Berlin vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Berlin Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2013
$792
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4765
$2074
🏠 One person rent
$1134
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$2203
$826
🍽️ Food expenses
$489
$292
🚐 Transport expenses
$266
$43.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3496
$365
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
100
43
😀 Quality of life
95
55
🏙️ Population
3.68M
1.4M

The cost of living in Berlin is 154% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 1759th and 6405th ($2013 vs $792) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Germany and Mongolia, respectively. Check Germany vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Berlin compared to 0.5 months in Ulaanbaatar. Berlin ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 19th and 5931st among best cities to live in the world.

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Berlin Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.4
$4.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.5
$29
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.77
$1.74
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.02
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1192
$430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$858
$290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2460
$1038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1755
$664
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$49.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$75.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.7
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9186
$1426
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6527
$885
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.8
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.2
$7.97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.2
$5.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.84
$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$4.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$5.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$3.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$8.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.14
$1.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.88
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.43
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.75
$2.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.75
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.8
$63.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$4.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.6
$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.1
$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$80.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$228
$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9556
$5952

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Teltow
$1671
18 km or 11 mi Hohen Neuendorf
$1729
18 km or 11 mi Hennigsdorf
$1715
20 km or 13 mi Falkensee
$1656
21 km or 13 mi Bernau bei Berlin
$1735
25 km or 16 mi Potsdam
$1601
25 km or 16 mi Ludwigsfelde
$1629
28 km or 18 mi Oranienburg
$1701
30 km or 19 mi Konigs Wusterhausen
$1673
34 km or 21 mi Werder
$1581
34 km or 21 mi Strausberg
$1695
46 km or 29 mi Eberswalde
$1689
49 km or 31 mi Furstenwalde
$1622
50 km or 31 mi Luckenwalde
$1607
57 km or 36 mi Brandenburg an der Havel
$1618
60 km or 37 mi Neuruppin
$1656
72 km or 44 mi Rathenow
$1628
81 km or 50 mi Frankfurt
$1536
86 km or 53 mi Schwedt
$1677
88 km or 55 mi Wittenberg
$1258
97 km or 60 mi Neustrelitz
$1372
97 km or 60 mi Eisenhuttenstadt
$1443
104 km or 65 mi Stendal
$1280
106 km or 66 mi Cottbus
$1288
107 km or 67 mi Burg bei Magdeburg
$1298
107 km or 67 mi Zerbst
$1263
109 km or 68 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1253
109 km or 68 mi Torgau
$1271
116 km or 72 mi Neubrandenburg
$1379
119 km or 74 mi Senftenberg
$1384
121 km or 75 mi Waren
$1370
124 km or 77 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1264
124 km or 77 mi Schonebeck
$1295
125 km or 78 mi Spremberg
$1348
127 km or 79 mi Magdeburg
$1297
128 km or 79 mi Szczecin
$1196
128 km or 80 mi Kothen
$1249
128 km or 80 mi Gorzow Wielkopolski
$848
131 km or 81 mi Delitzsch
$1303
134 km or 83 mi Hoyerswerda
$1323

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$759
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$576
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$607
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$589
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$491
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$674
798 km or 496 mi Bayannur
$997
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$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
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$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