Ashgabat vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1806
$927
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4178
$2221
🏠 One person rent
$887
$481
🏘️ Family rent
$1506
$858
🍽️ Food expenses
$763
$311
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.3
$44.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$436
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
7
44
😀 Quality of life
48
62
🏙️ Population
1.03M
1.4M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 95% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 2849th and 6169th ($1806 vs $927) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Turkmenistan and Mongolia, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.5 months in Ulaanbaatar. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 6881st and 5662nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Ulaanbaatar

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Ashgabat Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$28.8
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.1
$29.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$2.24
☕ Cappuccino
$6.75
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.82
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1012
$482
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$667
$411
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$888
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1221
$755
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.7
$40.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.5
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.45%
7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4069
$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2839
$946
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.55
$9.43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.63
$4.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.71
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.15
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.23
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$5.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$3.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$2.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$9.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.21
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.5
$1.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.8
$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.88
$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$67.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$4.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$73.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.4
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.9
$191
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24723
$7641

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1763
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$501
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1769
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$487
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$496
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$510
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$498
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$466
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$507
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1640
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$501
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$563
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$494
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$659
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1755
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1709
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$635
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$468
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$535
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$532
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$372
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$531
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$436
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$589
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$575
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$513
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$583
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$592
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$457
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$586
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$639
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$571
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$591
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$631
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$602
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$601
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$627
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$696
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$639

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Distance City Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi Bulgan
$903
437 km or 272 mi Ulan-Ude
$722
520 km or 323 mi Irkutsk
$771
559 km or 347 mi Angarsk
$767
656 km or 408 mi Chita
$970
794 km or 493 mi Manzhouli
$650
798 km or 496 mi Bayannur
$1010
835 km or 519 mi Xilinhot
$691
840 km or 522 mi Baotou
$679
875 km or 544 mi Hohhot
$555
914 km or 568 mi Ulanqab
$640
917 km or 570 mi Wuhai
$1392
934 km or 581 mi Ordos
$667
954 km or 593 mi Hulunbuir
$651
969 km or 602 mi Fengzhen
$655
985 km or 612 mi Bratsk
$543
992 km or 616 mi Shizuishan
$804
1008 km or 626 mi Datong
$770
1012 km or 629 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
1025 km or 637 mi Yakeshi
$636
1028 km or 639 mi Huairen
$666
1050 km or 652 mi Shenmu
$590
1051 km or 653 mi Yinchuan
$566
1051 km or 653 mi Shuozhou
$610
1094 km or 680 mi Lingwu
$582
1103 km or 685 mi Qingtongxia
$581
1106 km or 687 mi Wuzhong
$605
1113 km or 692 mi Jinchang
$495
1124 km or 698 mi Yuanping
$555
1126 km or 700 mi Zhangye
$500
1131 km or 703 mi Chifeng
$633
1131 km or 703 mi Jiuquan
$484
1156 km or 718 mi Xinzhou
$567
1164 km or 723 mi Wuwei
$426
1165 km or 724 mi Chengde
$709
1166 km or 724 mi Ulanhot
$566
1166 km or 724 mi Zhongwei
$613
1169 km or 726 mi Beijing
$1044
1169 km or 727 mi Yumen
$454
1176 km or 731 mi Zalantun
$635