Gothenburg vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gothenburg Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1623
$906
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3695
$2335
🏠 One person rent
$808
$471
🏘️ Family rent
$1406
$1016
🍽️ Food expenses
$516
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$163
$44.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3142
$407
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
46
43
😀 Quality of life
92
56
🏙️ Population
675K
1.4M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 79% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 2959th and 6004th ($1623 vs $906) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Sweden and Mongolia, respectively. Check Sweden vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Gothenburg compared to 0.4 months in Ulaanbaatar. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 78th and 5778th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Ulaanbaatar

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Gothenburg Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.3
$4.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.1
$29.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.46
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.53
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$4.32
$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.7
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$872
$503
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$665
$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1561
$1382
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1193
$815
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.6
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$70.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.7
$17.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.37%
6.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5838
$1765
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3896
$978
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.4
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.4
$8.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.4
$5.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.7
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.52
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.65
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.04
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$4.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$5.77
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$3.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$4.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.2
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$9.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$1.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.08
$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.9
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.02
$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.54
$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.2
$63.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.8
$4.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.2
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.8
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.5
$65.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.9
$90.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$144
$175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3664
$6410

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Distance City Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi Molndal
$1498
58 km or 36 mi Boras
$1367
66 km or 41 mi Varberg
$1284
70 km or 44 mi Trollhattan
$1167
76 km or 47 mi Uddevalla
$1334
80 km or 50 mi Vanersborg
$1235
90 km or 56 mi Frederikshavn
$1394
126 km or 78 mi Halmstad
$1208
130 km or 81 mi Jonkoping
$1373
134 km or 83 mi Varnamo
$1424
136 km or 84 mi Skovde
$1473
142 km or 88 mi Aalborg
$1676
150 km or 93 mi Ljungby
$1333
157 km or 98 mi Mariestad
$1373
164 km or 102 mi Halden
$1575
167 km or 104 mi Angelholm
$1310
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1505
182 km or 113 mi Fredrikstad
$1977
186 km or 115 mi Sarpsborg
$1500
186 km or 115 mi Helsingor
$1800
186 km or 116 mi Vetlanda
$1434
187 km or 116 mi Helsingborg
$1297
191 km or 118 mi Vaxjo
$1331
191 km or 119 mi Larvik
$1733
192 km or 119 mi Sandefjord
$1864
194 km or 121 mi Hillerod
$1983
199 km or 124 mi Hassleholm
$1298
200 km or 124 mi Aarhus
$1828
202 km or 125 mi Horsholm
$1952
202 km or 126 mi Tonsberg
$1714
206 km or 128 mi Landskrona
$1140
207 km or 129 mi Viborg
$1508
208 km or 129 mi Arendal
$1623
210 km or 131 mi Karlstad
$1279
212 km or 132 mi Moss
$1707
212 km or 132 mi Porsgrunn
$1528
213 km or 132 mi Horten
$1631
216 km or 134 mi Gentofte
$2134
222 km or 138 mi Skien
$1651
223 km or 138 mi Arvika
$1251

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Distance City Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi Bulgan
$879
437 km or 272 mi Ulan-Ude
$616
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$770
559 km or 347 mi Angarsk
$624
656 km or 408 mi Chita
$651
794 km or 493 mi Manzhouli
$612
798 km or 496 mi Bayannur
$979
835 km or 519 mi Xilinhot
$660
840 km or 522 mi Baotou
$648
875 km or 544 mi Hohhot
$563
914 km or 568 mi Ulanqab
$620
917 km or 570 mi Wuhai
$1339
934 km or 581 mi Ordos
$651
954 km or 593 mi Hulunbuir
$639
969 km or 602 mi Fengzhen
$616
985 km or 612 mi Bratsk
$470
992 km or 616 mi Shizuishan
$781
1008 km or 626 mi Datong
$703
1012 km or 629 mi Zhangjiakou
$634
1025 km or 637 mi Yakeshi
$603
1028 km or 639 mi Huairen
$624
1050 km or 652 mi Shenmu
$588
1051 km or 653 mi Yinchuan
$549
1051 km or 653 mi Shuozhou
$600
1094 km or 680 mi Lingwu
$566
1103 km or 685 mi Qingtongxia
$563
1106 km or 687 mi Wuzhong
$592
1113 km or 692 mi Jinchang
$469
1124 km or 698 mi Yuanping
$550
1126 km or 700 mi Zhangye
$469
1131 km or 703 mi Chifeng
$623
1131 km or 703 mi Jiuquan
$458
1156 km or 718 mi Xinzhou
$555
1164 km or 723 mi Wuwei
$403
1165 km or 724 mi Chengde
$711
1166 km or 724 mi Ulanhot
$532
1166 km or 724 mi Zhongwei
$586
1169 km or 726 mi Beijing
$1016
1169 km or 727 mi Yumen
$426
1176 km or 731 mi Zalantun
$598