Amsterdam vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Amsterdam	Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3165	$935
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7127	$2240
🏠 One person rent	$2073	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$3318	$841
🍽️ Food expenses	$659	$314
🚐 Transport expenses	$265	$46.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4747	$589
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	95	44
😀 Quality of life	95	64
🏙️ Population	921K	1.4M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 239% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 138th and 6046th ($3165 vs $935) 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 0.6 months in Ulaanbaatar. Amsterdam ranked 3rd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 24th and 5297th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Ulaanbaatar

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	Amsterdam	Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22	$5.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93	$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.6	$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.81	$2.39
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.06	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2259	$522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1723	$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3695	$962
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2790	$710
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$296	$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.3	$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.65%	8.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11141	$1954
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7428	$961
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.92	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$118	$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32.8	$4.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.47	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.44	$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$4.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.2	$6.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$3.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.84	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.7	$9.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.6	$1.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.06	$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.94	$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.19	$2.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.14	$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.6	$75.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.8	$4.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.1	$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.3	$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$98	$82.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2748	$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20104	$8817

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2185
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2755
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2354
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2399
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$1865
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2564
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2296
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2283
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2608
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2389
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2307
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2407
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1477
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2365
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$2148
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2491
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2310
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$2424
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$2026
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2659
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1805
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2336
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$2234
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$2053
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$2104
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2662
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2304
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2341
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$2077
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2159
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$2220
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2272
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$2253
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1942
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$2040
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2082
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$2152
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$2166
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$2112
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$2247

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