Calgary vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2079
$870
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4683
$2091
🏠 One person rent
$1191
$430
🏘️ Family rent
$1928
$764
🍽️ Food expenses
$572
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$169
$43.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2977
$516
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
53
43
😀 Quality of life
91
61
🏙️ Population
1.31M
1.4M

The cost of living in Calgary is 139% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 1781st and 6373rd ($2079 vs $870) 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 1.4 months in Calgary compared to 0.6 months in Ulaanbaatar. Calgary ranked 15th best city to live in Canada vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 160th and 5856th among best cities to live in the world.

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Calgary Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.7
$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.3
$29.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.16
$1.95
☕ Cappuccino
$4.07
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.01
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1190
$417
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$957
$358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2105
$769
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1560
$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$46
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$70.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.3
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.19%
6.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3658
$1651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3126
$881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.69
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.8
$8.29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$4.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.92
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.34
$0.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.57
$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$5.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$5.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$4.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.13
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.3
$9.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$1.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.47
$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.7
$70
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$91.5
$19
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.7
$4.85
👖 Brand Jeans
$58
$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.5
$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$796
$167
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15727
$6621

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Distance City Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi Banff
$1773
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1782
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1632
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1730
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1544
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1648
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1823
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2617
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1949
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2366
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2343
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1759
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2231
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1748
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$1973
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2228
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$2111
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2490
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1817
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1765
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1913
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1854
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1774
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1625
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$2001
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1842
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1486
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2219
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1478
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$1987
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2414
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2080
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2641
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2361
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$1952
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2057
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2488
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2443
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$2470
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1887

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Distance City Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi Bulgan
$838
437 km or 272 mi Ulan-Ude
$676
520 km or 323 mi Irkutsk
$735
559 km or 347 mi Angarsk
$725
656 km or 408 mi Chita
$912
794 km or 493 mi Manzhouli
$631
798 km or 496 mi Bayannur
$986
835 km or 519 mi Xilinhot
$677
840 km or 522 mi Baotou
$659
875 km or 544 mi Hohhot
$541
914 km or 568 mi Ulanqab
$629
917 km or 570 mi Wuhai
$1365
934 km or 581 mi Ordos
$655
954 km or 593 mi Hulunbuir
$638
969 km or 602 mi Fengzhen
$642
985 km or 612 mi Bratsk
$518
992 km or 616 mi Shizuishan
$785
1008 km or 626 mi Datong
$748
1012 km or 629 mi Zhangjiakou
$652
1025 km or 637 mi Yakeshi
$614
1028 km or 639 mi Huairen
$654
1050 km or 652 mi Shenmu
$580
1051 km or 653 mi Yinchuan
$548
1051 km or 653 mi Shuozhou
$600
1094 km or 680 mi Lingwu
$564
1103 km or 685 mi Qingtongxia
$563
1106 km or 687 mi Wuzhong
$589
1113 km or 692 mi Jinchang
$480
1124 km or 698 mi Yuanping
$546
1126 km or 700 mi Zhangye
$484
1131 km or 703 mi Chifeng
$615
1131 km or 703 mi Jiuquan
$470
1156 km or 718 mi Xinzhou
$553
1164 km or 723 mi Wuwei
$411
1165 km or 724 mi Chengde
$694
1166 km or 724 mi Ulanhot
$532
1166 km or 724 mi Zhongwei
$597
1169 km or 726 mi Beijing
$1029
1169 km or 727 mi Yumen
$439
1176 km or 731 mi Zalantun
$600