Edinburgh vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2295
$935
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5636
$2240
🏠 One person rent
$1360
$481
🏘️ Family rent
$2398
$841
🍽️ Food expenses
$601
$314
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$46.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3514
$589
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
88
44
😀 Quality of life
92
64
🏙️ Population
488K
1.4M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 145% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 1307th and 6046th ($2295 vs $935) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 1st in the United Kingdom and Mongolia, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Edinburgh compared to 0.6 months in Ulaanbaatar. Edinburgh ranked 11th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 83rd and 5297th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Ulaanbaatar

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Edinburgh Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22.3
$5.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.34
$2.39
☕ Cappuccino
$5
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1471
$522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1081
$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2686
$962
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1966
$710
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$245
$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.86%
8.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6647
$1954
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4795
$961
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.96
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.6
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$4.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.01
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.15
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$4.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$6.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$3.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.31
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.9
$9.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$22.4
$1.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.27
$2.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$75.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$4.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.6
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$82.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1749
$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25458
$8817

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1794
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1760
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1750
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1842
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1611
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1835
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1640
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1831
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1593
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1878
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2114
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1885
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1600
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1647
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1704
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1456
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1586
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1596
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1979
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1806
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1943
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1784
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1820
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1777
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1778
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1798
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1554
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1872
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1742
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$2005
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1417
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1523
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1404
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1424
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1741
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1834
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1485
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1791
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$2236
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1820

Cities near Ulaanbaatar

Distance City Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi Bulgan
$904
437 km or 272 mi Ulan-Ude
$739
520 km or 323 mi Irkutsk
$778
559 km or 347 mi Angarsk
$776
656 km or 408 mi Chita
$863
794 km or 493 mi Manzhouli
$656
798 km or 496 mi Bayannur
$1039
835 km or 519 mi Xilinhot
$721
840 km or 522 mi Baotou
$693
875 km or 544 mi Hohhot
$578
914 km or 568 mi Ulanqab
$665
917 km or 570 mi Wuhai
$1426
934 km or 581 mi Ordos
$691
954 km or 593 mi Hulunbuir
$658
969 km or 602 mi Fengzhen
$676
985 km or 612 mi Bratsk
$568
992 km or 616 mi Shizuishan
$820
1008 km or 626 mi Datong
$789
1012 km or 629 mi Zhangjiakou
$680
1025 km or 637 mi Yakeshi
$639
1028 km or 639 mi Huairen
$684
1050 km or 652 mi Shenmu
$607
1051 km or 653 mi Yinchuan
$577
1051 km or 653 mi Shuozhou
$629
1094 km or 680 mi Lingwu
$594
1103 km or 685 mi Qingtongxia
$593
1106 km or 687 mi Wuzhong
$618
1113 km or 692 mi Jinchang
$503
1124 km or 698 mi Yuanping
$570
1126 km or 700 mi Zhangye
$509
1131 km or 703 mi Chifeng
$653
1131 km or 703 mi Jiuquan
$492
1156 km or 718 mi Xinzhou
$580
1164 km or 723 mi Wuwei
$433
1165 km or 724 mi Chengde
$722
1166 km or 724 mi Ulanhot
$594
1166 km or 724 mi Zhongwei
$627
1169 km or 726 mi Beijing
$1108
1169 km or 727 mi Yumen
$460
1176 km or 731 mi Zalantun
$672