Edmonton vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edmonton Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1732
$792
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3831
$2074
🏠 One person rent
$950
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$1492
$826
🍽️ Food expenses
$521
$292
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$43.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3155
$365
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
63
43
😀 Quality of life
92
55
🏙️ Population
1.01M
1.4M

The cost of living in Edmonton is 119% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 2554th and 6405th ($1732 vs $792) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 96th and 1st in Canada and Mongolia, respectively. Check Canada vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Edmonton compared to 0.5 months in Ulaanbaatar. Edmonton ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 77th and 5931st among best cities to live in the world.

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Edmonton Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$4.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.5
$29
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.9
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.25
$1.74
☕ Cappuccino
$3.69
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.73
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$897
$430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$718
$290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1452
$1038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1166
$664
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$49.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$75.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.2
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.11%
6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3053
$1426
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2016
$885
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.55
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.2
$7.97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.1
$5.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.31
$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.61
$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$4.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$5.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$3.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$8.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$1.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.55
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.22
$2.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.9
$63.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$4.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.3
$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.3
$80.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$638
$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7157
$5952

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Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi Spruce Grove
$1711
31 km or 19 mi Leduc
$1694
142 km or 88 mi Red Deer
$1688
279 km or 173 mi Calgary
$2113
297 km or 185 mi Banff
$1860
380 km or 236 mi Fort McMurray
$1722
388 km or 241 mi Grande Prairie
$1789
429 km or 267 mi Lethbridge
$1675
435 km or 270 mi Medicine Hat
$1510
483 km or 300 mi Saskatoon
$1858
515 km or 320 mi Prince Albert
$1629
565 km or 351 mi Kamloops
$1835
576 km or 358 mi Kelowna
$1696
610 km or 379 mi Prince George
$1424
616 km or 383 mi Penticton
$1718
622 km or 387 mi Sandpoint
$2798
646 km or 402 mi Moose Jaw
$1613
688 km or 428 mi Great Falls
$2484
689 km or 428 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2269
691 km or 430 mi Post Falls
$2276
698 km or 434 mi Regina
$1526
703 km or 437 mi Spokane Valley
$2061
711 km or 442 mi Spokane
$2022
743 km or 461 mi Missoula
$1795
752 km or 467 mi Whistler
$2445
762 km or 473 mi Chilliwack
$1760
779 km or 484 mi Helena
$2023
789 km or 491 mi Abbotsford
$1990
792 km or 492 mi Maple Ridge
$2218
796 km or 495 mi Moscow
$1526
798 km or 496 mi Coquitlam
$2595
800 km or 497 mi Pullman
$1568
804 km or 499 mi Langley
$2034
809 km or 502 mi Surrey
$2407
809 km or 503 mi Burnaby
$2595
811 km or 504 mi North Vancouver
$2529
818 km or 508 mi Vancouver
$2564
820 km or 510 mi Bellingham
$2251
821 km or 510 mi Delta
$2329
822 km or 511 mi Moses Lake
$1908

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