Essen vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$935
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3766
$2240
🏠 One person rent
$642
$481
🏘️ Family rent
$1100
$841
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$314
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$46.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3165
$589
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
96
44
😀 Quality of life
95
64
🏙️ Population
587K
1.4M

The cost of living in Essen is 62% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 3925th and 6046th ($1519 vs $935) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 521st and 1st in Germany and Mongolia, respectively. Check Germany vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Essen compared to 0.6 months in Ulaanbaatar. Essen ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 23rd and 5297th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.8
$5.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$2.39
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.88
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$571
$522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$434
$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1047
$962
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$710
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$217
$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.1
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
8.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4896
$1954
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$961
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.17
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.4
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$31.1
$4.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.98
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.68
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$4.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.1
$6.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$3.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.13
$9.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.41
$1.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.72
$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$2.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$75.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$4.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.9
$82.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$483
$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9789
$8817

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Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1575
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1468
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1636
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1580
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1552
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1538
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1548
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1624
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1507
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1565
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1605
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1565
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1637
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1559
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1580
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1629
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1551
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1557
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1534
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1547
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1568
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1653
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1589
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1544
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1545
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1559
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1566
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1572
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1662
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1913
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1528
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1559
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1564
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1533
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1698
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1538

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$904
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$739
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$778
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$776
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$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