Denver vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Denver Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2848
$935
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6447
$2240
🏠 One person rent
$1737
$481
🏘️ Family rent
$2683
$841
🍽️ Food expenses
$748
$314
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$46.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4578
$589
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
91
44
😀 Quality of life
89
64
🏙️ Population
716K
1.4M

The cost of living in Denver is 205% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 365th and 6046th ($2848 vs $935) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 306th 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 1.6 months in Denver compared to 0.6 months in Ulaanbaatar. Denver ranked 53rd best city to live in the United States vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 218th and 5297th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Denver vs Ulaanbaatar

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Denver Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.7
$5.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.8
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.4
$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.53
$2.39
☕ Cappuccino
$5.95
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.89
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1821
$522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1514
$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2917
$962
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2359
$710
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.7
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.24%
8.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5706
$1954
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3714
$961
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.75
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$101
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.6
$4.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.29
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.89
$2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.53
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$4.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.5
$6.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.31
$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$3.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.88
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.5
$9.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.33
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.7
$1.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.2
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.41
$2.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.8
$75.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.8
$4.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$142
$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.9
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$70.9
$82.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2053
$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21391
$8817

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi Wheat Ridge
$2601
10 km or 6.4 mi Englewood
$2391
11 km or 6.7 mi Lakewood
$2548
11 km or 7 mi Arvada
$2627
12 km or 7.3 mi Westminster
$2649
13 km or 8.3 mi Commerce
$2382
14 km or 8.9 mi Littleton
$2288
15 km or 9.4 mi Aurora
$2749
18 km or 11 mi Northglenn
$2642
18 km or 11 mi Thornton
$2729
20 km or 12 mi Centennial
$2542
22 km or 13 mi Highlands Ranch
$2605
22 km or 14 mi Broomfield
$2986
30 km or 19 mi Brighton
$2594
30 km or 19 mi Lafayette
$2800
31 km or 19 mi Parker
$2534
41 km or 25 mi Boulder
$3013
42 km or 26 mi Castle Rock
$2521
49 km or 31 mi Longmont
$2571
75 km or 46 mi Loveland
$2506
79 km or 49 mi Greeley
$2028
92 km or 57 mi Fort Collins
$2346
99 km or 61 mi Colorado Springs
$2548
113 km or 70 mi Security-Widefield
$2423
119 km or 74 mi Fountain
$2367
157 km or 98 mi Cheyenne
$1770
167 km or 104 mi Pueblo
$1961
182 km or 113 mi Laramie
$1900
262 km or 163 mi Scottsbluff
$1914
317 km or 197 mi Grand Junction
$2293
362 km or 225 mi Casper
$1674
376 km or 233 mi Taos
$2417
389 km or 242 mi North Platte
$1875
407 km or 253 mi Garden
$1741
412 km or 256 mi Rock Springs
$1524
426 km or 265 mi Espanola
$2237
434 km or 270 mi Farmington
$2470
461 km or 286 mi Santa Fe
$2212
463 km or 288 mi Liberal
$1730
484 km or 300 mi Dodge
$1646

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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