Barcelona vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2129
$935
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4730
$2240
🏠 One person rent
$1308
$481
🏘️ Family rent
$2082
$841
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$314
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$46.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2324
$589
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
98
44
😀 Quality of life
90
64
🏙️ Population
1.73M
1.4M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 128% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 1659th and 6046th ($2129 vs $935) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Spain and Mongolia, respectively. Check Spain vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Barcelona compared to 0.6 months in Ulaanbaatar. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 174th and 5297th among best cities to live in the world.

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Barcelona Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$5.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.1
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.8
$2.39
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1418
$522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1098
$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2417
$962
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1738
$710
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.04%
8.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7636
$1954
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5246
$961
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.07
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.7
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20
$4.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.75
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.84
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.86
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.71
$4.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$6.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$3.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.35
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$9.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.1
$1.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.48
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$2.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.3
$75.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$4.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.6
$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$82.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$866
$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16301
$8817

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1773
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1626
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1586
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1660
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1538
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1623
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1367
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1588
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1584
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1455
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1145
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1142
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1344
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1524
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1749
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1506
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1245
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1836
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1830
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1328
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1494
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$2017
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1628
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1202
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1166
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1474
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1658
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1183
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1596
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1238
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1271
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1709
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1436
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1558
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1408
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2775
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1644
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1351
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1812

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$904
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$739
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$778
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$776
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$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