Izmir vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Izmir	Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1046	$870
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2611	$2091
🏠 One person rent	$513	$430
🏘️ Family rent	$861	$764
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$306
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$43.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$775	$516
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	68	43
😀 Quality of life	72	61
🏙️ Population	4.49M	1.4M

The cost of living in Izmir is 20% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 5223rd and 6373rd ($1046 vs $870) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Turkey and Mongolia, respectively. Check Turkey vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Izmir compared to 0.6 months in Ulaanbaatar. Izmir ranked 3rd best city to live in Turkey vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 3140th and 5856th 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	$7.12	$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.6	$29.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.63	$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.76	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$600	$417
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$416	$358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1069	$769
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$703	$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.9	$46
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.5	$70.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.7	$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	40.92%	6.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1742	$1651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1073	$881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.59	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.6	$8.29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.13	$4.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$0.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.35	$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$5.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22	$5.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$4.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$9.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.89	$1.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.63	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.13	$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.32	$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.1	$70
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.3	$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.7	$19
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.05	$4.85
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.6	$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.2	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$622	$167
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14684	$6621

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Cities near Izmir

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Manisa	$760
50 km or 31 mi	Turgutlu	$759
63 km or 39 mi	Kusadasi	$770
64 km or 39 mi	Tire	$686
87 km or 54 mi	Chios	$1254
87 km or 54 mi	Salihli	$725
88 km or 55 mi	Aydin	$595
93 km or 58 mi	Mytilene	$1067
95 km or 59 mi	Soma	$732
117 km or 73 mi	Nazilli	$652
152 km or 94 mi	Balikesir	$704
155 km or 96 mi	Bodrum	$926
171 km or 106 mi	Mugla	$799
185 km or 115 mi	Denizli	$557
192 km or 119 mi	Mykonos	$2056
199 km or 124 mi	Usak	$699
200 km or 124 mi	Marmaris	$884
203 km or 126 mi	Canakkale	$697
227 km or 141 mi	Bandirma	$724
240 km or 149 mi	Rhodes	$1284
257 km or 160 mi	Bursa	$915
265 km or 164 mi	Fethiye	$846
268 km or 167 mi	Santorini	$1835
271 km or 168 mi	Kutahya	$612
276 km or 171 mi	Inegol	$787
286 km or 178 mi	Burdur	$618
288 km or 179 mi	Tekirdag	$562
292 km or 181 mi	Alexandroupoli	$1006
292 km or 182 mi	Kifissia	$1415
298 km or 185 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$664
299 km or 186 mi	Nea Ionia	$1265
300 km or 186 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1259
302 km or 187 mi	Argyroupoli	$1438
302 km or 188 mi	Glyfada	$1636
303 km or 188 mi	Voula	$1477
303 km or 188 mi	Athens	$1436
304 km or 189 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1281
305 km or 189 mi	Kallithea	$1291
305 km or 190 mi	Peristeri	$1192
305 km or 190 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1386

Cities near Ulaanbaatar

Distance	City	Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi	Bulgan	$838
437 km or 272 mi	Ulan-Ude	$676
520 km or 323 mi	Irkutsk	$735
559 km or 347 mi	Angarsk	$725
656 km or 408 mi	Chita	$912
794 km or 493 mi	Manzhouli	$631
798 km or 496 mi	Bayannur	$986
835 km or 519 mi	Xilinhot	$677
840 km or 522 mi	Baotou	$659
875 km or 544 mi	Hohhot	$541
914 km or 568 mi	Ulanqab	$629
917 km or 570 mi	Wuhai	$1365
934 km or 581 mi	Ordos	$655
954 km or 593 mi	Hulunbuir	$638
969 km or 602 mi	Fengzhen	$642
985 km or 612 mi	Bratsk	$518
992 km or 616 mi	Shizuishan	$785
1008 km or 626 mi	Datong	$748
1012 km or 629 mi	Zhangjiakou	$652
1025 km or 637 mi	Yakeshi	$614
1028 km or 639 mi	Huairen	$654
1050 km or 652 mi	Shenmu	$580
1051 km or 653 mi	Yinchuan	$548
1051 km or 653 mi	Shuozhou	$600
1094 km or 680 mi	Lingwu	$564
1103 km or 685 mi	Qingtongxia	$563
1106 km or 687 mi	Wuzhong	$589
1113 km or 692 mi	Jinchang	$480
1124 km or 698 mi	Yuanping	$546
1126 km or 700 mi	Zhangye	$484
1131 km or 703 mi	Chifeng	$615
1131 km or 703 mi	Jiuquan	$470
1156 km or 718 mi	Xinzhou	$553
1164 km or 723 mi	Wuwei	$411
1165 km or 724 mi	Chengde	$694
1166 km or 724 mi	Ulanhot	$532
1166 km or 724 mi	Zhongwei	$597
1169 km or 726 mi	Beijing	$1029
1169 km or 727 mi	Yumen	$439
1176 km or 731 mi	Zalantun	$600