Edmonton vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edmonton Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1823
$870
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4109
$2091
🏠 One person rent
$1004
$430
🏘️ Family rent
$1648
$764
🍽️ Food expenses
$548
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$43.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2739
$516
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
63
43
😀 Quality of life
91
61
🏙️ Population
1.01M
1.4M

The cost of living in Edmonton is 110% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 2644th and 6373rd ($1823 vs $870) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 74th and 1st in Canada and Mongolia, respectively. Check Canada vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Edmonton compared to 0.6 months in Ulaanbaatar. Edmonton ranked 16th best city to live in Canada vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 171st and 5856th among best cities to live in the world.

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Edmonton Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.3
$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.7
$29.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.56
$1.95
☕ Cappuccino
$3.83
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1030
$417
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$784
$358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1651
$769
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1356
$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$46
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$70.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.6
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.56%
6.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2399
$1651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2239
$881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.66
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.6
$8.29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.2
$4.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.03
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.23
$0.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$5.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$5.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$4.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.4
$9.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.6
$1.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.35
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.25
$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.4
$70
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.5
$19
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$4.85
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.3
$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.3
$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$669
$167
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8796
$6621

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Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi Spruce Grove
$1648
31 km or 19 mi Leduc
$1730
142 km or 88 mi Red Deer
$1782
279 km or 173 mi Calgary
$2079
297 km or 185 mi Banff
$1773
380 km or 236 mi Fort McMurray
$1887
388 km or 241 mi Grande Prairie
$1854
429 km or 267 mi Lethbridge
$1632
435 km or 270 mi Medicine Hat
$1544
483 km or 300 mi Saskatoon
$1817
515 km or 320 mi Prince Albert
$1478
565 km or 351 mi Kamloops
$1748
576 km or 358 mi Kelowna
$1949
610 km or 379 mi Prince George
$1618
616 km or 383 mi Penticton
$1759
622 km or 387 mi Sandpoint
$2617
646 km or 402 mi Moose Jaw
$1486
688 km or 428 mi Great Falls
$1973
689 km or 428 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2366
691 km or 430 mi Post Falls
$2343
698 km or 434 mi Regina
$1675
703 km or 437 mi Spokane Valley
$2231
711 km or 442 mi Spokane
$2228
743 km or 461 mi Missoula
$2111
752 km or 467 mi Whistler
$2414
762 km or 473 mi Chilliwack
$1842
779 km or 484 mi Helena
$2490
789 km or 491 mi Abbotsford
$1987
792 km or 492 mi Maple Ridge
$2361
796 km or 495 mi Moscow
$1765
798 km or 496 mi Coquitlam
$2488
800 km or 497 mi Pullman
$1913
804 km or 499 mi Langley
$1952
809 km or 502 mi Surrey
$2297
809 km or 503 mi Burnaby
$2412
811 km or 504 mi North Vancouver
$2379
818 km or 508 mi Vancouver
$2457
820 km or 510 mi Bellingham
$2443
821 km or 510 mi Delta
$2325
822 km or 511 mi Moses Lake
$2001

Cities near Ulaanbaatar

Distance City Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi Bulgan
$838
437 km or 272 mi Ulan-Ude
$676
520 km or 323 mi Irkutsk
$735
559 km or 347 mi Angarsk
$725
656 km or 408 mi Chita
$912
794 km or 493 mi Manzhouli
$631
798 km or 496 mi Bayannur
$986
835 km or 519 mi Xilinhot
$677
840 km or 522 mi Baotou
$659
875 km or 544 mi Hohhot
$541
914 km or 568 mi Ulanqab
$629
917 km or 570 mi Wuhai
$1365
934 km or 581 mi Ordos
$655
954 km or 593 mi Hulunbuir
$638
969 km or 602 mi Fengzhen
$642
985 km or 612 mi Bratsk
$518
992 km or 616 mi Shizuishan
$785
1008 km or 626 mi Datong
$748
1012 km or 629 mi Zhangjiakou
$652
1025 km or 637 mi Yakeshi
$614
1028 km or 639 mi Huairen
$654
1050 km or 652 mi Shenmu
$580
1051 km or 653 mi Yinchuan
$548
1051 km or 653 mi Shuozhou
$600
1094 km or 680 mi Lingwu
$564
1103 km or 685 mi Qingtongxia
$563
1106 km or 687 mi Wuzhong
$589
1113 km or 692 mi Jinchang
$480
1124 km or 698 mi Yuanping
$546
1126 km or 700 mi Zhangye
$484
1131 km or 703 mi Chifeng
$615
1131 km or 703 mi Jiuquan
$470
1156 km or 718 mi Xinzhou
$553
1164 km or 723 mi Wuwei
$411
1165 km or 724 mi Chengde
$694
1166 km or 724 mi Ulanhot
$532
1166 km or 724 mi Zhongwei
$597
1169 km or 726 mi Beijing
$1029
1169 km or 727 mi Yumen
$439
1176 km or 731 mi Zalantun
$600