Dresden vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1406
$792
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3498
$2074
🏠 One person rent
$696
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$1355
$826
🍽️ Food expenses
$446
$292
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$43.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2906
$365
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
65
43
😀 Quality of life
88
55
🏙️ Population
555K
1.4M

The cost of living in Dresden is 78% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 3786th and 6405th ($1406 vs $792) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 426th and 1st in Germany and Mongolia, respectively. Check Germany vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dresden compared to 0.5 months in Ulaanbaatar. Dresden ranked 31st best city to live in Germany vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 190th and 5931st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Ulaanbaatar

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Dresden Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.6
$4.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.2
$29
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.84
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.32
$1.74
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$1038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$955
$664
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$49.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$284
$75.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4611
$1426
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4133
$885
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.25
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.1
$7.97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$5.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.52
$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$4.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$5.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$3.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$8.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.89
$1.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.26
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$2.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30
$63.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.7
$4.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.8
$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.1
$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$80.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10601
$5952

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$1347
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$1351
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$1329
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1344
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1296
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1165
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1269
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1027
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1230
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1102
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$918
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1344
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1293
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1384
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1323
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1130
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1134
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1038
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1063
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1127
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1166
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1348
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1204
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1269
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1271
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1311
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1096
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1310
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1288
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1253
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$961
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1046
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1322
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1371
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1069
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1188
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1036
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1146
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$969
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1303

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$491
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$674
798 km or 496 mi Bayannur
$997
835 km or 519 mi Xilinhot
$679
840 km or 522 mi Baotou
$673
875 km or 544 mi Hohhot
$563
914 km or 568 mi Ulanqab
$640
917 km or 570 mi Wuhai
$1345
934 km or 581 mi Ordos
$674
954 km or 593 mi Hulunbuir
$677
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$640
985 km or 612 mi Bratsk
$444
992 km or 616 mi Shizuishan
$776
1008 km or 626 mi Datong
$707
1012 km or 629 mi Zhangjiakou
$658
1025 km or 637 mi Yakeshi
$647
1028 km or 639 mi Huairen
$643
1050 km or 652 mi Shenmu
$614
1051 km or 653 mi Yinchuan
$535
1051 km or 653 mi Shuozhou
$625
1094 km or 680 mi Lingwu
$573
1103 km or 685 mi Qingtongxia
$578
1106 km or 687 mi Wuzhong
$603
1113 km or 692 mi Jinchang
$593
1124 km or 698 mi Yuanping
$572
1126 km or 700 mi Zhangye
$504
1131 km or 703 mi Chifeng
$602
1131 km or 703 mi Jiuquan
$510
1156 km or 718 mi Xinzhou
$576
1164 km or 723 mi Wuwei
$581
1165 km or 724 mi Chengde
$700
1166 km or 724 mi Ulanhot
$560
1166 km or 724 mi Zhongwei
$628
1169 km or 726 mi Beijing
$1065
1169 km or 727 mi Yumen
$666
1176 km or 731 mi Zalantun
$625