Berlin vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Berlin Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2222
$870
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4975
$2091
🏠 One person rent
$1217
$430
🏘️ Family rent
$2066
$764
🍽️ Food expenses
$555
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$304
$43.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3412
$516
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
100
43
😀 Quality of life
96
61
🏙️ Population
3.78M
1.4M

The cost of living in Berlin is 155% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 1418th and 6373rd ($2222 vs $870) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Germany and Mongolia, respectively. Check Germany vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Berlin compared to 0.6 months in Ulaanbaatar. Berlin ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 35th and 5856th among best cities to live in the world.

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Berlin Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.6
$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.5
$29.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.4
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.2
$1.95
☕ Cappuccino
$4.41
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.43
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1250
$417
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2200
$769
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1631
$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$46
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$277
$70.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.2
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
6.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8887
$1651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6036
$881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.44
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.5
$8.29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.6
$4.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.12
$0.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.11
$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$5.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$5.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$4.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.13
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.24
$9.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$1.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.6
$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.89
$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$70
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67
$19
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$4.85
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.5
$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$149
$167
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9480
$6621

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Teltow
$1868
18 km or 11 mi Hohen Neuendorf
$1893
18 km or 11 mi Hennigsdorf
$1892
20 km or 13 mi Falkensee
$1862
21 km or 13 mi Bernau bei Berlin
$1888
25 km or 16 mi Potsdam
$1902
25 km or 16 mi Ludwigsfelde
$1851
28 km or 18 mi Oranienburg
$1887
30 km or 19 mi Konigs Wusterhausen
$1841
34 km or 21 mi Werder
$1826
34 km or 21 mi Strausberg
$1856
46 km or 29 mi Eberswalde
$1862
49 km or 31 mi Furstenwalde
$1776
50 km or 31 mi Luckenwalde
$1810
57 km or 36 mi Brandenburg an der Havel
$1839
60 km or 37 mi Neuruppin
$1826
72 km or 44 mi Rathenow
$1822
81 km or 50 mi Frankfurt
$1681
86 km or 53 mi Schwedt
$1852
88 km or 55 mi Wittenberg
$1454
97 km or 60 mi Neustrelitz
$1484
97 km or 60 mi Eisenhuttenstadt
$1567
104 km or 65 mi Stendal
$1430
106 km or 66 mi Cottbus
$1363
107 km or 67 mi Burg bei Magdeburg
$1425
107 km or 67 mi Zerbst
$1424
109 km or 68 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1436
109 km or 68 mi Torgau
$1471
116 km or 72 mi Neubrandenburg
$1501
119 km or 74 mi Senftenberg
$1486
121 km or 75 mi Waren
$1479
124 km or 77 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1421
124 km or 77 mi Schonebeck
$1417
125 km or 78 mi Spremberg
$1435
127 km or 79 mi Magdeburg
$1411
128 km or 79 mi Szczecin
$1166
128 km or 80 mi Kothen
$1422
128 km or 80 mi Gorzow Wielkopolski
$1113
131 km or 81 mi Delitzsch
$1563
134 km or 83 mi Hoyerswerda
$1446

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$838
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$676
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$735
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$725
656 km or 408 mi Chita
$912
794 km or 493 mi Manzhouli
$631
798 km or 496 mi Bayannur
$986
835 km or 519 mi Xilinhot
$677
840 km or 522 mi Baotou
$659
875 km or 544 mi Hohhot
$541
914 km or 568 mi Ulanqab
$629
917 km or 570 mi Wuhai
$1365
934 km or 581 mi Ordos
$655
954 km or 593 mi Hulunbuir
$638
969 km or 602 mi Fengzhen
$642
985 km or 612 mi Bratsk
$518
992 km or 616 mi Shizuishan
$785
1008 km or 626 mi Datong
$748
1012 km or 629 mi Zhangjiakou
$652
1025 km or 637 mi Yakeshi
$614
1028 km or 639 mi Huairen
$654
1050 km or 652 mi Shenmu
$580
1051 km or 653 mi Yinchuan
$548
1051 km or 653 mi Shuozhou
$600
1094 km or 680 mi Lingwu
$564
1103 km or 685 mi Qingtongxia
$563
1106 km or 687 mi Wuzhong
$589
1113 km or 692 mi Jinchang
$480
1124 km or 698 mi Yuanping
$546
1126 km or 700 mi Zhangye
$484
1131 km or 703 mi Chifeng
$615
1131 km or 703 mi Jiuquan
$470
1156 km or 718 mi Xinzhou
$553
1164 km or 723 mi Wuwei
$411
1165 km or 724 mi Chengde
$694
1166 km or 724 mi Ulanhot
$532
1166 km or 724 mi Zhongwei
$597
1169 km or 726 mi Beijing
$1029
1169 km or 727 mi Yumen
$439
1176 km or 731 mi Zalantun
$600