Al Ain vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

Al Ain Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1449
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3275
$1393
🏠 One person rent
$889
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$1583
$480
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$212
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.5
$31.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3640
$325
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
37
41
😀 Quality of life
64
56
🏙️ Population
767K
1.4M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 177% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 2952nd and 8262nd ($1449 vs $523) 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 2.5 months in Al Ain compared to 0.6 months in Ulaanbaatar. Al Ain ranked 7th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 4608th and 5797th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Al Ain vs Ulaanbaatar

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Al Ain Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.76
$3.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.75
$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.6
$1.46
☕ Cappuccino
$5.72
$2.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$742
$269
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$672
$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1308
$596
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1328
$365
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$37.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$56.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$96.7
$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.73%
8.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2008
$1419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1468
$775
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.2
$6.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.88
$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.68
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.52
$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.51
$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$6.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.64
$3.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$5.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.55
$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$7.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.75
$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.35
$1.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.2
$3.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.17
$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.6
$51.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$2.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64
$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.99
$4.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.4
$38.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.6
$65.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$373
$116
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8144
$7192

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$1096
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$1924
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$1343
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$1129
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$1967
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$1020
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$1362
221 km or 138 mi Madinat Zayed
$1261
231 km or 143 mi Nizwa
$799
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1260
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1150
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$707
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1964
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1797
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$687
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$688
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$689
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1245
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1277
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$968
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1277
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$693
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$687
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$688
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$952
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$987
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$705
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$880
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$947
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$907
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$657
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$691
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$690
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$785
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$686
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$687
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$863
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$824
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$650
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$837

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$620
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$523
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$719
794 km or 493 mi Manzhouli
$647
798 km or 496 mi Bayannur
$693
835 km or 519 mi Xilinhot
$653
840 km or 522 mi Baotou
$604
875 km or 544 mi Hohhot
$657
914 km or 568 mi Ulanqab
$693
917 km or 570 mi Wuhai
$1160
934 km or 581 mi Ordos
$704
954 km or 593 mi Hulunbuir
$703
969 km or 602 mi Fengzhen
$649
985 km or 612 mi Bratsk
$588
992 km or 616 mi Shizuishan
$668
1008 km or 626 mi Datong
$787
1012 km or 629 mi Zhangjiakou
$751
1025 km or 637 mi Yakeshi
$654
1028 km or 639 mi Huairen
$654
1050 km or 652 mi Shenmu
$658
1051 km or 653 mi Yinchuan
$540
1051 km or 653 mi Shuozhou
$693
1094 km or 680 mi Lingwu
$651
1103 km or 685 mi Qingtongxia
$649
1106 km or 687 mi Wuzhong
$688
1113 km or 692 mi Jinchang
$658
1124 km or 698 mi Yuanping
$661
1126 km or 700 mi Zhangye
$680
1131 km or 703 mi Chifeng
$684
1131 km or 703 mi Jiuquan
$677
1156 km or 718 mi Xinzhou
$717
1164 km or 723 mi Wuwei
$694
1165 km or 724 mi Chengde
$693
1166 km or 724 mi Ulanhot
$653
1166 km or 724 mi Zhongwei
$680
1169 km or 726 mi Beijing
$1254
1169 km or 727 mi Yumen
$640
1176 km or 731 mi Zalantun
$653