Amsterdam vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amsterdam Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2859
$907
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6482
$2342
🏠 One person rent
$1887
$472
🏘️ Family rent
$3118
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$599
$305
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4389
$408
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
95
43
😀 Quality of life
95
55
🏙️ Population
921K
1.4M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 215% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 252nd and 6109th ($2859 vs $907) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Netherlands and Mongolia, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 0.5 months in Ulaanbaatar. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 25th and 5802nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Amsterdam Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20
$4.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.7
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.3
$4.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.72
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.44
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1928
$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1599
$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3529
$1391
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2619
$806
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$267
$78.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.6
$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.24%
6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10663
$1637
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7824
$959
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.81
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$91.7
$7.32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.1
$5.34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.28
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.22
$0.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.01
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$5.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$3.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$4.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.76
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.41
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.6
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.16
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.8
$68.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.8
$4.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.3
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.8
$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.1
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2462
$154
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13828
$7750

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Purmerend
$2064
18 km or 11 mi Haarlem
$2373
21 km or 13 mi IJmuiden
$2170
22 km or 14 mi Almere
$2076
25 km or 16 mi Zandvoort
$2246
26 km or 16 mi Hilversum
$2180
26 km or 16 mi Huizen
$2072
35 km or 22 mi Langedijk
$2088
36 km or 22 mi Utrecht
$2184
38 km or 23 mi Leiden
$2228
38 km or 24 mi Oegstgeest
$2039
40 km or 25 mi Zeist
$2375
42 km or 26 mi Lelystad
$1412
48 km or 30 mi Leidschendam
$2053
49 km or 30 mi Harderwijk
$1916
52 km or 32 mi The Hague
$2094
53 km or 33 mi Scheveningen
$2010
55 km or 34 mi Delft
$1991
57 km or 36 mi Dronten
$1821
59 km or 36 mi Rotterdam
$2219
60 km or 37 mi Veenendaal
$1916
61 km or 38 mi Ridderkerk
$2034
64 km or 40 mi Sliedrecht
$1987
64 km or 40 mi Ede
$1782
65 km or 40 mi Elburg
$1897
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$1968
67 km or 42 mi Zaltbommel
$1985
70 km or 43 mi Wageningen
$1831
72 km or 45 mi Kampen
$1891
75 km or 47 mi Apeldoorn
$2027
76 km or 47 mi Texel
$1994
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1953
82 km or 51 mi Arnhem
$1661
83 km or 51 mi Zwolle
$1841
83 km or 52 mi Zwartewaterland
$1886
86 km or 54 mi Deventer
$2006
89 km or 55 mi Nijmegen
$1827
89 km or 55 mi Sneek
$1845
89 km or 55 mi Breda
$1750
91 km or 57 mi Tilburg
$1865

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Distance City Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi Bulgan
$875
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$568
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$741
559 km or 347 mi Angarsk
$575
656 km or 408 mi Chita
$617
794 km or 493 mi Manzhouli
$629
798 km or 496 mi Bayannur
$1005
835 km or 519 mi Xilinhot
$677
840 km or 522 mi Baotou
$684
875 km or 544 mi Hohhot
$581
914 km or 568 mi Ulanqab
$644
917 km or 570 mi Wuhai
$1380
934 km or 581 mi Ordos
$676
954 km or 593 mi Hulunbuir
$646
969 km or 602 mi Fengzhen
$637
985 km or 612 mi Bratsk
$447
992 km or 616 mi Shizuishan
$806
1008 km or 626 mi Datong
$729
1012 km or 629 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
1025 km or 637 mi Yakeshi
$605
1028 km or 639 mi Huairen
$648
1050 km or 652 mi Shenmu
$602
1051 km or 653 mi Yinchuan
$561
1051 km or 653 mi Shuozhou
$619
1094 km or 680 mi Lingwu
$574
1103 km or 685 mi Qingtongxia
$573
1106 km or 687 mi Wuzhong
$601
1113 km or 692 mi Jinchang
$603
1124 km or 698 mi Yuanping
$570
1126 km or 700 mi Zhangye
$515
1131 km or 703 mi Chifeng
$628
1131 km or 703 mi Jiuquan
$502
1156 km or 718 mi Xinzhou
$577
1164 km or 723 mi Wuwei
$589
1165 km or 724 mi Chengde
$760
1166 km or 724 mi Ulanhot
$537
1166 km or 724 mi Zhongwei
$623
1169 km or 726 mi Beijing
$1067
1169 km or 727 mi Yumen
$629
1176 km or 731 mi Zalantun
$594