Doha vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1849
$870
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4110
$2091
🏠 One person rent
$1204
$430
🏘️ Family rent
$2063
$764
🍽️ Food expenses
$412
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$43.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3003
$516
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
44
43
😀 Quality of life
82
61
🏙️ Population
1.19M
1.4M

The cost of living in Doha is 113% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 2509th and 6373rd ($1849 vs $870) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Qatar and Mongolia, respectively. Check Qatar vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Doha compared to 0.6 months in Ulaanbaatar. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 608th and 5856th among best cities to live in the world.

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Doha Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.7
$29.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.4
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$1.95
☕ Cappuccino
$5.46
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1391
$417
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$974
$358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2548
$769
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1715
$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.9
$46
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.7
$70.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$84.5
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.15%
6.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5456
$1651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3618
$881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.8
$8.29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.3
$4.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.06
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$0.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$5.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$5.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$4.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$9.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.26
$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.94
$1.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.09
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.87
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$118
$70
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$19
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$4.85
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.6
$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$825
$167
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11426
$6621

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Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1770
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1201
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1230
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1237
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$908
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1008
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$873
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$930
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2514
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1419
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2521
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$530
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$453
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$477
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1449
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$529
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$503
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1228
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$553
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1627
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$530
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1454
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$463
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$730
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$483
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$534
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$726
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$549
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$542
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$792
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$719
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$889

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Distance City Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi Bulgan
$838
437 km or 272 mi Ulan-Ude
$676
520 km or 323 mi Irkutsk
$735
559 km or 347 mi Angarsk
$725
656 km or 408 mi Chita
$912
794 km or 493 mi Manzhouli
$631
798 km or 496 mi Bayannur
$986
835 km or 519 mi Xilinhot
$677
840 km or 522 mi Baotou
$659
875 km or 544 mi Hohhot
$541
914 km or 568 mi Ulanqab
$629
917 km or 570 mi Wuhai
$1365
934 km or 581 mi Ordos
$655
954 km or 593 mi Hulunbuir
$638
969 km or 602 mi Fengzhen
$642
985 km or 612 mi Bratsk
$518
992 km or 616 mi Shizuishan
$785
1008 km or 626 mi Datong
$748
1012 km or 629 mi Zhangjiakou
$652
1025 km or 637 mi Yakeshi
$614
1028 km or 639 mi Huairen
$654
1050 km or 652 mi Shenmu
$580
1051 km or 653 mi Yinchuan
$548
1051 km or 653 mi Shuozhou
$600
1094 km or 680 mi Lingwu
$564
1103 km or 685 mi Qingtongxia
$563
1106 km or 687 mi Wuzhong
$589
1113 km or 692 mi Jinchang
$480
1124 km or 698 mi Yuanping
$546
1126 km or 700 mi Zhangye
$484
1131 km or 703 mi Chifeng
$615
1131 km or 703 mi Jiuquan
$470
1156 km or 718 mi Xinzhou
$553
1164 km or 723 mi Wuwei
$411
1165 km or 724 mi Chengde
$694
1166 km or 724 mi Ulanhot
$532
1166 km or 724 mi Zhongwei
$597
1169 km or 726 mi Beijing
$1029
1169 km or 727 mi Yumen
$439
1176 km or 731 mi Zalantun
$600