Bucharest vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$961
$792
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2436
$2074
🏠 One person rent
$449
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$826
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$292
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.7
$43.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1072
$365
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
76
43
😀 Quality of life
77
55
🏙️ Population
1.72M
1.4M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 21% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 5593rd and 6405th ($961 vs $792) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Romania and Mongolia, respectively. Check Romania vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Bucharest compared to 0.5 months in Ulaanbaatar. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 703rd and 5931st among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucharest Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.66
$4.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.5
$29
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.31
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.68
$1.74
 Cappuccino
$2.94
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.04
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$464
$430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$863
$1038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$664
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.7
$49.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$75.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.75
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.17%
6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2654
$1426
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1649
$885
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$7.97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.86
$5.25
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.19
$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$4.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$5.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$3.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.03
$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$8.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.39
$1.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.19
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$2.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$63.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.54
$4.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.9
$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.9
$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$80.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9569
$5952

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13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$846
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$817
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$868
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$619
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$702
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$681
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$758
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$701
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$739
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$758
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$610
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$611
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$928
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$654
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$595
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$719
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$718
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$646
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$748
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$639
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$813
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$495
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$743
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$616
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$851
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$898
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$962
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$563
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$800
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$641
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$746
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$702
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$812
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$730
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$561
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$508
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$865
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$670
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$661
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$678

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Distance City Cost of living
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$759
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$576
520 km or 323 mi Irkutsk
$607
559 km or 347 mi Angarsk
$589
656 km or 408 mi Chita
$491
794 km or 493 mi Manzhouli
$674
798 km or 496 mi Bayannur
$997
835 km or 519 mi Xilinhot
$679
840 km or 522 mi Baotou
$673
875 km or 544 mi Hohhot
$563
914 km or 568 mi Ulanqab
$640
917 km or 570 mi Wuhai
$1345
934 km or 581 mi Ordos
$674
954 km or 593 mi Hulunbuir
$677
969 km or 602 mi Fengzhen
$640
985 km or 612 mi Bratsk
$444
992 km or 616 mi Shizuishan
$776
1008 km or 626 mi Datong
$707
1012 km or 629 mi Zhangjiakou
$658
1025 km or 637 mi Yakeshi
$647
1028 km or 639 mi Huairen
$643
1050 km or 652 mi Shenmu
$614
1051 km or 653 mi Yinchuan
$535
1051 km or 653 mi Shuozhou
$625
1094 km or 680 mi Lingwu
$573
1103 km or 685 mi Qingtongxia
$578
1106 km or 687 mi Wuzhong
$603
1113 km or 692 mi Jinchang
$593
1124 km or 698 mi Yuanping
$572
1126 km or 700 mi Zhangye
$504
1131 km or 703 mi Chifeng
$602
1131 km or 703 mi Jiuquan
$510
1156 km or 718 mi Xinzhou
$576
1164 km or 723 mi Wuwei
$581
1165 km or 724 mi Chengde
$700
1166 km or 724 mi Ulanhot
$560
1166 km or 724 mi Zhongwei
$628
1169 km or 726 mi Beijing
$1065
1169 km or 727 mi Yumen
$666
1176 km or 731 mi Zalantun
$625