Chicago vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2851
$935
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6527
$2240
🏠 One person rent
$1714
$481
🏘️ Family rent
$2737
$841
🍽️ Food expenses
$704
$314
🚐 Transport expenses
$212
$46.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5090
$589
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
100
44
😀 Quality of life
95
64
🏙️ Population
2.75M
1.4M

The cost of living in Chicago is 205% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 358th and 6046th ($2851 vs $935) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 300th and 1st in the United States and Mongolia, respectively. Check the United States vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Chicago compared to 0.6 months in Ulaanbaatar. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 18th and 5297th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.6
$5.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.3
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.35
$2.39
☕ Cappuccino
$6.06
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2011
$522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1414
$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3203
$962
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2316
$710
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.3
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.32%
8.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3899
$1954
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2568
$961
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.51
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.6
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.5
$4.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.67
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.11
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$4.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$6.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$3.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.71
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$9.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.4
$1.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.22
$2.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.31
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.6
$75.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17
$4.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$177
$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$32.8
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.9
$82.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1582
$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27880
$8817

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2444
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2399
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2440
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2425
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2423
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2232
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2309
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2454
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2430
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2463
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2376
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2394
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2461
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2323
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2444
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2483
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2436
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2569
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2436
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2508
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2425
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1751
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2440
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2443
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2439
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2580
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1761
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2429
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2400
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2508
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2463
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2543
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2418
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2438
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2425
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2406
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2418
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1784
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2423
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2453

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