Abu Dhabi vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abu Dhabi	Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1828	$906
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4703	$2335
🏠 One person rent	$1173	$471
🏘️ Family rent	$2618	$1016
🍽️ Food expenses	$439	$307
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.6	$44.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3781	$407
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	53	43
😀 Quality of life	83	56
🏙️ Population	1.48M	1.4M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 102% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 2320th and 6004th ($1828 vs $906) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Mongolia, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.4 months in Ulaanbaatar. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 438th and 5778th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Ulaanbaatar

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	Abu Dhabi	Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.6	$4.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68	$29.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.61	$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.8	$1.62
☕ Cappuccino	$5.72	$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1236	$503
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$918	$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2996	$1382
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2225	$815
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.9	$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$70.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$104	$17.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.24%	6.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5750	$1765
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4816	$978
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$8.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.53	$5.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.87	$4.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$5.77
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$4.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$9.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$1.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.27	$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.98	$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.88	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.3	$63.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$4.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.9	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.9	$65.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.2	$90.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$641	$175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12452	$6410

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2379
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1494
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1844
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2240
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1239
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$1779
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1709
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$780
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$967
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1223
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1280
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1243
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1090
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$547
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$1068
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1056
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$548
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$897
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$901
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$514
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$518
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$589
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$551
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$546
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$563
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$557
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$585
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$515
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$464
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$605
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$529
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1637
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$536

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