Copenhagen vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Copenhagen	Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2555	$935
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5866	$2240
🏠 One person rent	$1447	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$2513	$841
🍽️ Food expenses	$713	$314
🚐 Transport expenses	$199	$46.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4784	$589
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	94	44
😀 Quality of life	97	64
🏙️ Population	667K	1.4M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 173% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 805th and 6046th ($2555 vs $935) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Denmark and Mongolia, respectively. Check Denmark vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Copenhagen compared to 0.6 months in Ulaanbaatar. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 5th and 5297th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs Ulaanbaatar

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	Copenhagen	Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.1	$5.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$108	$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.09	$2.39
☕ Cappuccino	$7.32	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$5.12	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1680	$522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2988	$962
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2119	$710
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.8	$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.82%	8.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11390	$1954
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7705	$961
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.71	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$102	$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.4	$4.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.33	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.26	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.75	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.55	$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$4.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$6.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.83	$3.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.03	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$9.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$1.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.93	$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.46	$2.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.1	$75.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.3	$4.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.4	$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$38	$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$111	$82.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$130	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$815	$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12710	$8817

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2533
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2334
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$2195
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1423
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1793
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$2151
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$2220
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1567
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1568
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$2053
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1504
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1583
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1478
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$2073
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1447
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1399
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1358
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1893
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1792
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1429
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$2135
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1584
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1441
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1731
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1650
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1477
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1638
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1621
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1483
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1840
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1464
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1570
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1654
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1852
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1411
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1637
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1415
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1475
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1723
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1557

Cities near Ulaanbaatar

Distance	City	Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi	Bulgan	$904
437 km or 272 mi	Ulan-Ude	$739
520 km or 323 mi	Irkutsk	$778
559 km or 347 mi	Angarsk	$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