayama	$1045
19 km or 12 mi	Ayase	$960
21 km or 13 mi	Yokosuka	$1125
21 km or 13 mi	Machida	$1091
21 km or 13 mi	Zama	$1023
22 km or 14 mi	Ebina	$908
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1124
23 km or 15 mi	Chigasaki	$1041
24 km or 15 mi	Samukawa	$983
24 km or 15 mi	Atsugi	$948
25 km or 15 mi	Futtsu	$1077
26 km or 16 mi	Chofu	$1138
26 km or 16 mi	Inagi	$1084
26 km or 16 mi	Kisarazu	$1089
27 km or 17 mi	Kimitsu	$1080
28 km or 17 mi	Tama	$1065
28 km or 18 mi	Sagamihara	$1042
29 km or 18 mi	Mitaka	$1150
29 km or 18 mi	Tokyo	$1607
29 km or 18 mi	Isehara	$969
29 km or 18 mi	Hiratsuka	$1042
29 km or 18 mi	Sodegaura	$1090
30 km or 18 mi	Fuchu	$1122
30 km or 19 mi	Aikawa	$993
32 km or 20 mi	Koganei	$1103
32 km or 20 mi	Miura	$1060
32 km or 20 mi	Musashino	$1136
32 km or 20 mi	Oiso	$1009
33 km or 20 mi	Kunitachi	$1089
34 km or 21 mi	Nishitokyo	$1137
34 km or 21 mi	Hino	$1116
34 km or 21 mi	Urayasu	$1099
35 km or 21 mi	Kokubunji	$1099
35 km or 22 mi	Tachikawa	$1109