Bern vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2857
$935
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7212
$2240
🏠 One person rent
$1571
$481
🏘️ Family rent
$2760
$841
🍽️ Food expenses
$890
$314
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$46.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$7360
$589
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
81
44
😀 Quality of life
93
64
🏙️ Population
137K
1.4M

The cost of living in Bern is 206% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 348th and 6046th ($2857 vs $935) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th and 1st in Switzerland and Mongolia, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.6 months in Bern compared to 0.6 months in Ulaanbaatar. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 52nd and 5297th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bern Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$26.3
$5.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$108
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$18
$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.92
$2.39
☕ Cappuccino
$7
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$5.23
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1759
$522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1244
$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3129
$962
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2271
$710
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.2
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.14%
8.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$16402
$1954
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9845
$961
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.26
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$101
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$45.6
$4.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.25
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.36
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.22
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$8.68
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.6
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.1
$4.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$40.5
$6.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$3.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.27
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$9.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.56
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.6
$1.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.31
$2.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.4
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$91.1
$75.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.2
$4.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$48.4
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$143
$82.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$168
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2526
$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$29629
$8817

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Distance City Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi Koniz
$2907
25 km or 16 mi Thun
$2711
26 km or 16 mi Biel/Bienne
$2543
28 km or 17 mi Fribourg
$2891
40 km or 25 mi Neuchatel
$2868
43 km or 27 mi Interlaken
$3138
48 km or 30 mi Bulle
$3043
50 km or 31 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2554
64 km or 40 mi Kriens
$3199
64 km or 40 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$3126
66 km or 41 mi Lucerne
$3321
66 km or 41 mi Emmen
$3288
67 km or 42 mi Aarau
$2644
67 km or 42 mi Allschwil
$3117
69 km or 43 mi Basel
$3034
70 km or 44 mi Montreux
$3393
71 km or 44 mi Saint-Louis
$1507
72 km or 45 mi Riehen
$3587
73 km or 45 mi Rheinfelden
$1695
73 km or 45 mi Weil am Rhein
$1700
76 km or 47 mi Lorrach
$1700
77 km or 48 mi Lausanne
$3134
80 km or 50 mi Sion
$2468
80 km or 50 mi Renens
$3125
85 km or 53 mi Zug
$4491
86 km or 54 mi Baar
$3519
87 km or 54 mi Baden
$3312
88 km or 55 mi Wettingen
$3264
88 km or 55 mi Dietikon
$3348
88 km or 55 mi Belfort
$1447
89 km or 56 mi Mulhouse
$1465
92 km or 57 mi Altstetten
$3514
94 km or 58 mi Horgen
$3492
95 km or 59 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1679
95 km or 59 mi Zurich
$3857
98 km or 61 mi Wadenswil
$3441
102 km or 63 mi Dubendorf
$3281
104 km or 65 mi Bulach
$3231
106 km or 66 mi Uster
$3239
109 km or 68 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3286

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Distance City Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi Bulgan
$904
437 km or 272 mi Ulan-Ude
$739
520 km or 323 mi Irkutsk
$778
559 km or 347 mi Angarsk
$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