Essen vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1525
$907
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3787
$2342
🏠 One person rent
$681
$472
🏘️ Family rent
$1217
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$305
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3234
$408
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
95
43
😀 Quality of life
95
55
🏙️ Population
585K
1.4M

The cost of living in Essen is 68% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 3595th and 6109th ($1525 vs $907) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 371st 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 0.5 months in Ulaanbaatar. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 31st and 5802nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.6
$4.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$4.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.25
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$3.32
$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$1391
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$806
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$78.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$1637
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$959
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.52
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.9
$7.32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$39.9
$5.34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$0.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.42
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$5.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$3.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$4.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.8
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.47
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$68.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$4.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.5
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$154
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9380
$7750

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1439
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1497
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1441
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1543
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1465
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1470
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1472
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1489
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1618
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1586
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1425
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1486
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1464
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1442
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1548
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1378
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1451
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1527
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1477
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1480
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1490
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1206
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1477
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1419
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1462
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1461
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1466
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1457
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1480
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1451
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1558
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1861
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1472
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1480
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1578
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1469
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1376
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1652
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1431

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$875
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$568
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$741
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$575
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$617
794 km or 493 mi Manzhouli
$629
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$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