Boston vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3547
$906
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7979
$2335
🏠 One person rent
$2453
$471
🏘️ Family rent
$4007
$1016
🍽️ Food expenses
$729
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$44.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5732
$407
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
100
43
😀 Quality of life
91
56
🏙️ Population
676K
1.4M

The cost of living in Boston is 291% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 24th and 6004th ($3547 vs $906) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 1st in the United States and Mongolia, respectively. Check the United States vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Boston compared to 0.4 months in Ulaanbaatar. Boston ranked 17th best city to live in the United States vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 103rd and 5778th among best cities to live in the world.

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Boston Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.6
$4.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$101
$29.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.36
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$5.8
$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2794
$503
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2107
$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5075
$1382
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3386
$815
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$215
$70.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$17.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.63%
6.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10352
$1765
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5877
$978
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.1
$8.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.1
$5.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.95
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.67
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$4.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$5.77
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$3.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$4.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.78
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$9.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$1.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.5
$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.78
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.02
$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.05
$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.2
$63.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.2
$4.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$195
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.7
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.8
$65.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$90.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2725
$175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$31112
$6410

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3805
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3101
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3627
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2936
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3088
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2948
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$2922
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2320
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$2943
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2834
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2906
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2803
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2939
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2710
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2784
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2883
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3131
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2740
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2813
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$3088
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2601
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2873
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2824
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2774
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2783
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2934
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2922
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2732
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2882
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2403
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2805
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2844
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2851
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2866
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3022
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2592
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2848
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2833
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2861
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2825

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Distance City Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi Bulgan
$879
437 km or 272 mi Ulan-Ude
$616
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$770
559 km or 347 mi Angarsk
$624
656 km or 408 mi Chita
$651
794 km or 493 mi Manzhouli
$612
798 km or 496 mi Bayannur
$979
835 km or 519 mi Xilinhot
$660
840 km or 522 mi Baotou
$648
875 km or 544 mi Hohhot
$563
914 km or 568 mi Ulanqab
$620
917 km or 570 mi Wuhai
$1339
934 km or 581 mi Ordos
$651
954 km or 593 mi Hulunbuir
$639
969 km or 602 mi Fengzhen
$616
985 km or 612 mi Bratsk
$470
992 km or 616 mi Shizuishan
$781
1008 km or 626 mi Datong
$703
1012 km or 629 mi Zhangjiakou
$634
1025 km or 637 mi Yakeshi
$603
1028 km or 639 mi Huairen
$624
1050 km or 652 mi Shenmu
$588
1051 km or 653 mi Yinchuan
$549
1051 km or 653 mi Shuozhou
$600
1094 km or 680 mi Lingwu
$566
1103 km or 685 mi Qingtongxia
$563
1106 km or 687 mi Wuzhong
$592
1113 km or 692 mi Jinchang
$469
1124 km or 698 mi Yuanping
$550
1126 km or 700 mi Zhangye
$469
1131 km or 703 mi Chifeng
$623
1131 km or 703 mi Jiuquan
$458
1156 km or 718 mi Xinzhou
$555
1164 km or 723 mi Wuwei
$403
1165 km or 724 mi Chengde
$711
1166 km or 724 mi Ulanhot
$532
1166 km or 724 mi Zhongwei
$586
1169 km or 726 mi Beijing
$1016
1169 km or 727 mi Yumen
$426
1176 km or 731 mi Zalantun
$598