Budapest vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1185
$907
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2918
$2342
🏠 One person rent
$589
$472
🏘️ Family rent
$1010
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$305
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1262
$408
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
92
43
😀 Quality of life
80
55
🏙️ Population
1.69M
1.4M

The cost of living in Budapest is 31% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 4643rd and 6109th ($1185 vs $907) 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 1.1 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 551st and 5802nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Budapest Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$4.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.3
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$4.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$1.69
 Cappuccino
$2.73
$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.68
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$603
$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$453
$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1093
$1391
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$799
$806
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.9
$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$78.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.5
$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.5%
6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4116
$1637
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2686
$959
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.27
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.6
$7.32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$5.34
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.77
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$0.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.9
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.68
$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$5.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$3.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$4.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.76
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.1
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.78
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.24
$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50
$68.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.59
$4.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.2
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.3
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$448
$154
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11060
$7750

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Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$960
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$849
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1018
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$901
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$992
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$876
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$910
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$805
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$770
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$849
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1067
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$953
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1037
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$879
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$898
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$712
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$883
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1166
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$788
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$864
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1062
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1574
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$879
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$780
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1103
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$827
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$952
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1197
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$784
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$761
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$935
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$837
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$745
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1234
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1307
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$797
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$860
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$851
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1150
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1090

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Distance City Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi Bulgan
$875
437 km or 272 mi Ulan-Ude
$568
520 km or 323 mi Irkutsk
$741
559 km or 347 mi Angarsk
$575
656 km or 408 mi Chita
$617
794 km or 493 mi Manzhouli
$629
798 km or 496 mi Bayannur
$1005
835 km or 519 mi Xilinhot
$677
840 km or 522 mi Baotou
$684
875 km or 544 mi Hohhot
$581
914 km or 568 mi Ulanqab
$644
917 km or 570 mi Wuhai
$1380
934 km or 581 mi Ordos
$676
954 km or 593 mi Hulunbuir
$646
969 km or 602 mi Fengzhen
$637
985 km or 612 mi Bratsk
$447
992 km or 616 mi Shizuishan
$806
1008 km or 626 mi Datong
$729
1012 km or 629 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
1025 km or 637 mi Yakeshi
$605
1028 km or 639 mi Huairen
$648
1050 km or 652 mi Shenmu
$602
1051 km or 653 mi Yinchuan
$561
1051 km or 653 mi Shuozhou
$619
1094 km or 680 mi Lingwu
$574
1103 km or 685 mi Qingtongxia
$573
1106 km or 687 mi Wuzhong
$601
1113 km or 692 mi Jinchang
$603
1124 km or 698 mi Yuanping
$570
1126 km or 700 mi Zhangye
$515
1131 km or 703 mi Chifeng
$628
1131 km or 703 mi Jiuquan
$502
1156 km or 718 mi Xinzhou
$577
1164 km or 723 mi Wuwei
$589
1165 km or 724 mi Chengde
$760
1166 km or 724 mi Ulanhot
$537
1166 km or 724 mi Zhongwei
$623
1169 km or 726 mi Beijing
$1067
1169 km or 727 mi Yumen
$629
1176 km or 731 mi Zalantun
$594