Calgary vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2077
$906
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4598
$2335
🏠 One person rent
$1226
$471
🏘️ Family rent
$1942
$1016
🍽️ Food expenses
$561
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$44.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3168
$407
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
53
43
😀 Quality of life
90
56
🏙️ Population
1.31M
1.4M

The cost of living in Calgary is 129% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 1646th and 6004th ($2077 vs $906) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd 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 0.4 months in Ulaanbaatar. Calgary ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 153rd and 5778th among best cities to live in the world.

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Calgary Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.2
$4.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.7
$29.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.97
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.29
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$4.1
$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.02
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1222
$503
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$991
$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2053
$1382
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1592
$815
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$70.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.4
$17.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.03%
6.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3283
$1765
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3066
$978
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.57
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.8
$8.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$5.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.47
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.79
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$4.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$5.77
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$3.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$4.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.37
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$9.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.92
$1.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.68
$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.77
$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.1
$63.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$4.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.4
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.6
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.3
$65.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.4
$90.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$841
$175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16603
$6410

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Distance City Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi Banff
$1743
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1676
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1614
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1656
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1487
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1588
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1769
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2568
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1886
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2299
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2284
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1638
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2174
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1770
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$2007
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2163
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$2054
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2327
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1786
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1792
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1612
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1778
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1884
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1632
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$2009
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1761
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1360
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2248
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1446
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$1883
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2023
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$1968
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2616
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$1969
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$2021
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2050
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2490
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2466
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$2181
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1871

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Distance City Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi Bulgan
$879
437 km or 272 mi Ulan-Ude
$616
520 km or 323 mi Irkutsk
$770
559 km or 347 mi Angarsk
$624
656 km or 408 mi Chita
$651
794 km or 493 mi Manzhouli
$612
798 km or 496 mi Bayannur
$979
835 km or 519 mi Xilinhot
$660
840 km or 522 mi Baotou
$648
875 km or 544 mi Hohhot
$563
914 km or 568 mi Ulanqab
$620
917 km or 570 mi Wuhai
$1339
934 km or 581 mi Ordos
$651
954 km or 593 mi Hulunbuir
$639
969 km or 602 mi Fengzhen
$616
985 km or 612 mi Bratsk
$470
992 km or 616 mi Shizuishan
$781
1008 km or 626 mi Datong
$703
1012 km or 629 mi Zhangjiakou
$634
1025 km or 637 mi Yakeshi
$603
1028 km or 639 mi Huairen
$624
1050 km or 652 mi Shenmu
$588
1051 km or 653 mi Yinchuan
$549
1051 km or 653 mi Shuozhou
$600
1094 km or 680 mi Lingwu
$566
1103 km or 685 mi Qingtongxia
$563
1106 km or 687 mi Wuzhong
$592
1113 km or 692 mi Jinchang
$469
1124 km or 698 mi Yuanping
$550
1126 km or 700 mi Zhangye
$469
1131 km or 703 mi Chifeng
$623
1131 km or 703 mi Jiuquan
$458
1156 km or 718 mi Xinzhou
$555
1164 km or 723 mi Wuwei
$403
1165 km or 724 mi Chengde
$711
1166 km or 724 mi Ulanhot
$532
1166 km or 724 mi Zhongwei
$586
1169 km or 726 mi Beijing
$1016
1169 km or 727 mi Yumen
$426
1176 km or 731 mi Zalantun
$598