Izmir vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Izmir	Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$892	$907
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2222	$2342
🏠 One person rent	$431	$472
🏘️ Family rent	$753	$1015
🍽️ Food expenses	$282	$305
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.6	$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$706	$408
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	68	43
😀 Quality of life	68	55
🏙️ Population	2.95M	1.4M

The cost of living in Izmir is 2% less expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 6157th and 6109th ($892 vs $907) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Turkey and Mongolia, respectively. Check Turkey vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Izmir compared to 0.5 months in Ulaanbaatar. Izmir ranked 3rd best city to live in Turkey vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 3155th and 5802nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Izmir vs Ulaanbaatar

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	Izmir	Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.74	$4.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.2	$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.25	$4.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.48	$1.69
☕ Cappuccino	$2.52	$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$526	$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$344	$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$911	$1391
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$625	$806
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.7	$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.3	$78.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.8	$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	29.09%	6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1878	$1637
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1054	$959
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.44	$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.7	$7.32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.05	$5.34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.97	$0.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.68	$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.83	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$5.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$3.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$4.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.8	$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.91	$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.23	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.59	$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.39	$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.28	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.2	$68.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.13	$4.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.2	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.56	$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.1	$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$392	$154
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9132	$7750

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Cities near Izmir

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Manisa	$612
50 km or 31 mi	Turgutlu	$652
63 km or 39 mi	Kusadasi	$743
64 km or 39 mi	Tire	$663
87 km or 54 mi	Chios	$1198
87 km or 54 mi	Salihli	$657
88 km or 55 mi	Aydin	$638
93 km or 58 mi	Mytilene	$899
95 km or 59 mi	Soma	$642
117 km or 73 mi	Nazilli	$600
152 km or 94 mi	Balikesir	$584
155 km or 96 mi	Bodrum	$868
171 km or 106 mi	Mugla	$741
185 km or 115 mi	Denizli	$508
192 km or 119 mi	Mykonos	$1956
199 km or 124 mi	Usak	$648
200 km or 124 mi	Marmaris	$1077
203 km or 126 mi	Canakkale	$668
227 km or 141 mi	Bandirma	$655
240 km or 149 mi	Rhodes	$1095
257 km or 160 mi	Bursa	$789
265 km or 164 mi	Fethiye	$876
268 km or 167 mi	Santorini	$1769
271 km or 168 mi	Kutahya	$700
276 km or 171 mi	Inegol	$690
286 km or 178 mi	Burdur	$553
288 km or 179 mi	Tekirdag	$705
292 km or 181 mi	Alexandroupoli	$999
292 km or 182 mi	Kifissia	$1459
298 km or 185 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$463
299 km or 186 mi	Nea Ionia	$1278
300 km or 186 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1262
302 km or 187 mi	Argyroupoli	$1399
302 km or 188 mi	Glyfada	$1528
303 km or 188 mi	Voula	$1399
303 km or 188 mi	Athens	$1366
304 km or 189 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1258
305 km or 189 mi	Kallithea	$1257
305 km or 190 mi	Peristeri	$1228
305 km or 190 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1346

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