Calgary vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Calgary	Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2118	$927
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4745	$2221
🏠 One person rent	$1202	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$1911	$858
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$311
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$44.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3199	$436
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	53	44
😀 Quality of life	90	62
🏙️ Population	1.31M	1.4M

The cost of living in Calgary is 128% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 1716th and 6169th ($2118 vs $927) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th 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 0.5 months in Ulaanbaatar. Calgary ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 209th and 5662nd 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	$17	$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65	$29.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$2.24
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.03	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1224	$482
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$411
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$888
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1544	$755
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$40.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.8	$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.55%	7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3738	$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3570	$946
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.94	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.1	$9.43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$4.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$5.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$3.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$2.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$9.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.95	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$1.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.63	$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.4	$67.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$4.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.1	$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.2	$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$73.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$830	$191
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15430	$7641

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1801
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1841
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1761
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1775
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1620
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1676
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1878
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2593
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1993
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2331
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2315
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1773
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2205
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1815
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1956
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2187
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2156
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2544
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1821
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1697
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1899
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1892
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1701
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2009
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2241
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1486
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2470
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2046
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2677
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2054
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2074
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2526
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2460
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1934

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