Edmonton vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Edmonton	Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1835	$935
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4159	$2240
🏠 One person rent	$996	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$1618	$841
🍽️ Food expenses	$569	$314
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$46.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3432	$589
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	64	44
😀 Quality of life	91	64
🏙️ Population	1.01M	1.4M

The cost of living in Edmonton is 96% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 2656th and 6046th ($1835 vs $935) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 89th and 1st in Canada and Mongolia, respectively. Check Canada vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Edmonton compared to 0.6 months in Ulaanbaatar. Edmonton ranked 7th best city to live in Canada vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 133rd and 5297th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edmonton vs Ulaanbaatar

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	Edmonton	Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18	$5.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.6	$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.65	$2.39
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.25	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$970	$522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$752	$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1621	$962
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1273	$710
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$219	$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.7	$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.48%	8.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2375	$1954
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2262	$961
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.71	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76	$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$4.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$4.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$6.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$3.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$9.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.13	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$1.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.19	$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.46	$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.35	$2.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.27	$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47	$75.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$4.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.6	$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.2	$82.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$776	$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9664	$8817

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Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1626
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1733
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1874
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2095
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1927
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1872
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1867
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1780
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1579
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1781
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1442
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1771
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1974
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1633
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1749
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2595
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$1953
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2338
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2307
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1739
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2197
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2180
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2135
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2427
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2505
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1703
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1787
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$2100
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2091
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2411
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2420
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2505
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2523
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2295
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2100

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