Abu Dhabi vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Abu Dhabi	Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$935
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4670	$2240
🏠 One person rent	$1489	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$2612	$841
🍽️ Food expenses	$432	$314
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.8	$46.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2773	$589
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	51	44
😀 Quality of life	85	64
🏙️ Population	1.57M	1.4M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 128% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 1650th and 6046th ($2133 vs $935) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.3 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.6 months in Ulaanbaatar. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 424th and 5297th 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	$8.11	$5.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.9	$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.6	$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11.9	$2.39
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1728	$522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1197	$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3067	$962
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2202	$710
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$88	$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	8.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4681	$1954
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8556	$961
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.6	$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.63	$4.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.17	$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.69	$4.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$6.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$3.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.48	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$9.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.55	$1.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.49	$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.56	$2.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.22	$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.8	$75.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$4.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.9	$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.1	$82.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$628	$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14421	$8817

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1791
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2470
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1543
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1455
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2356
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1170
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1173
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1355
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$2100
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$2015
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$620
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$797
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$1082
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1062
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1340
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1218
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1193
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$494
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$965
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1059
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$821
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$497
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$778
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$917
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$521
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$526
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$505
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$454
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$457
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$485
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$471
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$530
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$514
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$558
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$700
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$559
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$459
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1628
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1247
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$469

Cities near Ulaanbaatar

Distance	City	Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi	Bulgan	$904
437 km or 272 mi	Ulan-Ude	$739
520 km or 323 mi	Irkutsk	$778
559 km or 347 mi	Angarsk	$776
656 km or 408 mi	Chita	$863
794 km or 493 mi	Manzhouli	$656
798 km or 496 mi	Bayannur	$1039
835 km or 519 mi	Xilinhot	$721
840 km or 522 mi	Baotou	$693
875 km or 544 mi	Hohhot	$578
914 km or 568 mi	Ulanqab	$665
917 km or 570 mi	Wuhai	$1426
934 km or 581 mi	Ordos	$691
954 km or 593 mi	Hulunbuir	$658
969 km or 602 mi	Fengzhen	$676
985 km or 612 mi	Bratsk	$568
992 km or 616 mi	Shizuishan	$820
1008 km or 626 mi	Datong	$789
1012 km or 629 mi	Zhangjiakou	$680
1025 km or 637 mi	Yakeshi	$639
1028 km or 639 mi	Huairen	$684
1050 km or 652 mi	Shenmu	$607
1051 km or 653 mi	Yinchuan	$577
1051 km or 653 mi	Shuozhou	$629
1094 km or 680 mi	Lingwu	$594
1103 km or 685 mi	Qingtongxia	$593
1106 km or 687 mi	Wuzhong	$618
1113 km or 692 mi	Jinchang	$503
1124 km or 698 mi	Yuanping	$570
1126 km or 700 mi	Zhangye	$509
1131 km or 703 mi	Chifeng	$653
1131 km or 703 mi	Jiuquan	$492
1156 km or 718 mi	Xinzhou	$580
1164 km or 723 mi	Wuwei	$433
1165 km or 724 mi	Chengde	$722
1166 km or 724 mi	Ulanhot	$594
1166 km or 724 mi	Zhongwei	$627
1169 km or 726 mi	Beijing	$1108
1169 km or 727 mi	Yumen	$460
1176 km or 731 mi	Zalantun	$672