Dresden vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1555
$870
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3707
$2091
🏠 One person rent
$755
$430
🏘️ Family rent
$1271
$764
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$43.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3206
$516
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
65
43
😀 Quality of life
89
61
🏙️ Population
566K
1.4M

The cost of living in Dresden is 79% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 3768th and 6373rd ($1555 vs $870) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 462nd 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 0.6 months in Ulaanbaatar. Dresden ranked 28th best city to live in Germany vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 263rd and 5856th 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
$13.8
$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.4
$29.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.15
$1.95
☕ Cappuccino
$3.93
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.53
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$417
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$491
$358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1259
$769
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$871
$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$182
$46
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$283
$70.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.1
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.04%
6.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5084
$1651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3851
$881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.74
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.2
$8.29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.8
$4.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.85
$0.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.61
$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$5.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.7
$5.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$4.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$9.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.15
$1.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.21
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.55
$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.7
$70
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.6
$19
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$4.85
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.9
$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$342
$167
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14681
$6621

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$1490
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$1485
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1475
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1473
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1448
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1301
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1436
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1182
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1408
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$986
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1063
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1432
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1489
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1486
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1446
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1028
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1385
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1196
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1211
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1125
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1374
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1435
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1401
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1491
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1471
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1427
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1251
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1428
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1363
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1396
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1084
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1195
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1601
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1690
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1207
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1337
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1152
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1187
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1117
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1563

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$631
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$986
835 km or 519 mi Xilinhot
$677
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$659
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$541
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$629
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$1365
934 km or 581 mi Ordos
$655
954 km or 593 mi Hulunbuir
$638
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$642
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$518
992 km or 616 mi Shizuishan
$785
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$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