Chicago vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2613
$792
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6659
$2074
🏠 One person rent
$1594
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$3123
$826
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$292
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$43.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5285
$365
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
100
43
😀 Quality of life
96
55
🏙️ Population
2.75M
1.4M

The cost of living in Chicago is 230% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 505th and 6405th ($2613 vs $792) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 455th 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 2 months in Chicago compared to 0.5 months in Ulaanbaatar. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 16th and 5931st among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$4.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.3
$29
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.98
$1.74
 Cappuccino
$5.12
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1958
$430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1297
$290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3908
$1038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2652
$664
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$49.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$75.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.2
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3227
$1426
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2803
$885
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$7.97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$5.25
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.79
$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$4.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$5.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$3.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$8.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15.7
$1.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.85
$2.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.1
$63.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$4.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.7
$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.3
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$80.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2675
$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15494
$5952

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2476
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2544
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2446
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2346
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2387
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2199
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2257
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2326
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2317
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2300
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2290
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2323
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2295
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2245
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2282
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2244
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2264
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2215
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2264
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2204
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2258
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$2013
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2248
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2258
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2240
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2162
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2030
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2257
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2253
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2269
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2250
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2267
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2264
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2238
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2239
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2089
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2221
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2038
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2241
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2240

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