Dublin vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dublin Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2810
$907
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6242
$2342
🏠 One person rent
$1872
$472
🏘️ Family rent
$3267
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$597
$305
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3754
$408
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
95
43
😀 Quality of life
95
55
🏙️ Population
593K
1.4M

The cost of living in Dublin is 210% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 300th and 6109th ($2810 vs $907) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ireland and Mongolia, respectively. Check Ireland vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Dublin compared to 0.5 months in Ulaanbaatar. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 21st and 5802nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Dublin Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.6
$4.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$91.4
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$4.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.7
$1.69
 Cappuccino
$4.4
$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.6
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1887
$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1582
$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3404
$1391
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2823
$806
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$277
$78.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.3
$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.37%
6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7861
$1637
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6156
$959
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.25
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$113
$7.32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$5.34
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.79
$0.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.68
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$5.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$3.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$4.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.57
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.3
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.6
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.29
$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.12
$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.3
$68.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$4.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76.2
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1381
$154
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9488
$7750

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Swords
$2528
30 km or 19 mi Naas
$2362
42 km or 26 mi Drogheda
$2492
75 km or 46 mi Dundalk
$1930
102 km or 63 mi Kilkenny
$1933
113 km or 70 mi Wexford
$1854
131 km or 82 mi Lisburn
$1805
134 km or 83 mi Waterford
$2207
141 km or 88 mi Belfast
$1830
148 km or 92 mi Douglas
$1989
148 km or 92 mi Newtownabbey
$1767
152 km or 94 mi Bangor
$1467
154 km or 96 mi Omagh
$1650
175 km or 109 mi Limerick
$2066
185 km or 115 mi Galway
$2427
185 km or 115 mi Rhyl
$1761
196 km or 122 mi Derry
$1491
212 km or 132 mi Wallasey
$1647
213 km or 132 mi Formby
$1755
215 km or 133 mi Crosby
$1761
216 km or 134 mi Birkenhead
$1797
217 km or 135 mi Bebington
$1784
217 km or 135 mi Liverpool
$1889
217 km or 135 mi Bootle
$1789
218 km or 136 mi Southport
$1749
219 km or 136 mi Blackpool
$1556
219 km or 136 mi Cork
$2459
220 km or 137 mi Wrexham
$1675
221 km or 137 mi Lytham St Annes
$1694
221 km or 137 mi Whitehaven
$1828
224 km or 139 mi Ellesmere Port
$1853
225 km or 140 mi Chester
$1957
234 km or 145 mi Llanelli
$1797
234 km or 145 mi St Helens
$1529
235 km or 146 mi Widnes
$1824
236 km or 147 mi Runcorn
$1844
239 km or 148 mi Morecambe
$1783
240 km or 149 mi Preston
$1585
241 km or 150 mi Lancaster
$1763
242 km or 150 mi Wigan
$1659

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Distance City Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi Bulgan
$875
437 km or 272 mi Ulan-Ude
$568
520 km or 323 mi Irkutsk
$741
559 km or 347 mi Angarsk
$575
656 km or 408 mi Chita
$617
794 km or 493 mi Manzhouli
$629
798 km or 496 mi Bayannur
$1005
835 km or 519 mi Xilinhot
$677
840 km or 522 mi Baotou
$684
875 km or 544 mi Hohhot
$581
914 km or 568 mi Ulanqab
$644
917 km or 570 mi Wuhai
$1380
934 km or 581 mi Ordos
$676
954 km or 593 mi Hulunbuir
$646
969 km or 602 mi Fengzhen
$637
985 km or 612 mi Bratsk
$447
992 km or 616 mi Shizuishan
$806
1008 km or 626 mi Datong
$729
1012 km or 629 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
1025 km or 637 mi Yakeshi
$605
1028 km or 639 mi Huairen
$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
1169 km or 726 mi Beijing
$1067
1169 km or 727 mi Yumen
$629
1176 km or 731 mi Zalantun
$594