Gothenburg vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Gothenburg	Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1864	$927
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4287	$2221
🏠 One person rent	$914	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$1596	$858
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$311
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$44.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3974	$436
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	46	44
😀 Quality of life	92	62
🏙️ Population	675K	1.4M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 101% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 2599th and 6169th ($1864 vs $927) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in Sweden and Mongolia, respectively. Check Sweden vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Gothenburg compared to 0.5 months in Ulaanbaatar. Gothenburg ranked 3rd best city to live in Sweden vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 83rd and 5662nd 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	$14.3	$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.1	$29.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.79	$2.24
☕ Cappuccino	$5.37	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.16	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$976	$482
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$756	$411
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1788	$888
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1354	$755
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.4	$40.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.3	$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.58%	7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6682	$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4044	$946
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.11	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$9.43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.1	$4.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.05	$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.78	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$5.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$3.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$2.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$9.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.53	$1.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.36	$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.7	$67.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.8	$4.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.6	$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.2	$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.6	$73.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.7	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$191
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4729	$7641

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Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1738
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1612
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1491
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1405
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1588
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1469
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1563
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1412
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1581
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1633
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1656
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1864
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1549
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1594
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1890
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1562
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1691
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$2262
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$2018
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$2042
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1641
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1590
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1516
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1986
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$2123
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2364
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1550
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$2158
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2273
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$2073
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1412
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1667
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1965
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1562
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$2079
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1966
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1957
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2429
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1959
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1481

Cities near Ulaanbaatar

Distance	City	Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi	Bulgan	$903
437 km or 272 mi	Ulan-Ude	$722
520 km or 323 mi	Irkutsk	$771
559 km or 347 mi	Angarsk	$767
656 km or 408 mi	Chita	$970
794 km or 493 mi	Manzhouli	$650
798 km or 496 mi	Bayannur	$1010
835 km or 519 mi	Xilinhot	$691
840 km or 522 mi	Baotou	$679
875 km or 544 mi	Hohhot	$555
914 km or 568 mi	Ulanqab	$640
917 km or 570 mi	Wuhai	$1392
934 km or 581 mi	Ordos	$667
954 km or 593 mi	Hulunbuir	$651
969 km or 602 mi	Fengzhen	$655
985 km or 612 mi	Bratsk	$543
992 km or 616 mi	Shizuishan	$804
1008 km or 626 mi	Datong	$770
1012 km or 629 mi	Zhangjiakou	$657
1025 km or 637 mi	Yakeshi	$636
1028 km or 639 mi	Huairen	$666
1050 km or 652 mi	Shenmu	$590
1051 km or 653 mi	Yinchuan	$566
1051 km or 653 mi	Shuozhou	$610
1094 km or 680 mi	Lingwu	$582
1103 km or 685 mi	Qingtongxia	$581
1106 km or 687 mi	Wuzhong	$605
1113 km or 692 mi	Jinchang	$495
1124 km or 698 mi	Yuanping	$555
1126 km or 700 mi	Zhangye	$500
1131 km or 703 mi	Chifeng	$633
1131 km or 703 mi	Jiuquan	$484
1156 km or 718 mi	Xinzhou	$567
1164 km or 723 mi	Wuwei	$426
1165 km or 724 mi	Chengde	$709
1166 km or 724 mi	Ulanhot	$566
1166 km or 724 mi	Zhongwei	$613
1169 km or 726 mi	Beijing	$1044
1169 km or 727 mi	Yumen	$454
1176 km or 731 mi	Zalantun	$635