Jerusalem vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jerusalem	Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2447	$870
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5689	$2091
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$430
🏘️ Family rent	$2480	$764
🍽️ Food expenses	$674	$306
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$43.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3017	$516
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	78	43
😀 Quality of life	87	61
🏙️ Population	936K	1.4M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 181% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 950th and 6373rd ($2447 vs $870) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Israel and Mongolia, respectively. Check Israel vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Jerusalem compared to 0.6 months in Ulaanbaatar. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 351st and 5856th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs Ulaanbaatar

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	Jerusalem	Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.3	$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.4	$29.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$18.4	$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.82	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$4.56	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1526	$417
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1189	$358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2738	$769
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2087	$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$46
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$70.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.3	$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.94%	6.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14293	$1651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9538	$881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.97	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.6	$8.29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$4.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.26	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.57	$0.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$5.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$5.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$4.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.38	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$9.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$1.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.4	$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.19	$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$91.5	$70
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$99.8	$19
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$4.85
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$143	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$954	$167
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23696	$6621

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$987
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1072
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1747
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2100
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$837
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1998
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1021
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1732
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2347
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1947
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2153
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2142
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2130
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2150
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2233
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2027
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2124
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2135
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2032
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2064
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$915
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2286
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2303
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1937
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2440
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$807
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2040
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2191
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2492
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2214
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1993
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1974
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2937
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2290
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2153
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$548
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2108
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1855
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1879
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1850

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