Houston vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Houston	Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2261	$935
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5455	$2240
🏠 One person rent	$1267	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$2011	$841
🍽️ Food expenses	$622	$314
🚐 Transport expenses	$191	$46.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4659	$589
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	100	44
😀 Quality of life	96	64
🏙️ Population	2.3M	1.4M

The cost of living in Houston is 142% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 1367th and 6046th ($2261 vs $935) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1144th and 1st in the United States and Mongolia, respectively. Check the United States vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Houston compared to 0.6 months in Ulaanbaatar. Houston ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 14th and 5297th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Houston	Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.7	$5.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.99	$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.03	$2.39
☕ Cappuccino	$5.49	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.69	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1416	$522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$994	$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2413	$962
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1595	$710
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.6	$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.18%	8.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2519	$1954
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1831	$961
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.4	$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$4.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.37	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.25	$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$4.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$6.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$3.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.4	$9.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$1.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.05	$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.87	$2.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.19	$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$75.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$4.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$148	$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$82.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1987	$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22291	$8817

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2142
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2064
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2093
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2126
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2107
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2025
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2124
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2190
41 km or 25 mi	League	$1990
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$1916
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2011
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1860
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1893
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2033
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$1900
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1621
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1843
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1950
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1895
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1872
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2003
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$1977
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1917
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1516
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2475
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2058
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2070
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2168
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2110
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2125
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2120
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2149
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2066
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2123

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