Helsinki vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Helsinki Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1990
$927
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4806
$2221
🏠 One person rent
$991
$481
🏘️ Family rent
$1773
$858
🍽️ Food expenses
$629
$311
🚐 Transport expenses
$171
$44.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3192
$436
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
80
44
😀 Quality of life
94
62
🏙️ Population
687K
1.4M

The cost of living in Helsinki is 115% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 2068th and 6169th ($1990 vs $927) 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 48th and 5662nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Helsinki Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.6
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.2
$29.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.99
$2.24
☕ Cappuccino
$5.56
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.37
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1086
$482
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$411
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1959
$888
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1557
$755
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.5
$40.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.6
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.89%
7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9954
$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4941
$946
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.82
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83.3
$9.43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.5
$4.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.54
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.29
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.4
$5.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$3.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$2.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.31
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.3
$9.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.42
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.6
$1.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.9
$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.8
$67.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.4
$4.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$107
$73.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$482
$191
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15326
$7641

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Vantaa
$1927
16 km or 9.7 mi Espoo
$2062
26 km or 16 mi Tuusula
$1693
27 km or 17 mi Kerava
$1659
29 km or 18 mi Kirkkonummi
$1753
33 km or 21 mi Nurmijarvi
$1673
34 km or 21 mi Jarvenpaa
$1750
47 km or 29 mi Porvoo
$1578
49 km or 30 mi Lohja
$1406
51 km or 32 mi Hyvinkaa
$1533
63 km or 39 mi Riihimaki
$1426
78 km or 48 mi Maardu
$1448
83 km or 51 mi Tallinn
$1683
86 km or 53 mi Raseborg
$1606
96 km or 59 mi Hameenlinna
$1451
98 km or 61 mi Lahti
$1571
102 km or 63 mi Salo
$1583
115 km or 72 mi Kotka
$1514
122 km or 76 mi Rakvere
$1021
124 km or 77 mi Kouvola
$1474
131 km or 81 mi Valkeakoski
$1621
132 km or 82 mi Hamina
$1515
143 km or 89 mi Kaarina
$1568
150 km or 93 mi Turku
$1597
156 km or 97 mi Raisio
$1567
157 km or 98 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1131
160 km or 100 mi Tampere
$1445
164 km or 102 mi Nokia
$1471
169 km or 105 mi Ylojarvi
$1467
170 km or 106 mi Sastamala
$1514
181 km or 113 mi Sillamae
$1111
188 km or 117 mi Jamsa
$1516
201 km or 125 mi Parnu
$1214
203 km or 126 mi Lappeenranta
$1482
203 km or 126 mi Narva
$1108
205 km or 127 mi Viljandi
$1083
210 km or 131 mi Mikkeli
$1454
214 km or 133 mi Rauma
$1383
224 km or 139 mi Pori
$1375
224 km or 139 mi Tartu
$1232

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