Denver vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Denver Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2717
$906
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6307
$2335
🏠 One person rent
$1692
$471
🏘️ Family rent
$2963
$1016
🍽️ Food expenses
$666
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$44.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5130
$407
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
91
43
😀 Quality of life
90
56
🏙️ Population
716K
1.4M

The cost of living in Denver is 200% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 463rd and 6004th ($2717 vs $906) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 418th 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 1.9 months in Denver compared to 0.4 months in Ulaanbaatar. Denver ranked 35th best city to live in the United States vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 158th and 5778th among best cities to live in the world.

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Denver Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.4
$4.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76.1
$29.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.31
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$5.59
$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.01
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1812
$503
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1451
$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3223
$1382
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2613
$815
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$70.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.4
$17.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.63%
6.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4595
$1765
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3621
$978
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.99
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$101
$8.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$5.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.88
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.81
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.4
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$4.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.2
$5.77
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.13
$3.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$4.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.5
$9.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.27
$1.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.91
$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.8
$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.68
$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.2
$63.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.8
$4.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$145
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.5
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.8
$65.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$90.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1528
$175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16279
$6410

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi Wheat Ridge
$2548
10 km or 6.4 mi Englewood
$2381
11 km or 6.7 mi Lakewood
$2495
11 km or 7 mi Arvada
$2577
12 km or 7.3 mi Westminster
$2618
13 km or 8.3 mi Commerce
$2432
14 km or 8.9 mi Littleton
$2315
15 km or 9.4 mi Aurora
$2674
18 km or 11 mi Northglenn
$2737
18 km or 11 mi Thornton
$2784
20 km or 12 mi Centennial
$2525
22 km or 13 mi Highlands Ranch
$2639
22 km or 14 mi Broomfield
$2958
30 km or 19 mi Brighton
$2568
30 km or 19 mi Lafayette
$2661
31 km or 19 mi Parker
$2509
41 km or 25 mi Boulder
$2624
42 km or 26 mi Castle Rock
$2508
49 km or 31 mi Longmont
$2661
75 km or 46 mi Loveland
$2451
79 km or 49 mi Greeley
$2001
92 km or 57 mi Fort Collins
$2193
99 km or 61 mi Colorado Springs
$2421
113 km or 70 mi Security-Widefield
$2369
119 km or 74 mi Fountain
$2373
157 km or 98 mi Cheyenne
$1768
167 km or 104 mi Pueblo
$2425
182 km or 113 mi Laramie
$1892
262 km or 163 mi Scottsbluff
$1854
317 km or 197 mi Grand Junction
$1974
362 km or 225 mi Casper
$1642
376 km or 233 mi Taos
$2396
389 km or 242 mi North Platte
$1824
407 km or 253 mi Garden
$1711
412 km or 256 mi Rock Springs
$1854
426 km or 265 mi Espanola
$2211
434 km or 270 mi Farmington
$2623
461 km or 286 mi Santa Fe
$2170
463 km or 288 mi Liberal
$1706
484 km or 300 mi Dodge
$1768

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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