Jeddah vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jeddah	Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1155	$870
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2694	$2091
🏠 One person rent	$541	$430
🏘️ Family rent	$841	$764
🍽️ Food expenses	$325	$306
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$43.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2303	$516
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	45	43
😀 Quality of life	79	61
🏙️ Population	4.7M	1.4M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 33% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 4809th and 6373rd ($1155 vs $870) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Saudi Arabia and Mongolia, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Jeddah compared to 0.6 months in Ulaanbaatar. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 894th and 5856th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeddah vs Ulaanbaatar

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	Jeddah	Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.64	$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40	$29.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.98	$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.64	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.73	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$484	$417
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$393	$358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$881	$769
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$627	$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.5	$46
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.3	$70.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67	$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.57%	6.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2007	$1651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1025	$881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.32	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39	$8.29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$4.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.61	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.94	$0.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.56	$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.64	$5.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$5.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$4.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.52	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.34	$9.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.72	$1.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.57	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.5	$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.87	$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.15	$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$85.1	$70
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56	$19
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.95	$4.85
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.4	$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.8	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$393	$167
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6703	$6621

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Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$1162
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$964
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$791
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$1182
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$918
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$903
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$911
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$940
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$500
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$862
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$499
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1008
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$860
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1116
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$533
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$348
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$498
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$967
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$825
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$971
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$498
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1069
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$365
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$428
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$346
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1627
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$522
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$354
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$589
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$560
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$498
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$826
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$517
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$791
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$925
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$499
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$398
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$769
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$879
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$500

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