Dresden vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1531
$927
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3749
$2221
🏠 One person rent
$706
$481
🏘️ Family rent
$1209
$858
🍽️ Food expenses
$528
$311
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$44.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3314
$436
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
65
44
😀 Quality of life
92
62
🏙️ Population
566K
1.4M

The cost of living in Dresden is 65% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 3968th and 6169th ($1531 vs $927) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 536th and 1st in Germany and Mongolia, respectively. Check Germany vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dresden compared to 0.5 months in Ulaanbaatar. Dresden ranked 19th best city to live in Germany vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 117th and 5662nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Dresden Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.3
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.9
$29.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.29
$2.24
☕ Cappuccino
$4.08
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.91
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$716
$482
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$462
$411
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1275
$888
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$840
$755
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$40.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$243
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.93%
7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5211
$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3268
$946
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.75
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.9
$9.43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$4.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.74
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23
$5.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$3.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$2.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.8
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.68
$9.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.19
$1.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36
$67.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$4.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55
$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.6
$73.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$390
$191
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16803
$7641

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$1476
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$1473
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$1476
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1460
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1305
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1462
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$1227
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1454
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1006
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1093
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1494
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1525
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1502
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1474
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1103
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1497
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1280
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1273
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1200
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1478
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1464
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1479
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1510
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1488
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1472
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1334
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1468
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1382
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1401
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1146
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1188
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1576
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1652
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1276
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1375
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1188
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$1244
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$1196
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$1553

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$650
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$1010
835 km or 519 mi Xilinhot
$691
840 km or 522 mi Baotou
$679
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$555
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$640
917 km or 570 mi Wuhai
$1392
934 km or 581 mi Ordos
$667
954 km or 593 mi Hulunbuir
$651
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$655
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$543
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$804
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$770
1012 km or 629 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
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$636
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$666
1050 km or 652 mi Shenmu
$590
1051 km or 653 mi Yinchuan
$566
1051 km or 653 mi Shuozhou
$610
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$582
1103 km or 685 mi Qingtongxia
$581
1106 km or 687 mi Wuzhong
$605
1113 km or 692 mi Jinchang
$495
1124 km or 698 mi Yuanping
$555
1126 km or 700 mi Zhangye
$500
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$633
1131 km or 703 mi Jiuquan
$484
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$567
1164 km or 723 mi Wuwei
$426
1165 km or 724 mi Chengde
$709
1166 km or 724 mi Ulanhot
$566
1166 km or 724 mi Zhongwei
$613
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$1044
1169 km or 727 mi Yumen
$454
1176 km or 731 mi Zalantun
$635