Bern vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3134
$927
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7894
$2221
🏠 One person rent
$1617
$481
🏘️ Family rent
$2847
$858
🍽️ Food expenses
$915
$311
🚐 Transport expenses
$321
$44.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$7577
$436
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
81
44
😀 Quality of life
97
62
🏙️ Population
1.07M
1.4M

The cost of living in Bern is 238% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 149th and 6169th ($3134 vs $927) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 1st in Switzerland and Mongolia, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Bern compared to 0.5 months in Ulaanbaatar. Bern ranked 1st best city to live in Switzerland vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 6th and 5662nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Bern Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$26.4
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$111
$29.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$18.1
$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.22
$2.24
☕ Cappuccino
$7.02
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$5.42
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1809
$482
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1304
$411
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3323
$888
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2359
$755
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$40.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$240
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.4
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.33%
7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$18429
$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8492
$946
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.45
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$105
$9.43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$46.9
$4.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.33
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.45
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.8
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$8.94
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.8
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28
$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$41.9
$5.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$3.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.27
$2.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.35
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.9
$9.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.47
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.7
$1.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.12
$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.37
$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.49
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.4
$67.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.2
$4.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$133
$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$53.8
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$134
$73.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$167
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2477
$191
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25921
$7641

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Distance City Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi Koniz
$2997
25 km or 16 mi Thun
$2817
26 km or 16 mi Biel/Bienne
$2678
28 km or 17 mi Fribourg
$2874
40 km or 25 mi Neuchatel
$2823
43 km or 27 mi Interlaken
$3165
48 km or 30 mi Bulle
$3150
50 km or 31 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2654
64 km or 40 mi Kriens
$3331
64 km or 40 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$3222
66 km or 41 mi Lucerne
$3380
66 km or 41 mi Emmen
$3367
67 km or 42 mi Aarau
$2546
67 km or 42 mi Allschwil
$3171
69 km or 43 mi Basel
$3080
70 km or 44 mi Montreux
$3524
71 km or 44 mi Saint-Louis
$1498
72 km or 45 mi Riehen
$3677
73 km or 45 mi Rheinfelden
$1726
73 km or 45 mi Weil am Rhein
$1731
76 km or 47 mi Lorrach
$1721
77 km or 48 mi Lausanne
$3299
80 km or 50 mi Sion
$2465
80 km or 50 mi Renens
$3277
85 km or 53 mi Zug
$4151
86 km or 54 mi Baar
$3556
87 km or 54 mi Baden
$3360
88 km or 55 mi Wettingen
$3328
88 km or 55 mi Dietikon
$3367
88 km or 55 mi Belfort
$1526
89 km or 56 mi Mulhouse
$1436
92 km or 57 mi Altstetten
$3494
94 km or 58 mi Horgen
$3457
95 km or 59 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1711
95 km or 59 mi Zurich
$3784
98 km or 61 mi Wadenswil
$3414
102 km or 63 mi Dubendorf
$3353
104 km or 65 mi Bulach
$3281
106 km or 66 mi Uster
$3345
109 km or 68 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3318

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Distance City Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi Bulgan
$903
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$722
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$771
559 km or 347 mi Angarsk
$767
656 km or 408 mi Chita
$970
794 km or 493 mi Manzhouli
$650
798 km or 496 mi Bayannur
$1010
835 km or 519 mi Xilinhot
$691
840 km or 522 mi Baotou
$679
875 km or 544 mi Hohhot
$555
914 km or 568 mi Ulanqab
$640
917 km or 570 mi Wuhai
$1392
934 km or 581 mi Ordos
$667
954 km or 593 mi Hulunbuir
$651
969 km or 602 mi Fengzhen
$655
985 km or 612 mi Bratsk
$543
992 km or 616 mi Shizuishan
$804
1008 km or 626 mi Datong
$770
1012 km or 629 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
1025 km or 637 mi Yakeshi
$636
1028 km or 639 mi Huairen
$666
1050 km or 652 mi Shenmu
$590
1051 km or 653 mi Yinchuan
$566
1051 km or 653 mi Shuozhou
$610
1094 km or 680 mi Lingwu
$582
1103 km or 685 mi Qingtongxia
$581
1106 km or 687 mi Wuzhong
$605
1113 km or 692 mi Jinchang
$495
1124 km or 698 mi Yuanping
$555
1126 km or 700 mi Zhangye
$500
1131 km or 703 mi Chifeng
$633
1131 km or 703 mi Jiuquan
$484
1156 km or 718 mi Xinzhou
$567
1164 km or 723 mi Wuwei
$426
1165 km or 724 mi Chengde
$709
1166 km or 724 mi Ulanhot
$566
1166 km or 724 mi Zhongwei
$613
1169 km or 726 mi Beijing
$1044
1169 km or 727 mi Yumen
$454
1176 km or 731 mi Zalantun
$635