Budapest vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1469
$927
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3612
$2221
🏠 One person rent
$750
$481
🏘️ Family rent
$1301
$858
🍽️ Food expenses
$441
$311
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$44.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1697
$436
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
92
44
😀 Quality of life
81
62
🏙️ Population
1.69M
1.4M

The cost of living in Budapest is 58% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 4163rd and 6169th ($1469 vs $927) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Hungary and Mongolia, respectively. Check Hungary vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Budapest compared to 0.5 months in Ulaanbaatar. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 680th and 5662nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Ulaanbaatar

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Budapest Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.2
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.1
$29.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.41
$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$2.24
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$772
$482
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$593
$411
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1424
$888
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$755
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$40.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.9
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5742
$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3887
$946
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$9.43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$4.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.79
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$5.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$3.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$2.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.89
$9.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.85
$1.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.5
$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.62
$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.2
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.1
$67.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.7
$4.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76.1
$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$107
$73.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$486
$191
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15168
$7641

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Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1169
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$998
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1138
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1083
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1127
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1130
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$991
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$939
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$868
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1074
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1196
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$958
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1166
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$1040
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$989
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$877
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$1036
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1063
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$930
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$976
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1278
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1394
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$1002
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$961
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1190
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$984
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$1026
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1335
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$981
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$1031
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$1036
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$866
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$850
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1451
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1561
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$923
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$1004
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1124
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1291
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1196

Cities near Ulaanbaatar

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