Athens vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1287
$792
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3188
$2074
🏠 One person rent
$633
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$1164
$826
🍽️ Food expenses
$442
$292
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.3
$43.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1070
$365
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
90
43
😀 Quality of life
78
55
🏙️ Population
664K
1.4M

The cost of living in Athens is 62% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 4210th and 6405th ($1287 vs $792) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Greece and Mongolia, respectively. Check Greece vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Athens compared to 0.5 months in Ulaanbaatar. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 560th and 5931st among best cities to live in the world.

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Athens Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.1
$4.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.3
$29
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.19
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.39
$1.74
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
$430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$437
$290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$1038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$664
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$49.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$232
$75.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.53%
6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3172
$1426
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3082
$885
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.3
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.5
$7.97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$5.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.3
$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.53
$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$4.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$5.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$3.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.91
$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$8.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.28
$1.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.09
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.33
$2.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.2
$63.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.37
$4.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.9
$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.7
$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$80.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$483
$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10293
$5952

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1235
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1239
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1172
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1334
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1237
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1250
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1097
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1137
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1338
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1475
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1467
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1359
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1125
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1134
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1047
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1086
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1129
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1038
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$887
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$1974
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1090
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1037
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1058
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$943
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1186
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1067
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1012
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1738
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$945
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$937
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$1047
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1169
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1015
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1177
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$825
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$984
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1098
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$647
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1009
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1144

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Distance City Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi Bulgan
$759
437 km or 272 mi Ulan-Ude
$576
520 km or 323 mi Irkutsk
$607
559 km or 347 mi Angarsk
$589
656 km or 408 mi Chita
$491
794 km or 493 mi Manzhouli
$674
798 km or 496 mi Bayannur
$997
835 km or 519 mi Xilinhot
$679
840 km or 522 mi Baotou
$673
875 km or 544 mi Hohhot
$563
914 km or 568 mi Ulanqab
$640
917 km or 570 mi Wuhai
$1345
934 km or 581 mi Ordos
$674
954 km or 593 mi Hulunbuir
$677
969 km or 602 mi Fengzhen
$640
985 km or 612 mi Bratsk
$444
992 km or 616 mi Shizuishan
$776
1008 km or 626 mi Datong
$707
1012 km or 629 mi Zhangjiakou
$658
1025 km or 637 mi Yakeshi
$647
1028 km or 639 mi Huairen
$643
1050 km or 652 mi Shenmu
$614
1051 km or 653 mi Yinchuan
$535
1051 km or 653 mi Shuozhou
$625
1094 km or 680 mi Lingwu
$573
1103 km or 685 mi Qingtongxia
$578
1106 km or 687 mi Wuzhong
$603
1113 km or 692 mi Jinchang
$593
1124 km or 698 mi Yuanping
$572
1126 km or 700 mi Zhangye
$504
1131 km or 703 mi Chifeng
$602
1131 km or 703 mi Jiuquan
$510
1156 km or 718 mi Xinzhou
$576
1164 km or 723 mi Wuwei
$581
1165 km or 724 mi Chengde
$700
1166 km or 724 mi Ulanhot
$560
1166 km or 724 mi Zhongwei
$628
1169 km or 726 mi Beijing
$1065
1169 km or 727 mi Yumen
$666
1176 km or 731 mi Zalantun
$625