Auckland vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Auckland	Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1968	$906
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4648	$2335
🏠 One person rent	$1094	$471
🏘️ Family rent	$1952	$1016
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$307
🚐 Transport expenses	$233	$44.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3283	$407
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	32	43
😀 Quality of life	90	56
🏙️ Population	1.47M	1.4M

The cost of living in Auckland is 117% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 1924th and 6004th ($1968 vs $906) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.7 months in Auckland compared to 0.4 months in Ulaanbaatar. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 161st and 5778th 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	$4.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.6	$29.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.02	$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.92	$1.62
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.12	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1104	$503
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2191	$1382
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1679	$815
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.4	$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$70.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.7	$17.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	6.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7916	$1765
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6301	$978
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.56	$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$122	$8.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$5.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.79	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.19	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.32	$4.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$5.77
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$3.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$2.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$4.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.49	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$9.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.27	$1.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.7	$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33	$63.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$4.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.4	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$65.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$90.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$890	$175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13719	$6410

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1709
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1736
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1670
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1493
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1506
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1213
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1652
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1182
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1418
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1248
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1457
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1433
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1524
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1144
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1444
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1560
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1253
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1607
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1676
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1751
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$1837
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1475
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1248
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1847
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1717
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1746
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$1921
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1435
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1242
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1652
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1604
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1604
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1002
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1001
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$808
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$810
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$977
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1448

Cities near Ulaanbaatar

Distance	City	Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi	Bulgan	$879
437 km or 272 mi	Ulan-Ude	$616
520 km or 323 mi	Irkutsk	$770
559 km or 347 mi	Angarsk	$624
656 km or 408 mi	Chita	$651
794 km or 493 mi	Manzhouli	$612
798 km or 496 mi	Bayannur	$979
835 km or 519 mi	Xilinhot	$660
840 km or 522 mi	Baotou	$648
875 km or 544 mi	Hohhot	$563
914 km or 568 mi	Ulanqab	$620
917 km or 570 mi	Wuhai	$1339
934 km or 581 mi	Ordos	$651
954 km or 593 mi	Hulunbuir	$639
969 km or 602 mi	Fengzhen	$616
985 km or 612 mi	Bratsk	$470
992 km or 616 mi	Shizuishan	$781
1008 km or 626 mi	Datong	$703
1012 km or 629 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
1025 km or 637 mi	Yakeshi	$603
1028 km or 639 mi	Huairen	$624
1050 km or 652 mi	Shenmu	$588
1051 km or 653 mi	Yinchuan	$549
1051 km or 653 mi	Shuozhou	$600
1094 km or 680 mi	Lingwu	$566
1103 km or 685 mi	Qingtongxia	$563
1106 km or 687 mi	Wuzhong	$592
1113 km or 692 mi	Jinchang	$469
1124 km or 698 mi	Yuanping	$550
1126 km or 700 mi	Zhangye	$469
1131 km or 703 mi	Chifeng	$623
1131 km or 703 mi	Jiuquan	$458
1156 km or 718 mi	Xinzhou	$555
1164 km or 723 mi	Wuwei	$403
1165 km or 724 mi	Chengde	$711
1166 km or 724 mi	Ulanhot	$532
1166 km or 724 mi	Zhongwei	$586
1169 km or 726 mi	Beijing	$1016
1169 km or 727 mi	Yumen	$426
1176 km or 731 mi	Zalantun	$598