Ankara vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Ankara	Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1118	$870
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2746	$2091
🏠 One person rent	$570	$430
🏘️ Family rent	$885	$764
🍽️ Food expenses	$312	$306
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.8	$43.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$806	$516
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	96	43
😀 Quality of life	75	61
🏙️ Population	5.8M	1.4M

The cost of living in Ankara is 29% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 4905th and 6373rd ($1118 vs $870) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Turkey and Mongolia, respectively. Check Turkey vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ankara compared to 0.6 months in Ulaanbaatar. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 2097th and 5856th 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	$9.47	$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.6	$29.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.33	$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.61	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.28	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$645	$417
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$475	$358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1084	$769
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$726	$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.3	$46
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.2	$70.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.8	$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	49.17%	6.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1769	$1651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1186	$881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.62	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.01	$8.29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.85	$4.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.7	$0.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.29	$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.58	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.56	$5.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$5.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$4.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$9.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.14	$1.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.88	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.14	$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.85	$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$70
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.62	$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$155	$19
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$4.85
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$595	$167
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13974	$6621

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Cities near Ankara

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Kirikkale	$700
71 km or 44 mi	Polatli	$780
99 km or 61 mi	Cankiri	$759
139 km or 86 mi	Bolu	$655
142 km or 88 mi	Kirsehir	$750
142 km or 88 mi	Karabuk	$578
168 km or 104 mi	Yozgat	$786
176 km or 109 mi	Duzce	$695
180 km or 112 mi	Kastamonu	$800
191 km or 118 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$713
191 km or 119 mi	Corum	$697
194 km or 121 mi	Bartin	$745
200 km or 124 mi	Eskisehir	$777
201 km or 125 mi	Aksaray	$838
216 km or 134 mi	Nevsehir	$820
228 km or 142 mi	Sakarya	$686
228 km or 142 mi	Adapazari	$547
231 km or 144 mi	Konya	$670
238 km or 148 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$664
246 km or 153 mi	Bilecik	$837
252 km or 156 mi	Kutahya	$612
255 km or 158 mi	Kartepe	$852
263 km or 163 mi	Kayseri	$725
263 km or 164 mi	Izmit	$985
265 km or 165 mi	Amasya	$779
269 km or 167 mi	Golcuk	$838
270 km or 168 mi	Nigde	$781
272 km or 169 mi	Talas	$696
272 km or 169 mi	Bor	$754
272 km or 169 mi	Kocaeli	$835
278 km or 172 mi	Korfez	$819
285 km or 177 mi	Inegol	$787
289 km or 180 mi	Eregli	$690
303 km or 188 mi	Sinop	$1059
305 km or 190 mi	Gebze	$659
307 km or 191 mi	Karaman	$420
311 km or 193 mi	Cayirova	$679
312 km or 194 mi	Isparta	$546
318 km or 197 mi	Tokat	$720
323 km or 201 mi	Bursa	$915

Cities near Ulaanbaatar

Distance	City	Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi	Bulgan	$838
437 km or 272 mi	Ulan-Ude	$676
520 km or 323 mi	Irkutsk	$735
559 km or 347 mi	Angarsk	$725
656 km or 408 mi	Chita	$912
794 km or 493 mi	Manzhouli	$631
798 km or 496 mi	Bayannur	$986
835 km or 519 mi	Xilinhot	$677
840 km or 522 mi	Baotou	$659
875 km or 544 mi	Hohhot	$541
914 km or 568 mi	Ulanqab	$629
917 km or 570 mi	Wuhai	$1365
934 km or 581 mi	Ordos	$655
954 km or 593 mi	Hulunbuir	$638
969 km or 602 mi	Fengzhen	$642
985 km or 612 mi	Bratsk	$518
992 km or 616 mi	Shizuishan	$785
1008 km or 626 mi	Datong	$748
1012 km or 629 mi	Zhangjiakou	$652
1025 km or 637 mi	Yakeshi	$614
1028 km or 639 mi	Huairen	$654
1050 km or 652 mi	Shenmu	$580
1051 km or 653 mi	Yinchuan	$548
1051 km or 653 mi	Shuozhou	$600
1094 km or 680 mi	Lingwu	$564
1103 km or 685 mi	Qingtongxia	$563
1106 km or 687 mi	Wuzhong	$589
1113 km or 692 mi	Jinchang	$480
1124 km or 698 mi	Yuanping	$546
1126 km or 700 mi	Zhangye	$484
1131 km or 703 mi	Chifeng	$615
1131 km or 703 mi	Jiuquan	$470
1156 km or 718 mi	Xinzhou	$553
1164 km or 723 mi	Wuwei	$411
1165 km or 724 mi	Chengde	$694
1166 km or 724 mi	Ulanhot	$532
1166 km or 724 mi	Zhongwei	$597
1169 km or 726 mi	Beijing	$1029
1169 km or 727 mi	Yumen	$439
1176 km or 731 mi	Zalantun	$600