Houston vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Houston Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2248
$907
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5589
$2342
🏠 One person rent
$1325
$472
🏘️ Family rent
$2490
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$564
$305
🚐 Transport expenses
$201
$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4672
$408
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
100
43
😀 Quality of life
92
55
🏙️ Population
2.3M
1.4M

The cost of living in Houston is 148% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 1258th and 6109th ($2248 vs $907) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1108th 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 0.5 months in Ulaanbaatar. Houston ranked 13th best city to live in the United States vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 82nd and 5802nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Houston Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$4.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.3
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.71
$4.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.52
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$5.31
$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1392
$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1059
$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2964
$1391
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2036
$806
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$78.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.66%
6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2925
$1637
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2076
$959
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.1
$7.32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.7
$5.34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.07
$0.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$1.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.95
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$5.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$3.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$4.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.15
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.66
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.86
$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.9
$68.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$4.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.2
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1368
$154
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22908
$7750

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Pasadena
$2101
25 km or 15 mi Pearland
$2080
25 km or 16 mi Missouri
$2143
27 km or 17 mi Deer Park
$2089
29 km or 18 mi Sugar Land
$2164
32 km or 20 mi Spring
$2093
33 km or 21 mi Friendswood
$2035
35 km or 22 mi La Porte
$2074
40 km or 25 mi Baytown
$2084
41 km or 25 mi League
$1983
42 km or 26 mi Alvin
$2003
47 km or 29 mi Rosenberg
$2151
48 km or 30 mi The Woodlands
$2692
59 km or 37 mi Texas City
$1971
62 km or 38 mi Conroe
$1798
76 km or 47 mi Galveston
$1844
81 km or 50 mi Lake Jackson
$2063
108 km or 67 mi Huntsville
$2129
126 km or 78 mi Beaumont
$1653
129 km or 80 mi College Station
$1764
138 km or 86 mi Bryan
$1890
140 km or 87 mi Port Arthur
$1865
186 km or 115 mi Lufkin
$1838
188 km or 117 mi Victoria
$2231
203 km or 126 mi Sulphur
$2004
215 km or 134 mi Lake Charles
$1960
217 km or 135 mi Nacogdoches
$1468
229 km or 142 mi Pflugerville
$2211
234 km or 145 mi Austin
$2473
236 km or 146 mi Round Rock
$2145
239 km or 149 mi Temple
$2186
242 km or 150 mi Kyle
$2223
242 km or 150 mi Georgetown
$2194
247 km or 153 mi San Marcos
$2226
249 km or 155 mi Cedar Park
$2232
250 km or 156 mi Seguin
$2177
254 km or 158 mi Leander
$2250
261 km or 162 mi Waco
$2223
262 km or 163 mi Harker Heights
$2075
264 km or 164 mi New Braunfels
$2156

Cities near Ulaanbaatar

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