Barcelona vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1773
$792
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4086
$2074
🏠 One person rent
$1039
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$1779
$826
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$292
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$43.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2149
$365
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
98
43
😀 Quality of life
88
55
🏙️ Population
1.64M
1.4M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 124% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 2423rd and 6405th ($1773 vs $792) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Spain and Mongolia, respectively. Check Spain vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 0.5 months in Ulaanbaatar. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 193rd and 5931st among best cities to live in the world.

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Barcelona Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.3
$4.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$29
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.16
$1.74
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.39
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1095
$430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1939
$1038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1488
$664
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$49.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$75.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.5%
6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6090
$1426
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3928
$885
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.2
$7.97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$5.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.72
$4.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$5.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$3.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$8.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.65
$1.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$2.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.5
$63.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.75
$4.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.3
$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.6
$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$80.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$571
$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12100
$5952

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1571
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1995
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1426
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1400
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1562
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1421
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1443
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1409
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1475
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1478
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1265
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1076
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1418
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1216
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1148
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1333
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1362
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1023
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1601
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1593
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1260
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1234
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1710
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1419
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1062
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1112
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1181
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1416
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1087
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1429
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1128
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1147
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1448
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1327
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1364
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1262
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2629
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1458
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1353
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1437

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Distance City Cost of living
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$759
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$576
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$607
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$589
656 km or 408 mi Chita
$491
794 km or 493 mi Manzhouli
$674
798 km or 496 mi Bayannur
$997
835 km or 519 mi Xilinhot
$679
840 km or 522 mi Baotou
$673
875 km or 544 mi Hohhot
$563
914 km or 568 mi Ulanqab
$640
917 km or 570 mi Wuhai
$1345
934 km or 581 mi Ordos
$674
954 km or 593 mi Hulunbuir
$677
969 km or 602 mi Fengzhen
$640
985 km or 612 mi Bratsk
$444
992 km or 616 mi Shizuishan
$776
1008 km or 626 mi Datong
$707
1012 km or 629 mi Zhangjiakou
$658
1025 km or 637 mi Yakeshi
$647
1028 km or 639 mi Huairen
$643
1050 km or 652 mi Shenmu
$614
1051 km or 653 mi Yinchuan
$535
1051 km or 653 mi Shuozhou
$625
1094 km or 680 mi Lingwu
$573
1103 km or 685 mi Qingtongxia
$578
1106 km or 687 mi Wuzhong
$603
1113 km or 692 mi Jinchang
$593
1124 km or 698 mi Yuanping
$572
1126 km or 700 mi Zhangye
$504
1131 km or 703 mi Chifeng
$602
1131 km or 703 mi Jiuquan
$510
1156 km or 718 mi Xinzhou
$576
1164 km or 723 mi Wuwei
$581
1165 km or 724 mi Chengde
$700
1166 km or 724 mi Ulanhot
$560
1166 km or 724 mi Zhongwei
$628
1169 km or 726 mi Beijing
$1065
1169 km or 727 mi Yumen
$666
1176 km or 731 mi Zalantun
$625