Chicago vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2678
$906
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6655
$2335
🏠 One person rent
$1596
$471
🏘️ Family rent
$2946
$1016
🍽️ Food expenses
$700
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$200
$44.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4876
$407
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
100
43
😀 Quality of life
95
56
🏙️ Population
2.75M
1.4M

The cost of living in Chicago is 195% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 529th and 6004th ($2678 vs $906) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 483rd 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 0.4 months in Ulaanbaatar. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 23rd and 5778th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.9
$4.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.6
$29.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$5.4
$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.95
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1841
$503
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1327
$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3729
$1382
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2474
$815
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$70.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.1
$17.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.68%
6.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3391
$1765
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2689
$978
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.1
$8.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$5.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.68
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.13
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$4.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.3
$5.77
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$3.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$4.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.85
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$9.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
$1.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15
$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.02
$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.63
$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63
$63.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$4.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.8
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$65.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.4
$90.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2114
$175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24502
$6410

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2425
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2421
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2510
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2426
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2444
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2194
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2256
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2401
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2418
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2384
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2314
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2334
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2389
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2264
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2377
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2392
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2363
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2509
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2359
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2393
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2360
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1938
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2362
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2363
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2344
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2396
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1948
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2350
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2378
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2446
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2369
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2506
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2342
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2367
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2342
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2227
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2345
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1954
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2351
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2371

Cities near Ulaanbaatar

Distance City Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi Bulgan
$879
437 km or 272 mi Ulan-Ude
$616
520 km or 323 mi Irkutsk
$770
559 km or 347 mi Angarsk
$624
656 km or 408 mi Chita
$651
794 km or 493 mi Manzhouli
$612
798 km or 496 mi Bayannur
$979
835 km or 519 mi Xilinhot
$660
840 km or 522 mi Baotou
$648
875 km or 544 mi Hohhot
$563
914 km or 568 mi Ulanqab
$620
917 km or 570 mi Wuhai
$1339
934 km or 581 mi Ordos
$651
954 km or 593 mi Hulunbuir
$639
969 km or 602 mi Fengzhen
$616
985 km or 612 mi Bratsk
$470
992 km or 616 mi Shizuishan
$781
1008 km or 626 mi Datong
$703
1012 km or 629 mi Zhangjiakou
$634
1025 km or 637 mi Yakeshi
$603
1028 km or 639 mi Huairen
$624
1050 km or 652 mi Shenmu
$588
1051 km or 653 mi Yinchuan
$549
1051 km or 653 mi Shuozhou
$600
1094 km or 680 mi Lingwu
$566
1103 km or 685 mi Qingtongxia
$563
1106 km or 687 mi Wuzhong
$592
1113 km or 692 mi Jinchang
$469
1124 km or 698 mi Yuanping
$550
1126 km or 700 mi Zhangye
$469
1131 km or 703 mi Chifeng
$623
1131 km or 703 mi Jiuquan
$458
1156 km or 718 mi Xinzhou
$555
1164 km or 723 mi Wuwei
$403
1165 km or 724 mi Chengde
$711
1166 km or 724 mi Ulanhot
$532
1166 km or 724 mi Zhongwei
$586
1169 km or 726 mi Beijing
$1016
1169 km or 727 mi Yumen
$426
1176 km or 731 mi Zalantun
$598