Gothenburg vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Gothenburg	Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1879	$935
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4293	$2240
🏠 One person rent	$949	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$1652	$841
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$314
🚐 Transport expenses	$176	$46.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3784	$589
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	46	44
😀 Quality of life	92	64
🏙️ Population	675K	1.4M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 101% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 2470th and 6046th ($1879 vs $935) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 months in Gothenburg compared to 0.6 months in Ulaanbaatar. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 91st and 5297th 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	$5.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89	$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.93	$2.39
☕ Cappuccino	$5.01	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.1	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$950	$522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$821	$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1735	$962
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1459	$710
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.2	$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36	$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.33%	8.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6539	$1954
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3629	$961
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.93	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.3	$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.1	$4.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.89	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.68	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$4.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$6.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$3.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$9.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.4	$1.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.02	$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.21	$2.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.93	$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$75.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.2	$4.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.6	$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.1	$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.1	$82.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$227	$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4650	$8817

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Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1723
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1544
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1441
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1358
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1574
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1424
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1578
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1358
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1490
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1483
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1503
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1877
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1429
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1479
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1855
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1478
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1638
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$2401
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$2018
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$2053
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1535
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1504
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1464
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$2029
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$2157
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2220
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1447
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$2135
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2195
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$2071
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1423
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1723
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1980
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1481
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$2084
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$2002
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1993
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2334
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1984
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1423

Cities near Ulaanbaatar

Distance	City	Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi	Bulgan	$904
437 km or 272 mi	Ulan-Ude	$739
520 km or 323 mi	Irkutsk	$778
559 km or 347 mi	Angarsk	$776
656 km or 408 mi	Chita	$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