Kyiv vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$795
$907
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1960
$2342
🏠 One person rent
$419
$472
🏘️ Family rent
$753
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$305
🚐 Transport expenses
$58
$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$529
$408
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
70
43
😀 Quality of life
64
55
🏙️ Population
2.95M
1.4M

The cost of living in Kyiv is 12% less expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 6450th and 6109th ($795 vs $907) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ukraine and Mongolia, respectively. Check Ukraine vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Kyiv compared to 0.5 months in Ulaanbaatar. Kyiv ranked 1st best city to live in Ukraine vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 4556th and 5802nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Kyiv Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.27
$4.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.3
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.07
$4.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$1.38
$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$518
$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$997
$1391
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$806
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.6
$78.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.57
$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.33%
6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2412
$1637
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1325
$959
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.34
$7.32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.47
$5.34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.73
$0.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$5.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$3.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$4.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.81
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.31
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.41
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.15
$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.5
$68.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.86
$4.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.13
$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$365
$154
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7166
$7750

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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$420
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$422
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$529
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$432
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$545
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$469
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$514
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$421
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$490
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$909
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$418
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$473
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$449
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$437
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$516
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$956
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$437
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$860
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$457
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$576
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$806
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$487
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$467
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$679
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$876
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$375
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$491
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$450
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$503
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$537
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$515
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$780
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1131
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$457
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$873
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$451
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$516
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$717
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$748
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$563

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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