Calgary vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2113
$792
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4833
$2074
🏠 One person rent
$1211
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$1953
$826
🍽️ Food expenses
$578
$292
🚐 Transport expenses
$189
$43.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3532
$365
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
53
43
😀 Quality of life
92
55
🏙️ Population
1.31M
1.4M

The cost of living in Calgary is 167% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 1526th and 6405th ($2113 vs $792) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 1st in Canada and Mongolia, respectively. Check Canada vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Calgary compared to 0.5 months in Ulaanbaatar. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 66th and 5931st among best cities to live in the world.

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Calgary Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16
$4.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64
$29
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.56
$1.74
 Cappuccino
$3.87
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.12
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1165
$430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$944
$290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1993
$1038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1559
$664
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$49.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$241
$75.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.7
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$1426
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3182
$885
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.69
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.1
$7.97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$5.25
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.15
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.46
$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.83
$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$4.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$5.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$3.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$8.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.76
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.5
$1.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.57
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.91
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.19
$2.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.1
$63.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$4.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.2
$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.9
$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.8
$80.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$904
$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21983
$5952

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Distance City Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi Banff
$1860
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1688
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1675
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1694
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1510
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1711
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1732
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2798
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1696
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2269
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2276
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1718
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2061
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1835
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$2484
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2022
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$1795
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2023
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1858
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1526
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1568
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1789
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1731
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1585
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$1908
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1760
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1613
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2358
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1629
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$1990
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2445
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2064
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2269
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2218
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$2034
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2098
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2595
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2251
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$1896
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1722

Cities near Ulaanbaatar

Distance City Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi Bulgan
$759
437 km or 272 mi Ulan-Ude
$576
520 km or 323 mi Irkutsk
$607
559 km or 347 mi Angarsk
$589
656 km or 408 mi Chita
$491
794 km or 493 mi Manzhouli
$674
798 km or 496 mi Bayannur
$997
835 km or 519 mi Xilinhot
$679
840 km or 522 mi Baotou
$673
875 km or 544 mi Hohhot
$563
914 km or 568 mi Ulanqab
$640
917 km or 570 mi Wuhai
$1345
934 km or 581 mi Ordos
$674
954 km or 593 mi Hulunbuir
$677
969 km or 602 mi Fengzhen
$640
985 km or 612 mi Bratsk
$444
992 km or 616 mi Shizuishan
$776
1008 km or 626 mi Datong
$707
1012 km or 629 mi Zhangjiakou
$658
1025 km or 637 mi Yakeshi
$647
1028 km or 639 mi Huairen
$643
1050 km or 652 mi Shenmu
$614
1051 km or 653 mi Yinchuan
$535
1051 km or 653 mi Shuozhou
$625
1094 km or 680 mi Lingwu
$573
1103 km or 685 mi Qingtongxia
$578
1106 km or 687 mi Wuzhong
$603
1113 km or 692 mi Jinchang
$593
1124 km or 698 mi Yuanping
$572
1126 km or 700 mi Zhangye
$504
1131 km or 703 mi Chifeng
$602
1131 km or 703 mi Jiuquan
$510
1156 km or 718 mi Xinzhou
$576
1164 km or 723 mi Wuwei
$581
1165 km or 724 mi Chengde
$700
1166 km or 724 mi Ulanhot
$560
1166 km or 724 mi Zhongwei
$628
1169 km or 726 mi Beijing
$1065
1169 km or 727 mi Yumen
$666
1176 km or 731 mi Zalantun
$625