Columbus vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2140
$935
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5154
$2240
🏠 One person rent
$1207
$481
🏘️ Family rent
$2066
$841
🍽️ Food expenses
$667
$314
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$46.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3790
$589
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
73
44
😀 Quality of life
88
64
🏙️ Population
906K
1.4M

The cost of living in Columbus is 129% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 1634th and 6046th ($2140 vs $935) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1324th 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 Columbus compared to 0.6 months in Ulaanbaatar. Columbus ranked 73rd best city to live in the United States vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 266th and 5297th among best cities to live in the world.

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Columbus Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.9
$5.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.2
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.36
$2.39
☕ Cappuccino
$5.1
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1354
$522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$919
$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2171
$962
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1698
$710
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$213
$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.4
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.08%
8.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3423
$1954
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1817
$961
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.7
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$4.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.07
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.28
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$4.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$6.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$3.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.03
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.5
$9.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.99
$1.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.09
$2.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.4
$75.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$4.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.1
$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.5
$82.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.8
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1464
$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20945
$8817

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Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2116
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2075
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2088
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2120
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2064
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2117
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1897
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2021
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2018
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1928
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2008
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1919
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1836
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1849
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1941
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1626
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1824
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1663
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1811
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1833
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1567
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1880
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1908
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1855
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1579
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1906
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1898
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1745
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1836
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1933
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1707
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1843
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1617
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$2066
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1599
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1900
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1881
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1495
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1818
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1936

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$904
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$739
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$778
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$776
656 km or 408 mi Chita
$863
794 km or 493 mi Manzhouli
$656
798 km or 496 mi Bayannur
$1039
835 km or 519 mi Xilinhot
$721
840 km or 522 mi Baotou
$693
875 km or 544 mi Hohhot
$578
914 km or 568 mi Ulanqab
$665
917 km or 570 mi Wuhai
$1426
934 km or 581 mi Ordos
$691
954 km or 593 mi Hulunbuir
$658
969 km or 602 mi Fengzhen
$676
985 km or 612 mi Bratsk
$568
992 km or 616 mi Shizuishan
$820
1008 km or 626 mi Datong
$789
1012 km or 629 mi Zhangjiakou
$680
1025 km or 637 mi Yakeshi
$639
1028 km or 639 mi Huairen
$684
1050 km or 652 mi Shenmu
$607
1051 km or 653 mi Yinchuan
$577
1051 km or 653 mi Shuozhou
$629
1094 km or 680 mi Lingwu
$594
1103 km or 685 mi Qingtongxia
$593
1106 km or 687 mi Wuzhong
$618
1113 km or 692 mi Jinchang
$503
1124 km or 698 mi Yuanping
$570
1126 km or 700 mi Zhangye
$509
1131 km or 703 mi Chifeng
$653
1131 km or 703 mi Jiuquan
$492
1156 km or 718 mi Xinzhou
$580
1164 km or 723 mi Wuwei
$433
1165 km or 724 mi Chengde
$722
1166 km or 724 mi Ulanhot
$594
1166 km or 724 mi Zhongwei
$627
1169 km or 726 mi Beijing
$1108
1169 km or 727 mi Yumen
$460
1176 km or 731 mi Zalantun
$672