Helsinki vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Helsinki Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1936
$907
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4390
$2342
🏠 One person rent
$1009
$472
🏘️ Family rent
$1646
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$602
$305
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3013
$408
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
78
43
😀 Quality of life
95
55
🏙️ Population
676K
1.4M

The cost of living in Helsinki is 113% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 2046th and 6109th ($1936 vs $907) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Finland and Mongolia, respectively. Check Finland vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Helsinki compared to 0.5 months in Ulaanbaatar. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 37th and 5802nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Helsinki Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.5
$4.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.5
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$4.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$5
$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.13
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1052
$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$873
$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1924
$1391
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1400
$806
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.1
$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$78.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.6
$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.86%
6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8423
$1637
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5044
$959
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.9
$7.32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20
$5.34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.74
$0.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.59
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.03
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23
$5.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$3.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$4.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.5
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.71
$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.2
$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.5
$68.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.7
$4.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$84.6
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.6
$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.8
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.8
$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$353
$154
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10871
$7750

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Vantaa
$1782
16 km or 9.7 mi Espoo
$2023
26 km or 16 mi Tuusula
$1570
27 km or 17 mi Kerava
$1532
29 km or 18 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
33 km or 21 mi Nurmijarvi
$1562
34 km or 21 mi Jarvenpaa
$1631
47 km or 29 mi Porvoo
$1453
49 km or 30 mi Lohja
$1363
51 km or 32 mi Hyvinkaa
$1360
63 km or 39 mi Riihimaki
$1534
78 km or 48 mi Maardu
$1278
83 km or 51 mi Tallinn
$1447
86 km or 53 mi Raseborg
$1525
96 km or 59 mi Hameenlinna
$1431
98 km or 61 mi Lahti
$1453
102 km or 63 mi Salo
$1571
115 km or 72 mi Kotka
$1416
122 km or 76 mi Rakvere
$973
124 km or 77 mi Kouvola
$1447
131 km or 81 mi Valkeakoski
$1584
132 km or 82 mi Hamina
$1439
143 km or 89 mi Kaarina
$1546
150 km or 93 mi Turku
$1591
156 km or 97 mi Raisio
$1544
157 km or 98 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
160 km or 100 mi Tampere
$1527
164 km or 102 mi Nokia
$1499
169 km or 105 mi Ylojarvi
$1496
170 km or 106 mi Sastamala
$1469
181 km or 113 mi Sillamae
$979
188 km or 117 mi Jamsa
$1467
201 km or 125 mi Parnu
$1102
203 km or 126 mi Lappeenranta
$1378
203 km or 126 mi Narva
$846
205 km or 127 mi Viljandi
$966
210 km or 131 mi Mikkeli
$1389
214 km or 133 mi Rauma
$1331
224 km or 139 mi Pori
$1325
224 km or 139 mi Tartu
$1120

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Distance City Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi Bulgan
$875
437 km or 272 mi Ulan-Ude
$568
520 km or 323 mi Irkutsk
$741
559 km or 347 mi Angarsk
$575
656 km or 408 mi Chita
$617
794 km or 493 mi Manzhouli
$629
798 km or 496 mi Bayannur
$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