Calgary vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Calgary	Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2095	$935
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4718	$2240
🏠 One person rent	$1181	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$1885	$841
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$314
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$46.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3093	$589
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	53	44
😀 Quality of life	90	64
🏙️ Population	1.31M	1.4M

The cost of living in Calgary is 124% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 1759th and 6046th ($2095 vs $935) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 1st in Canada and Mongolia, respectively. Check Canada vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 0.6 months in Ulaanbaatar. Calgary ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 187th and 5297th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Ulaanbaatar

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	Calgary	Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$5.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$2.39
☕ Cappuccino	$4.19	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1234	$522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1946	$962
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$710
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.5%	8.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3751	$1954
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3441	$961
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$4.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$4.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$6.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$3.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$9.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$1.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$2.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$75.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$4.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$82.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$820	$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15881	$8817

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1927
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1874
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1780
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1733
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1579
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1626
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1835
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2595
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1974
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2338
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2307
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1749
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2197
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1771
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1953
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2180
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2135
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2505
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1781
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1703
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1787
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1867
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1729
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2100
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2290
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1442
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2427
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2053
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2930
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2100
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2141
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2523
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2492
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1872

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