Chicago vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2667
$907
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6807
$2342
🏠 One person rent
$1579
$472
🏘️ Family rent
$3056
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$700
$305
🚐 Transport expenses
$205
$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4901
$408
😷 Air quality
Moderate
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 194% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 483rd and 6109th ($2667 vs $907) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 425th 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 0.5 months in Ulaanbaatar. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 20th and 5802nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21
$4.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.3
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$4.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.62
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$5.4
$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.12
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1974
$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1280
$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3828
$1391
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2594
$806
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$78.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.1
$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.61%
6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3554
$1637
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3158
$959
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.5
$7.32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$5.34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.92
$0.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$1.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$5.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$3.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$4.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.6
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.65
$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.1
$68.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$4.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.3
$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.2
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2457
$154
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19423
$7750

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2427
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2463
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2424
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2375
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2376
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2177
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2307
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2344
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2352
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2326
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2367
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2412
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2393
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2292
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2313
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2305
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2360
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2358
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2292
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2268
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2292
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1950
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2293
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2296
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2295
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2224
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1975
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2276
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2392
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2363
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2276
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2380
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2290
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2269
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2280
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2134
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2331
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2002
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2274
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2357

Cities near Ulaanbaatar

Distance City Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi Bulgan
$875
437 km or 272 mi Ulan-Ude
$568
520 km or 323 mi Irkutsk
$741
559 km or 347 mi Angarsk
$575
656 km or 408 mi Chita
$617
794 km or 493 mi Manzhouli
$629
798 km or 496 mi Bayannur
$1005
835 km or 519 mi Xilinhot
$677
840 km or 522 mi Baotou
$684
875 km or 544 mi Hohhot
$581
914 km or 568 mi Ulanqab
$644
917 km or 570 mi Wuhai
$1380
934 km or 581 mi Ordos
$676
954 km or 593 mi Hulunbuir
$646
969 km or 602 mi Fengzhen
$637
985 km or 612 mi Bratsk
$447
992 km or 616 mi Shizuishan
$806
1008 km or 626 mi Datong
$729
1012 km or 629 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
1025 km or 637 mi Yakeshi
$605
1028 km or 639 mi Huairen
$648
1050 km or 652 mi Shenmu
$602
1051 km or 653 mi Yinchuan
$561
1051 km or 653 mi Shuozhou
$619
1094 km or 680 mi Lingwu
$574
1103 km or 685 mi Qingtongxia
$573
1106 km or 687 mi Wuzhong
$601
1113 km or 692 mi Jinchang
$603
1124 km or 698 mi Yuanping
$570
1126 km or 700 mi Zhangye
$515
1131 km or 703 mi Chifeng
$628
1131 km or 703 mi Jiuquan
$502
1156 km or 718 mi Xinzhou
$577
1164 km or 723 mi Wuwei
$589
1165 km or 724 mi Chengde
$760
1166 km or 724 mi Ulanhot
$537
1166 km or 724 mi Zhongwei
$623
1169 km or 726 mi Beijing
$1067
1169 km or 727 mi Yumen
$629
1176 km or 731 mi Zalantun
$594