Beirut vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1195
$792
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2942
$2074
🏠 One person rent
$623
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$1252
$826
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$292
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$43.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$365
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
75
43
😀 Quality of life
62
55
🏙️ Population
2.42M
1.4M

The cost of living in Beirut is 51% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 4447th and 6405th ($1195 vs $792) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Lebanon and Mongolia, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Beirut compared to 0.5 months in Ulaanbaatar. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 5118th and 5931st among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.98
$4.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.5
$29
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$1.74
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1592
$1038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$664
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$49.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$75.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.8
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.73%
6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3906
$1426
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1717
$885
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.36
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.2
$7.97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$5.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$4.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$5.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$3.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.12
$8.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$1.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.24
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$2.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$63.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.04
$4.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.2
$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$80.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4159
$5952

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$982
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$882
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$770
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$665
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$633
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$583
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1622
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1570
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1617
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1447
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1645
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1635
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1622
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1427
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1619
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1567
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1467
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1689
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1744
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1660
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$528
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$625
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1718
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1725
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1593
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$480
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$602
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$1962
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$436
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1850

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Distance City Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi Bulgan
$759
437 km or 272 mi Ulan-Ude
$576
520 km or 323 mi Irkutsk
$607
559 km or 347 mi Angarsk
$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