Berlin vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Berlin Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2371
$935
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5321
$2240
🏠 One person rent
$1330
$481
🏘️ Family rent
$2289
$841
🍽️ Food expenses
$561
$314
🚐 Transport expenses
$319
$46.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3423
$589
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
100
44
😀 Quality of life
94
64
🏙️ Population
3.78M
1.4M

The cost of living in Berlin is 154% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 1150th and 6046th ($2371 vs $935) 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 1.4 months in Berlin compared to 0.6 months in Ulaanbaatar. Berlin ranked 9th best city to live in Germany vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 45th and 5297th among best cities to live in the world.

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Berlin Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$5.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.6
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.4
$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.26
$2.39
☕ Cappuccino
$4.65
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.71
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1383
$522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1009
$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2475
$962
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1800
$710
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$307
$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.78%
8.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8891
$1954
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6112
$961
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.59
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.4
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.1
$4.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.2
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.26
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.44
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$4.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$6.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$3.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.1
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.65
$9.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.4
$1.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.31
$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$2.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.4
$75.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$4.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.6
$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.6
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$82.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12679
$8817

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Teltow
$1930
18 km or 11 mi Hohen Neuendorf
$1960
18 km or 11 mi Hennigsdorf
$1941
20 km or 13 mi Falkensee
$1902
21 km or 13 mi Bernau bei Berlin
$1979
25 km or 16 mi Potsdam
$1908
25 km or 16 mi Ludwigsfelde
$1878
28 km or 18 mi Oranienburg
$1921
30 km or 19 mi Konigs Wusterhausen
$1895
34 km or 21 mi Werder
$1840
34 km or 21 mi Strausberg
$1920
46 km or 29 mi Eberswalde
$1903
49 km or 31 mi Furstenwalde
$1804
50 km or 31 mi Luckenwalde
$1827
57 km or 36 mi Brandenburg an der Havel
$1854
60 km or 37 mi Neuruppin
$1863
72 km or 44 mi Rathenow
$1848
81 km or 50 mi Frankfurt
$1682
86 km or 53 mi Schwedt
$1870
88 km or 55 mi Wittenberg
$1482
97 km or 60 mi Neustrelitz
$1517
97 km or 60 mi Eisenhuttenstadt
$1558
104 km or 65 mi Stendal
$1460
106 km or 66 mi Cottbus
$1332
107 km or 67 mi Burg bei Magdeburg
$1459
107 km or 67 mi Zerbst
$1462
109 km or 68 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1459
109 km or 68 mi Torgau
$1482
116 km or 72 mi Neubrandenburg
$1551
119 km or 74 mi Senftenberg
$1461
121 km or 75 mi Waren
$1505
124 km or 77 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1434
124 km or 77 mi Schonebeck
$1448
125 km or 78 mi Spremberg
$1419
127 km or 79 mi Magdeburg
$1443
128 km or 79 mi Szczecin
$1190
128 km or 80 mi Kothen
$1416
128 km or 80 mi Gorzow Wielkopolski
$1080
131 km or 81 mi Delitzsch
$1551
134 km or 83 mi Hoyerswerda
$1470

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$778
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$776
656 km or 408 mi Chita
$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