Edinburgh vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2043
$792
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5104
$2074
🏠 One person rent
$1223
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$2302
$826
🍽️ Food expenses
$520
$292
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$43.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3083
$365
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
88
43
😀 Quality of life
93
55
🏙️ Population
488K
1.4M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 158% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 1692nd and 6405th ($2043 vs $792) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th 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 0.5 months in Ulaanbaatar. Edinburgh ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 64th and 5931st among best cities to live in the world.

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Edinburgh Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$4.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.6
$29
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.63
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.5
$1.74
 Cappuccino
$4.24
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.32
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1312
$430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2456
$1038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1867
$664
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$49.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$279
$75.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.4
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.07%
6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6453
$1426
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4477
$885
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.53
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.8
$7.97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$5.25
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.98
$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$4.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$5.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$3.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$8.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17
$1.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.55
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.86
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$2.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$63.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$4.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$106
$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$21
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.1
$80.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1620
$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14724
$5952

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1800
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1651
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1693
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1803
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1659
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1537
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1731
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1527
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1748
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$1884
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1734
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1399
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1524
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1514
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1723
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1520
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1632
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1910
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1681
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1833
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1673
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1702
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1661
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1644
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1706
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1430
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1630
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1566
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1629
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1657
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1554
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1251
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1321
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1411
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1568
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1305
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1532
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1719
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1666

Cities near Ulaanbaatar

Distance City Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi Bulgan
$759
437 km or 272 mi Ulan-Ude
$576
520 km or 323 mi Irkutsk
$607
559 km or 347 mi Angarsk
$589
656 km or 408 mi Chita
$491
794 km or 493 mi Manzhouli
$674
798 km or 496 mi Bayannur
$997
835 km or 519 mi Xilinhot
$679
840 km or 522 mi Baotou
$673
875 km or 544 mi Hohhot
$563
914 km or 568 mi Ulanqab
$640
917 km or 570 mi Wuhai
$1345
934 km or 581 mi Ordos
$674
954 km or 593 mi Hulunbuir
$677
969 km or 602 mi Fengzhen
$640
985 km or 612 mi Bratsk
$444
992 km or 616 mi Shizuishan
$776
1008 km or 626 mi Datong
$707
1012 km or 629 mi Zhangjiakou
$658
1025 km or 637 mi Yakeshi
$647
1028 km or 639 mi Huairen
$643
1050 km or 652 mi Shenmu
$614
1051 km or 653 mi Yinchuan
$535
1051 km or 653 mi Shuozhou
$625
1094 km or 680 mi Lingwu
$573
1103 km or 685 mi Qingtongxia
$578
1106 km or 687 mi Wuzhong
$603
1113 km or 692 mi Jinchang
$593
1124 km or 698 mi Yuanping
$572
1126 km or 700 mi Zhangye
$504
1131 km or 703 mi Chifeng
$602
1131 km or 703 mi Jiuquan
$510
1156 km or 718 mi Xinzhou
$576
1164 km or 723 mi Wuwei
$581
1165 km or 724 mi Chengde
$700
1166 km or 724 mi Ulanhot
$560
1166 km or 724 mi Zhongwei
$628
1169 km or 726 mi Beijing
$1065
1169 km or 727 mi Yumen
$666
1176 km or 731 mi Zalantun
$625