Denver vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Denver Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2699
$907
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6308
$2342
🏠 One person rent
$1674
$472
🏘️ Family rent
$2997
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$668
$305
🚐 Transport expenses
$166
$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4870
$408
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
91
43
😀 Quality of life
90
55
🏙️ Population
716K
1.4M

The cost of living in Denver is 198% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 444th and 6109th ($2699 vs $907) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 388th 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 Denver compared to 0.5 months in Ulaanbaatar. Denver ranked 36th best city to live in the United States vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 160th and 5802nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Denver Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.2
$4.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.2
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$4.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$1.69
 Cappuccino
$5.49
$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1791
$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1418
$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3330
$1391
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2606
$806
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$78.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66
$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.55%
6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4325
$1637
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3533
$959
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.02
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$102
$7.32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$5.34
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.88
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.69
$0.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$1.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.52
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$5.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.28
$3.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.79
$4.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.09
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.12
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.91
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.83
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.68
$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.1
$68.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$4.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$144
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.2
$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.9
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1400
$154
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16150
$7750

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi Wheat Ridge
$2514
10 km or 6.4 mi Englewood
$2359
11 km or 6.7 mi Lakewood
$2478
11 km or 7 mi Arvada
$2562
12 km or 7.3 mi Westminster
$2605
13 km or 8.3 mi Commerce
$2336
14 km or 8.9 mi Littleton
$2295
15 km or 9.4 mi Aurora
$2691
18 km or 11 mi Northglenn
$2756
18 km or 11 mi Thornton
$2800
20 km or 12 mi Centennial
$2489
22 km or 13 mi Highlands Ranch
$2613
22 km or 14 mi Broomfield
$2988
30 km or 19 mi Brighton
$2547
30 km or 19 mi Lafayette
$2681
31 km or 19 mi Parker
$2498
41 km or 25 mi Boulder
$2552
42 km or 26 mi Castle Rock
$2465
49 km or 31 mi Longmont
$2579
75 km or 46 mi Loveland
$2551
79 km or 49 mi Greeley
$1983
92 km or 57 mi Fort Collins
$2177
99 km or 61 mi Colorado Springs
$2213
113 km or 70 mi Security-Widefield
$2200
119 km or 74 mi Fountain
$2220
157 km or 98 mi Cheyenne
$1770
167 km or 104 mi Pueblo
$2288
182 km or 113 mi Laramie
$1860
262 km or 163 mi Scottsbluff
$1937
317 km or 197 mi Grand Junction
$1945
362 km or 225 mi Casper
$1639
376 km or 233 mi Taos
$2398
389 km or 242 mi North Platte
$1861
407 km or 253 mi Garden
$1701
412 km or 256 mi Rock Springs
$1821
426 km or 265 mi Espanola
$2176
434 km or 270 mi Farmington
$3686
461 km or 286 mi Santa Fe
$2067
463 km or 288 mi Liberal
$1700
484 km or 300 mi Dodge
$1765

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Distance City Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi Bulgan
$875
437 km or 272 mi Ulan-Ude
$568
520 km or 323 mi Irkutsk
$741
559 km or 347 mi Angarsk
$575
656 km or 408 mi Chita
$617
794 km or 493 mi Manzhouli
$629
798 km or 496 mi Bayannur
$1005
835 km or 519 mi Xilinhot
$677
840 km or 522 mi Baotou
$684
875 km or 544 mi Hohhot
$581
914 km or 568 mi Ulanqab
$644
917 km or 570 mi Wuhai
$1380
934 km or 581 mi Ordos
$676
954 km or 593 mi Hulunbuir
$646
969 km or 602 mi Fengzhen
$637
985 km or 612 mi Bratsk
$447
992 km or 616 mi Shizuishan
$806
1008 km or 626 mi Datong
$729
1012 km or 629 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
1025 km or 637 mi Yakeshi
$605
1028 km or 639 mi Huairen
$648
1050 km or 652 mi Shenmu
$602
1051 km or 653 mi Yinchuan
$561
1051 km or 653 mi Shuozhou
$619
1094 km or 680 mi Lingwu
$574
1103 km or 685 mi Qingtongxia
$573
1106 km or 687 mi Wuzhong
$601
1113 km or 692 mi Jinchang
$603
1124 km or 698 mi Yuanping
$570
1126 km or 700 mi Zhangye
$515
1131 km or 703 mi Chifeng
$628
1131 km or 703 mi Jiuquan
$502
1156 km or 718 mi Xinzhou
$577
1164 km or 723 mi Wuwei
$589
1165 km or 724 mi Chengde
$760
1166 km or 724 mi Ulanhot
$537
1166 km or 724 mi Zhongwei
$623
1169 km or 726 mi Beijing
$1067
1169 km or 727 mi Yumen
$629
1176 km or 731 mi Zalantun
$594