Helsinki vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Helsinki Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1970
$935
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4714
$2240
🏠 One person rent
$972
$481
🏘️ Family rent
$1705
$841
🍽️ Food expenses
$620
$314
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$46.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3225
$589
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
80
44
😀 Quality of life
94
64
🏙️ Population
694K
1.4M

The cost of living in Helsinki is 111% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 2107th and 6046th ($1970 vs $935) 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 0.6 months in Ulaanbaatar. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 47th and 5297th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Helsinki vs Ulaanbaatar

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Helsinki Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$5.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.5
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.3
$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.24
$2.39
☕ Cappuccino
$5.51
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.53
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1088
$522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$830
$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2011
$962
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1470
$710
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.4
$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.07%
8.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9998
$1954
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4513
$961
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.71
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83.3
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.8
$4.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.2
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.48
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.37
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$4.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$6.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$3.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.28
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.5
$9.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.53
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.7
$1.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.56
$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.83
$2.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.3
$75.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.4
$4.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$21
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.2
$82.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$487
$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13162
$8817

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Vantaa
$1843
16 km or 9.7 mi Espoo
$1974
26 km or 16 mi Tuusula
$1698
27 km or 17 mi Kerava
$1673
29 km or 18 mi Kirkkonummi
$1684
33 km or 21 mi Nurmijarvi
$1644
34 km or 21 mi Jarvenpaa
$1759
47 km or 29 mi Porvoo
$1521
49 km or 30 mi Lohja
$1391
51 km or 32 mi Hyvinkaa
$1531
63 km or 39 mi Riihimaki
$1419
78 km or 48 mi Maardu
$1455
83 km or 51 mi Tallinn
$1594
86 km or 53 mi Raseborg
$1597
96 km or 59 mi Hameenlinna
$1436
98 km or 61 mi Lahti
$1533
102 km or 63 mi Salo
$1535
115 km or 72 mi Kotka
$1478
122 km or 76 mi Rakvere
$1085
124 km or 77 mi Kouvola
$1383
131 km or 81 mi Valkeakoski
$1578
132 km or 82 mi Hamina
$1490
143 km or 89 mi Kaarina
$1529
150 km or 93 mi Turku
$1560
156 km or 97 mi Raisio
$1531
157 km or 98 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1104
160 km or 100 mi Tampere
$1407
164 km or 102 mi Nokia
$1439
169 km or 105 mi Ylojarvi
$1424
170 km or 106 mi Sastamala
$1482
181 km or 113 mi Sillamae
$1079
188 km or 117 mi Jamsa
$1492
201 km or 125 mi Parnu
$1179
203 km or 126 mi Lappeenranta
$1448
203 km or 126 mi Narva
$1081
205 km or 127 mi Viljandi
$1054
210 km or 131 mi Mikkeli
$1445
214 km or 133 mi Rauma
$1370
224 km or 139 mi Pori
$1416
224 km or 139 mi Tartu
$1220

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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