Brussels vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brussels	Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2030	$935
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4894	$2240
🏠 One person rent	$1166	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$1999	$841
🍽️ Food expenses	$628	$314
🚐 Transport expenses	$88	$46.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3313	$589
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	96	44
😀 Quality of life	91	64
🏙️ Population	196K	1.4M

The cost of living in Brussels is 117% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 1939th and 6046th ($2030 vs $935) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Belgium and Mongolia, respectively. Check Belgium vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 0.6 months in Ulaanbaatar. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 121st and 5297th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Ulaanbaatar

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	Brussels	Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.2	$5.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80	$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.7	$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.64	$2.39
☕ Cappuccino	$4.38	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.4	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1112	$522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$903	$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2002	$962
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1605	$710
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$262	$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.2	$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.77%	8.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5037	$1954
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4002	$961
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.5	$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.4	$4.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.06	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.7	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$4.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$6.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$3.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.5	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.36	$9.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$1.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.04	$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$2.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.3	$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$75.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.3	$4.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38	$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.2	$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$82.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1423	$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19621	$8817

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1896
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1895
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1926
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1969
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1837
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1870
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1861
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1866
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1844
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1874
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1832
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1993
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1843
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1833
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1888
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1793
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1848
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1819
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1813
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1769
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1845
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1799
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1881
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1895
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1769
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1703
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1781
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1743
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1686
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1757
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1688
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1799
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1746
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1753
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1742
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1799
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1939
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1829
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1727
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1834

Cities near Ulaanbaatar

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