Auckland vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Auckland	Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2156	$927
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4802	$2221
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$1967	$858
🍽️ Food expenses	$543	$311
🚐 Transport expenses	$242	$44.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3398	$436
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	32	44
😀 Quality of life	89	62
🏙️ Population	1.47M	1.4M

The cost of living in Auckland is 132% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 1604th and 6169th ($2156 vs $927) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in New Zealand and Mongolia, respectively. Check New Zealand vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Auckland compared to 0.5 months in Ulaanbaatar. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 240th and 5662nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Ulaanbaatar

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	Auckland	Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.5	$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.5	$29.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.86	$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.14	$2.24
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.35	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1205	$482
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1071	$411
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2099	$888
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1689	$755
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$40.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.2	$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.07%	7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7507	$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5316	$946
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$9.43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$4.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.66	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$5.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$3.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$2.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$9.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.3	$1.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$67.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$4.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.6	$73.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$988	$191
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15607	$7641

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1778
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1646
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1782
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1527
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1474
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1261
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1740
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1393
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1523
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1304
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1528
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1605
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1696
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1518
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1458
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1741
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1359
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1788
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1803
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1920
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2037
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1533
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1325
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1787
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1894
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1623
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$2303
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1579
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1318
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1928
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1865
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1865
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1033
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1035
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$879
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$857
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$1039
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1997

Cities near Ulaanbaatar

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