Ankara vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Ankara	Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$907	$907
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2334	$2342
🏠 One person rent	$439	$472
🏘️ Family rent	$798	$1015
🍽️ Food expenses	$280	$305
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.6	$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$758	$408
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	96	43
😀 Quality of life	73	55
🏙️ Population	5.8M	1.4M

The cost of living in Ankara is 0.1% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 6106th and 6109th ($907 vs $907) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Turkey and Mongolia, respectively. Check Turkey vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Ankara compared to 0.5 months in Ulaanbaatar. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 1608th and 5802nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs Ulaanbaatar

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	Ankara	Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.47	$4.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.3	$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.36	$4.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.48	$1.69
☕ Cappuccino	$2.75	$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.25	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$516	$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$354	$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$947	$1391
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$667	$806
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.7	$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64	$78.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.1	$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	41.5%	6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1532	$1637
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1031	$959
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.52	$7.32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.4	$5.34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$0.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.18	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$5.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$3.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$4.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.85	$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.95	$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.86	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.16	$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.75	$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.8	$68.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.82	$4.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$81.6	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.44	$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.5	$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$493	$154
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9972	$7750

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Cities near Ankara

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Kirikkale	$675
71 km or 44 mi	Polatli	$678
99 km or 61 mi	Cankiri	$643
139 km or 86 mi	Bolu	$599
142 km or 88 mi	Kirsehir	$673
142 km or 88 mi	Karabuk	$617
168 km or 104 mi	Yozgat	$705
176 km or 109 mi	Duzce	$461
180 km or 112 mi	Kastamonu	$504
191 km or 118 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$589
191 km or 119 mi	Corum	$591
194 km or 121 mi	Bartin	$672
200 km or 124 mi	Eskisehir	$716
201 km or 125 mi	Aksaray	$426
216 km or 134 mi	Nevsehir	$607
228 km or 142 mi	Sakarya	$605
228 km or 142 mi	Adapazari	$502
231 km or 144 mi	Konya	$674
238 km or 148 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$463
246 km or 153 mi	Bilecik	$692
252 km or 156 mi	Kutahya	$700
255 km or 158 mi	Kartepe	$633
263 km or 163 mi	Kayseri	$656
263 km or 164 mi	Izmit	$652
265 km or 165 mi	Amasya	$606
269 km or 167 mi	Golcuk	$642
270 km or 168 mi	Nigde	$662
272 km or 169 mi	Talas	$625
272 km or 169 mi	Bor	$637
272 km or 169 mi	Kocaeli	$695
278 km or 172 mi	Korfez	$643
285 km or 177 mi	Inegol	$690
289 km or 180 mi	Eregli	$618
303 km or 188 mi	Sinop	$647
305 km or 190 mi	Gebze	$579
307 km or 191 mi	Karaman	$536
311 km or 193 mi	Cayirova	$594
312 km or 194 mi	Isparta	$482
318 km or 197 mi	Tokat	$728
323 km or 201 mi	Bursa	$789

Cities near Ulaanbaatar

Distance	City	Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi	Bulgan	$875
437 km or 272 mi	Ulan-Ude	$568
520 km or 323 mi	Irkutsk	$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