Chicago vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2822
$927
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6502
$2221
🏠 One person rent
$1695
$481
🏘️ Family rent
$2718
$858
🍽️ Food expenses
$730
$311
🚐 Transport expenses
$192
$44.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5026
$436
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
100
44
😀 Quality of life
95
62
🏙️ Population
2.75M
1.4M

The cost of living in Chicago is 204% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 375th and 6169th ($2822 vs $927) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 311th 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 22nd and 5662nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$99.7
$29.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.5
$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.93
$2.24
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.05
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2002
$482
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1406
$411
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3205
$888
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2314
$755
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$40.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.66%
7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3759
$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2521
$946
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.2
$9.43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$4.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.16
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.59
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$5.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$3.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$2.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.62
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$9.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.9
$1.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.23
$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.5
$67.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.7
$4.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$154
$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$33
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.8
$73.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.7
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1863
$191
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24172
$7641

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2429
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2374
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2432
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2406
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2396
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2202
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2300
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2449
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2418
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2443
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2381
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2408
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2466
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2295
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2439
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2454
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2433
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2521
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2438
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2475
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2434
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1906
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2411
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2440
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2425
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2503
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1889
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2438
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2415
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2477
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2434
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2525
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2354
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2421
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2412
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2311
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2398
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1862
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2425
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2434

Cities near Ulaanbaatar

Distance City Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi Bulgan
$903
437 km or 272 mi Ulan-Ude
$722
520 km or 323 mi Irkutsk
$771
559 km or 347 mi Angarsk
$767
656 km or 408 mi Chita
$970
794 km or 493 mi Manzhouli
$650
798 km or 496 mi Bayannur
$1010
835 km or 519 mi Xilinhot
$691
840 km or 522 mi Baotou
$679
875 km or 544 mi Hohhot
$555
914 km or 568 mi Ulanqab
$640
917 km or 570 mi Wuhai
$1392
934 km or 581 mi Ordos
$667
954 km or 593 mi Hulunbuir
$651
969 km or 602 mi Fengzhen
$655
985 km or 612 mi Bratsk
$543
992 km or 616 mi Shizuishan
$804
1008 km or 626 mi Datong
$770
1012 km or 629 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
1025 km or 637 mi Yakeshi
$636
1028 km or 639 mi Huairen
$666
1050 km or 652 mi Shenmu
$590
1051 km or 653 mi Yinchuan
$566
1051 km or 653 mi Shuozhou
$610
1094 km or 680 mi Lingwu
$582
1103 km or 685 mi Qingtongxia
$581
1106 km or 687 mi Wuzhong
$605
1113 km or 692 mi Jinchang
$495
1124 km or 698 mi Yuanping
$555
1126 km or 700 mi Zhangye
$500
1131 km or 703 mi Chifeng
$633
1131 km or 703 mi Jiuquan
$484
1156 km or 718 mi Xinzhou
$567
1164 km or 723 mi Wuwei
$426
1165 km or 724 mi Chengde
$709
1166 km or 724 mi Ulanhot
$566
1166 km or 724 mi Zhongwei
$613
1169 km or 726 mi Beijing
$1044
1169 km or 727 mi Yumen
$454
1176 km or 731 mi Zalantun
$635