London vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	London	Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3851	$870
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8597	$2091
🏠 One person rent	$2689	$430
🏘️ Family rent	$4575	$764
🍽️ Food expenses	$592	$306
🚐 Transport expenses	$400	$43.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4336	$516
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	100	43
😀 Quality of life	99	61
🏙️ Population	8.8M	1.4M

The cost of living in London is 343% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 8th and 6373rd ($3851 vs $870) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the United Kingdom and Mongolia, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in London compared to 0.6 months in Ulaanbaatar. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 5th and 5856th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs Ulaanbaatar

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	London	Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.2	$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.7	$29.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.11	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$5.24	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3237	$417
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2291	$358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4710	$769
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4163	$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$46
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$70.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.1	$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.83%	6.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$21687	$1651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11040	$881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.04	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$8.29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.5	$4.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$0.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.16	$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.17	$5.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$5.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$4.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.31	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$9.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.12	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$22.4	$1.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.31	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.76	$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.97	$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59	$70
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.6	$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.9	$19
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$4.85
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2511	$167
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27583	$6621

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2960
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2512
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2449
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2514
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2435
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2367
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2352
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2337
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2326
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2633
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2374
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2456
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2200
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2197
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2273
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2655
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2091
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2176
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2274
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2515
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2224
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2205
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2785
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2206
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2164
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2559
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2275
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2223
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2469
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1780
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2118
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2122
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2132
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2160
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2419
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2000
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2245
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2416
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2165

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