Doha vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2100
$935
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4575
$2240
🏠 One person rent
$1424
$481
🏘️ Family rent
$2453
$841
🍽️ Food expenses
$429
$314
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$46.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3086
$589
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
41
44
😀 Quality of life
83
64
🏙️ Population
1.19M
1.4M

The cost of living in Doha is 125% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 1744th and 6046th ($2100 vs $935) 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 1.5 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 513th and 5297th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Doha vs Ulaanbaatar

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Doha Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$5.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.8
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.16
$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.5
$2.39
☕ Cappuccino
$5.59
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1799
$522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1146
$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3302
$962
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2017
$710
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.1
$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.4
$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$89.5
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.92%
8.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4178
$1954
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2669
$961
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.6
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.6
$4.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.13
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.91
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.43
$4.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$6.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$3.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$9.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.16
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.63
$1.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.03
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.91
$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.87
$2.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.08
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$130
$75.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$4.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.8
$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.1
$82.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$762
$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10635
$8817

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$2015
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1062
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1218
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1340
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$965
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1059
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$778
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$917
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2470
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1543
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2356
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$494
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$454
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$457
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1455
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$497
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$471
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1173
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$505
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1628
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$485
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1437
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$459
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$703
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$469
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$521
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$708
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$522
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$509
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$797
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$694
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$861

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Distance City Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi Bulgan
$904
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$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