Chicago vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2799
$870
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6454
$2091
🏠 One person rent
$1702
$430
🏘️ Family rent
$2727
$764
🍽️ Food expenses
$702
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$43.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5210
$516
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
100
43
😀 Quality of life
97
61
🏙️ Population
2.75M
1.4M

The cost of living in Chicago is 222% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 394th and 6373rd ($2799 vs $870) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 338th 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 1.9 months in Chicago compared to 0.6 months in Ulaanbaatar. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 16th and 5856th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.2
$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.5
$29.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.36
$1.95
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1993
$417
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1414
$358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3215
$769
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2313
$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$46
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$70.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.8
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.77%
6.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3645
$1651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2499
$881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.8
$8.29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$4.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.01
$0.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.3
$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$5.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$5.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$4.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$9.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.5
$1.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.84
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.2
$70
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.1
$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$135
$19
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.7
$4.85
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.8
$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2032
$167
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23423
$6621

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2384
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2360
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2396
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2386
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2367
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2202
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2287
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2393
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2385
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2399
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2366
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2400
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2426
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2288
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2398
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2406
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2405
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2549
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2393
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2413
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2395
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$2030
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2327
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2392
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2379
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2462
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2008
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2388
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2399
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2468
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2363
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2495
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2268
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2392
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2368
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2261
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2392
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1989
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2376
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2426

Cities near Ulaanbaatar

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