Jerusalem vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Jerusalem	Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2483	$927
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5802	$2221
🏠 One person rent	$1417	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$2357	$858
🍽️ Food expenses	$720	$311
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$44.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3437	$436
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	77	44
😀 Quality of life	86	62
🏙️ Population	936K	1.4M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 168% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 911th and 6169th ($2483 vs $927) 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 1.4 months in Jerusalem compared to 0.5 months in Ulaanbaatar. Jerusalem ranked 2nd best city to live in Israel vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 410th and 5662nd 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	$25.6	$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$94.3	$29.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$19.1	$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.2	$2.24
☕ Cappuccino	$5.04	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.26	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1637	$482
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1119	$411
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2975	$888
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1851	$755
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$40.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$247	$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.9	$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.11%	7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16323	$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9037	$946
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.26	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72	$9.43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$4.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.4	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.36	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.97	$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.82	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.6	$5.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$3.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$2.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.65	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$9.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.2	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$1.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.4	$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.37	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.6	$67.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$4.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$107	$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$114	$73.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$152	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1104	$191
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27069	$7641

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$1010
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1122
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1823
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2198
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$895
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$2154
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1062
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1821
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2346
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$2066
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2270
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2260
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2298
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2288
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2403
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2105
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2253
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2192
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2079
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2172
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$978
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2385
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2449
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$2031
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2451
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$910
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2147
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2320
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2702
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2346
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$2145
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$2110
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$3089
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2432
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2274
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$546
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2207
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1946
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1962
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1761

Cities near Ulaanbaatar

Distance	City	Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi	Bulgan	$903
437 km or 272 mi	Ulan-Ude	$722
520 km or 323 mi	Irkutsk	$771
559 km or 347 mi	Angarsk	$767
656 km or 408 mi	Chita	$970
794 km or 493 mi	Manzhouli	$650
798 km or 496 mi	Bayannur	$1010
835 km or 519 mi	Xilinhot	$691
840 km or 522 mi	Baotou	$679
875 km or 544 mi	Hohhot	$555
914 km or 568 mi	Ulanqab	$640
917 km or 570 mi	Wuhai	$1392
934 km or 581 mi	Ordos	$667
954 km or 593 mi	Hulunbuir	$651
969 km or 602 mi	Fengzhen	$655
985 km or 612 mi	Bratsk	$543
992 km or 616 mi	Shizuishan	$804
1008 km or 626 mi	Datong	$770
1012 km or 629 mi	Zhangjiakou	$657
1025 km or 637 mi	Yakeshi	$636
1028 km or 639 mi	Huairen	$666
1050 km or 652 mi	Shenmu	$590
1051 km or 653 mi	Yinchuan	$566
1051 km or 653 mi	Shuozhou	$610
1094 km or 680 mi	Lingwu	$582
1103 km or 685 mi	Qingtongxia	$581
1106 km or 687 mi	Wuzhong	$605
1113 km or 692 mi	Jinchang	$495
1124 km or 698 mi	Yuanping	$555
1126 km or 700 mi	Zhangye	$500
1131 km or 703 mi	Chifeng	$633
1131 km or 703 mi	Jiuquan	$484
1156 km or 718 mi	Xinzhou	$567
1164 km or 723 mi	Wuwei	$426
1165 km or 724 mi	Chengde	$709
1166 km or 724 mi	Ulanhot	$566
1166 km or 724 mi	Zhongwei	$613
1169 km or 726 mi	Beijing	$1044
1169 km or 727 mi	Yumen	$454
1176 km or 731 mi	Zalantun	$635