Brisbane vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2269
$927
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5424
$2221
🏠 One person rent
$1398
$481
🏘️ Family rent
$2462
$858
🍽️ Food expenses
$574
$311
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$44.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4258
$436
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
66
44
😀 Quality of life
98
62
🏙️ Population
2.71M
1.4M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 145% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 1349th and 6169th ($2269 vs $927) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1st in Australia and Mongolia, respectively. Check Australia vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 0.5 months in Ulaanbaatar. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 3rd and 5662nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Ulaanbaatar

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Brisbane Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.5
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.3
$29.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$2.24
☕ Cappuccino
$4.09
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.89
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1660
$482
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1147
$411
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3002
$888
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2079
$755
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.2
$40.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.2
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.78%
7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7935
$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5145
$946
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$9.43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$4.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.95
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.35
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.06
$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$5.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$3.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$2.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14
$9.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.89
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.1
$1.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.94
$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.16
$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.47
$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48
$67.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$4.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.1
$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.5
$73.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1949
$191
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12459
$7641

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1813
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1988
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2352
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2528
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1864
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1835
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1766
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$2703
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1864
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1727
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$2172
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1288
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1640
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1796
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1635
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1997
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1867
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2379
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$2050
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1710
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2482
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2844
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1699
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1477
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1695
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1821
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2223
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1583
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1824
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1839
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1815
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1904
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1487
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1979
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1928
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1896
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2496
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1860
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1829
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1894

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Distance City Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi Bulgan
$903
437 km or 272 mi Ulan-Ude
$722
520 km or 323 mi Irkutsk
$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