Cost of living comparison
Tokyo is 2.9 times more expensive than Ulaanbaatar.
If you lived in Tokyo instead of Ulaanbaatar, you would:
pay 66.0% more for restaurants
Ulaanbaatar
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.26
MNT14,705.88
|
$7.57
¥1,158
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.26
MNT14,705.88
|
$5.30
¥811
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
MNT2,724.67
|
$1.29
¥198
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
MNT1,527.78
|
$0.88
¥135
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
Ulaanbaatar
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
MNT2,017.97
|
$1.58
¥242
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.32
MNT11,437.91
|
$7.12
¥1,090
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.00
MNT13,805.62
|
$5.46
¥835
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
MNT5,984.31
|
$2.04
¥313
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
MNT5,904.61
|
$3.81
¥583
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
MNT4,362.99
|
$3.30
¥506
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
MNT3,903.47
|
$1.52
¥233
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
MNT4,502.58
|
$3.33
¥509
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
MNT5,405.32
|
$2.26
¥346
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
MNT798.51
|
$2.29
¥351
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
MNT1,486.56
|
$1.79
¥273
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for transportation
Ulaanbaatar
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.92
MNT10,062.27
|
$4.77
¥730
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.96
MNT24,019.61
|
$75.67
¥11,582
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,339.87
MNT56,372,549.02
|
$21,565.59
¥3,300,938
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.84
MNT13,235.29
|
$28.75
¥4,401
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Ulaanbaatar
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.08
MNT41,666.67
|
$35.00
¥5,357
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$337.85
MNT1,165,577.34
|
$1,128.57
¥172,745
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$195.76
MNT675,381.26
|
$671.52
¥102,787
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.93
MNT148,093.55
|
$138.96
¥21,271
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for childcare
Ulaanbaatar
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$125.51
MNT433,006.54
|
$616.16
¥94,312
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,399.26
MNT22,077,450.98
|
$17,025.47
¥2,606,003
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Ulaanbaatar
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.49
MNT5,147.06
|
$4.16
¥637
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
MNT7,647.06
|
$3.54
¥542
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.71
MNT5,882.35
|
$4.54
¥695
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.83
MNT196,078.43
|
$72.81
¥11,144
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.26
MNT14,705.88
|
$13.62
¥2,085
|
|
pay 18.1% more for clothing
Ulaanbaatar
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.25
MNT135,416.67
|
$50.16
¥7,678
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.71
MNT95,588.24
|
$40.10
¥6,137
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.41
MNT242,919.39
|
$65.44
¥10,016
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.02
MNT334,733.89
|
$103.70
¥15,873
|
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