Bandung vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandung Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$502
$935
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1227
$2240
🏠 One person rent
$210
$481
🏘️ Family rent
$338
$841
🍽️ Food expenses
$185
$314
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.5
$46.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$284
$589
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
80
44
😀 Quality of life
62
64
🏙️ Population
2.88M
1.4M

The cost of living in Bandung is 46% less expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 8655th and 6046th ($502 vs $935) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 1st in Indonesia and Mongolia, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bandung compared to 0.6 months in Ulaanbaatar. Bandung ranked 6th best city to live in Indonesia vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 5685th and 5297th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bandung Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.4
$5.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.49
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.4
$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.07
$2.39
☕ Cappuccino
$1.47
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$356
$962
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$269
$710
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.9
$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32
$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.3
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.76%
8.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$732
$1954
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$306
$961
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.5
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.1
$4.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.72
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.45
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$4.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8
$6.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$3.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22.6
$9.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.73
$1.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.58
$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.84
$2.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.7
$75.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.84
$4.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.66
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$82.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.8
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$95.5
$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8368
$8817

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Distance City Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi Cimahi
$468
71 km or 44 mi Sukabumi
$551
82 km or 51 mi Tasikmalaya
$337
93 km or 58 mi Bogor
$466
101 km or 63 mi Bekasi
$515
103 km or 64 mi Depok
$376
113 km or 70 mi Cirebon
$494
114 km or 71 mi Jakarta
$627
116 km or 72 mi Banjar
$458
119 km or 74 mi South Tangerang
$516
134 km or 83 mi Tangerang
$552
173 km or 108 mi Tegal
$457
181 km or 113 mi Cilacap
$446
182 km or 113 mi Serang
$472
202 km or 125 mi Cilegon
$469
233 km or 145 mi Pekalongan
$452
306 km or 190 mi Bandar Lampung
$345
315 km or 195 mi Semarang
$490
323 km or 201 mi Yogyakarta
$436
323 km or 201 mi Metro
$424
327 km or 203 mi Salatiga
$400
365 km or 227 mi Surakarta
$381
443 km or 275 mi Madiun
$419
500 km or 310 mi Kediri
$428
521 km or 324 mi Blitar
$416
538 km or 334 mi Prabumulih
$393
539 km or 335 mi Palembang
$371
540 km or 336 mi Mojokerto
$402
556 km or 346 mi Batu
$386
569 km or 353 mi Malang
$358
572 km or 355 mi Surabaya
$520
578 km or 359 mi Pagar Alam
$428
594 km or 369 mi Pasuruan
$437
629 km or 391 mi Probolinggo
$450
661 km or 411 mi Lubuklinggau
$422
684 km or 425 mi Bengkulu
$438
740 km or 460 mi Jambi
$417
795 km or 494 mi Pontianak
$419
837 km or 520 mi Bali
$1115
864 km or 537 mi Denpasar
$493

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Distance City Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi Bulgan
$904
437 km or 272 mi Ulan-Ude
$739
520 km or 323 mi Irkutsk
$778
559 km or 347 mi Angarsk
$776
656 km or 408 mi Chita
$863
794 km or 493 mi Manzhouli
$656
798 km or 496 mi Bayannur
$1039
835 km or 519 mi Xilinhot
$721
840 km or 522 mi Baotou
$693
875 km or 544 mi Hohhot
$578
914 km or 568 mi Ulanqab
$665
917 km or 570 mi Wuhai
$1426
934 km or 581 mi Ordos
$691
954 km or 593 mi Hulunbuir
$658
969 km or 602 mi Fengzhen
$676
985 km or 612 mi Bratsk
$568
992 km or 616 mi Shizuishan
$820
1008 km or 626 mi Datong
$789
1012 km or 629 mi Zhangjiakou
$680
1025 km or 637 mi Yakeshi
$639
1028 km or 639 mi Huairen
$684
1050 km or 652 mi Shenmu
$607
1051 km or 653 mi Yinchuan
$577
1051 km or 653 mi Shuozhou
$629
1094 km or 680 mi Lingwu
$594
1103 km or 685 mi Qingtongxia
$593
1106 km or 687 mi Wuzhong
$618
1113 km or 692 mi Jinchang
$503
1124 km or 698 mi Yuanping
$570
1126 km or 700 mi Zhangye
$509
1131 km or 703 mi Chifeng
$653
1131 km or 703 mi Jiuquan
$492
1156 km or 718 mi Xinzhou
$580
1164 km or 723 mi Wuwei
$433
1165 km or 724 mi Chengde
$722
1166 km or 724 mi Ulanhot
$594
1166 km or 724 mi Zhongwei
$627
1169 km or 726 mi Beijing
$1108
1169 km or 727 mi Yumen
$460
1176 km or 731 mi Zalantun
$672