Edmonton vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edmonton Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1785
$907
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4092
$2342
🏠 One person rent
$955
$472
🏘️ Family rent
$1589
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$305
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3052
$408
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
63
43
😀 Quality of life
89
55
🏙️ Population
1.01M
1.4M

The cost of living in Edmonton is 97% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 2563rd and 6109th ($1785 vs $907) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 100th and 1st in Canada and Mongolia, respectively. Check Canada vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Edmonton compared to 0.5 months in Ulaanbaatar. Edmonton ranked 13th best city to live in Canada vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 172nd and 5802nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Edmonton Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.2
$4.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.3
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$4.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.36
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.85
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$929
$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$726
$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1576
$1391
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1272
$806
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$78.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.7
$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.31%
6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2798
$1637
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2233
$959
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.59
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75
$7.32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.1
$5.34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.4
$0.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$1.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$5.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$3.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$4.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.1
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.29
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.27
$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.6
$68.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$4.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.4
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.7
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.8
$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$745
$154
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8270
$7750

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Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi Spruce Grove
$1709
31 km or 19 mi Leduc
$1723
142 km or 88 mi Red Deer
$1727
279 km or 173 mi Calgary
$2149
297 km or 185 mi Banff
$1914
380 km or 236 mi Fort McMurray
$1871
388 km or 241 mi Grande Prairie
$1786
429 km or 267 mi Lethbridge
$1701
435 km or 270 mi Medicine Hat
$1577
483 km or 300 mi Saskatoon
$1793
515 km or 320 mi Prince Albert
$1487
565 km or 351 mi Kamloops
$1854
576 km or 358 mi Kelowna
$2001
610 km or 379 mi Prince George
$1586
616 km or 383 mi Penticton
$1781
622 km or 387 mi Sandpoint
$2523
646 km or 402 mi Moose Jaw
$1408
688 km or 428 mi Great Falls
$2139
689 km or 428 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2275
691 km or 430 mi Post Falls
$2250
698 km or 434 mi Regina
$1678
703 km or 437 mi Spokane Valley
$2156
711 km or 442 mi Spokane
$2150
743 km or 461 mi Missoula
$2011
752 km or 467 mi Whistler
$2469
762 km or 473 mi Chilliwack
$1765
779 km or 484 mi Helena
$2498
789 km or 491 mi Abbotsford
$1976
792 km or 492 mi Maple Ridge
$2243
796 km or 495 mi Moscow
$1642
798 km or 496 mi Coquitlam
$2553
800 km or 497 mi Pullman
$1566
804 km or 499 mi Langley
$1983
809 km or 502 mi Surrey
$2417
809 km or 503 mi Burnaby
$2589
811 km or 504 mi North Vancouver
$2502
818 km or 508 mi Vancouver
$2650
820 km or 510 mi Bellingham
$2278
821 km or 510 mi Delta
$2330
822 km or 511 mi Moses Lake
$1917

Cities near Ulaanbaatar

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