Bangkok vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangkok	Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$941	$906
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2857	$2335
🏠 One person rent	$416	$471
🏘️ Family rent	$1154	$1016
🍽️ Food expenses	$276	$307
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$44.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$753	$407
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	89	43
😀 Quality of life	74	56
🏙️ Population	5.68M	1.4M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 4% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 5822nd and 6004th ($941 vs $906) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Thailand and Mongolia, respectively. Check Thailand vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangkok compared to 0.4 months in Ulaanbaatar. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 1221st and 5778th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Ulaanbaatar

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	Bangkok	Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.97	$4.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.9	$29.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.91	$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$1.62
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$576	$503
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1879	$1382
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$853	$815
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81	$70.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.7	$17.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.06%	6.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5781	$1765
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2619	$978
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.8	$8.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.5	$5.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.33	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$4.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.99	$5.77
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$3.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$4.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18	$9.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$1.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.22	$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.46	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.63	$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.7	$63.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.38	$4.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$65.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$90.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$579	$175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13301	$6410

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$753
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$715
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$595
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$781
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$752
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$656
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$685
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$576
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$677
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$573
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$644
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$777
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$610
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$543
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$705
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1163
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$563
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$596
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$705
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$721
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$650

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