Dresden vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1462
$907
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3582
$2342
🏠 One person rent
$729
$472
🏘️ Family rent
$1362
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$467
$305
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3112
$408
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
65
43
😀 Quality of life
89
55
🏙️ Population
563K
1.4M

The cost of living in Dresden is 61% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 3857th and 6109th ($1462 vs $907) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 506th 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 30th best city to live in Germany vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 203rd and 5802nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Dresden Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12
$4.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$4.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.46
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$3.54
$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.46
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$710
$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1354
$1391
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$806
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$78.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.4
$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5042
$1637
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3939
$959
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.7
$7.32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.4
$5.34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$0.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.54
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$5.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$3.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$4.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.28
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.4
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.42
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$68.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$4.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.5
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$70
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$297
$154
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12328
$7750

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$1404
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$1413
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1386
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1393
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1354
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1215
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1330
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1107
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1306
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$929
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$978
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1377
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1362
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1390
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1369
61 km or 38 mi Most
$957
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1228
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1103
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1130
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1051
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1261
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1349
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1261
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1347
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1345
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1353
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1210
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1364
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1261
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1273
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1095
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1106
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1406
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1449
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1191
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1244
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1035
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1216
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1024
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1387

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$629
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$1005
835 km or 519 mi Xilinhot
$677
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$684
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$581
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$644
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$1380
934 km or 581 mi Ordos
$676
954 km or 593 mi Hulunbuir
$646
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$637
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$447
992 km or 616 mi Shizuishan
$806
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$729
1012 km or 629 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
1025 km or 637 mi Yakeshi
$605
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$648
1050 km or 652 mi Shenmu
$602
1051 km or 653 mi Yinchuan
$561
1051 km or 653 mi Shuozhou
$619
1094 km or 680 mi Lingwu
$574
1103 km or 685 mi Qingtongxia
$573
1106 km or 687 mi Wuzhong
$601
1113 km or 692 mi Jinchang
$603
1124 km or 698 mi Yuanping
$570
1126 km or 700 mi Zhangye
$515
1131 km or 703 mi Chifeng
$628
1131 km or 703 mi Jiuquan
$502
1156 km or 718 mi Xinzhou
$577
1164 km or 723 mi Wuwei
$589
1165 km or 724 mi Chengde
$760
1166 km or 724 mi Ulanhot
$537
1166 km or 724 mi Zhongwei
$623
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$1067
1169 km or 727 mi Yumen
$629
1176 km or 731 mi Zalantun
$594