Jerusalem vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jerusalem Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2037
$907
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4974
$2342
🏠 One person rent
$1185
$472
🏘️ Family rent
$2324
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$565
$305
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2358
$408
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
38 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
77
43
😀 Quality of life
84
55
🏙️ Population
936K
1.4M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 125% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 1770th and 6109th ($2037 vs $907) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th 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 0.5 months in Ulaanbaatar. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 358th and 5802nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Jerusalem Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.4
$4.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$89.2
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.6
$4.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.45
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$4
$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1355
$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$953
$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2790
$1391
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1935
$806
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$126
$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$78.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.9
$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.96%
6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12822
$1637
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8413
$959
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.6
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.8
$7.32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$5.34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.92
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.91
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$0.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.83
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17
$5.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$3.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$4.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.65
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.26
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.44
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.52
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$86.1
$68.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$4.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$97.9
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.9
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$859
$154
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11066
$7750

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Distance City Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi Bethlehem
$934
13 km or 7.9 mi Ramallah
$952
22 km or 14 mi Beit Shemesh
$1400
28 km or 17 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1835
30 km or 19 mi Hebron
$721
35 km or 22 mi Lod
$1768
36 km or 22 mi Dura
$847
36 km or 22 mi Ariel
$1536
36 km or 23 mi Ramla
$2115
40 km or 25 mi Rehovot
$1741
42 km or 26 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1853
42 km or 26 mi Yehud
$1866
43 km or 27 mi Ness Ziona
$1825
43 km or 27 mi Kafr Qasim
$1868
43 km or 27 mi Rishon LeZion
$1881
44 km or 28 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1771
46 km or 28 mi Petah Tikva
$1769
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Ono
$1836
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Gat
$1754
47 km or 29 mi Yavne
$1815
48 km or 30 mi Nablus
$730
49 km or 30 mi Bnei Brak
$1996
50 km or 31 mi Givatayim
$2020
50 km or 31 mi Holon
$1751
50 km or 31 mi Ramat Gan
$2154
51 km or 32 mi Qalqilya
$705
51 km or 32 mi Bat Yam
$1795
51 km or 32 mi Hod HaSharon
$2098
52 km or 32 mi Tel Aviv
$2254
53 km or 33 mi Kfar Saba
$1918
54 km or 33 mi Ashdod
$1775
54 km or 33 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1651
54 km or 34 mi Herzliya
$2085
55 km or 34 mi Ra'anana
$1917
56 km or 35 mi Tira
$1872
56 km or 35 mi Al-Salt
$692
57 km or 36 mi Tayibe
$1838
58 km or 36 mi Arad
$1651
62 km or 38 mi Rahat
$1632
63 km or 39 mi Ashkelon
$1671

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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