Los Angeles vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Los Angeles Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3165
$792
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7625
$2074
🏠 One person rent
$2019
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$3688
$826
🍽️ Food expenses
$715
$292
🚐 Transport expenses
$236
$43.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6398
$365
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
99
43
😀 Quality of life
94
55
🏙️ Population
3.9M
1.4M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 300% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 72nd and 6405th ($3165 vs $792) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 60th and 1st in the United States and Mongolia, respectively. Check the United States vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.5 months in Ulaanbaatar. Los Angeles ranked 5th best city to live in the United States vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 34th and 5931st among best cities to live in the world.

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Los Angeles Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22.5
$4.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$101
$29
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.42
$1.74
☕ Cappuccino
$5.63
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2215
$430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1717
$290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4161
$1038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3237
$664
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$49.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$75.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.7%
6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7697
$1426
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6904
$885
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.3
$7.97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$5.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.38
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.26
$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.47
$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$4.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18
$5.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$3.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.72
$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.9
$8.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12
$1.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.97
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.95
$2.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$63.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.3
$4.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$140
$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$29
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.1
$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$80.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2020
$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$31623
$5952

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Huntington Park
$2777
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Maywood
$2717
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Florence-Graham
$2781
10 km or 6.2 mi Bell
$2678
10 km or 6.2 mi Monterey Park
$2821
11 km or 6.6 mi Alhambra
$2887
11 km or 6.6 mi South Pasadena
$2854
11 km or 7 mi Cudahy
$2638
12 km or 7.6 mi San Gabriel
$2987
12 km or 7.7 mi Bell Gardens
$2578
12 km or 7.8 mi West Hollywood
$2734
13 km or 7.8 mi Montebello
$2713
13 km or 8 mi South Gate
$2650
13 km or 8.2 mi Glendale
$3660
14 km or 8.8 mi Inglewood
$2886
15 km or 9 mi Beverly Hills
$2297
15 km or 9.1 mi Lynwood
$2676
15 km or 9.3 mi Rosemead
$2750
15 km or 9.5 mi Culver
$2836
15 km or 9.6 mi Pasadena
$3263
16 km or 9.9 mi Pico Rivera
$2649
16 km or 10 mi Burbank
$3220
16 km or 10 mi Downey
$2442
17 km or 11 mi Compton
$2737
18 km or 11 mi La Canada Flintridge
$3030
18 km or 11 mi Hawthorne
$2987
18 km or 11 mi Temple
$2747
18 km or 11 mi South El Monte
$2702
18 km or 11 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2621
18 km or 11 mi Paramount
$2579
19 km or 12 mi Gardena
$2935
20 km or 12 mi El Monte
$2707
21 km or 13 mi Lawndale
$3148
21 km or 13 mi Arcadia
$2700
21 km or 13 mi Bellflower
$2541
22 km or 14 mi Norwalk
$2375
22 km or 14 mi Santa Monica
$3589
22 km or 14 mi Whittier
$2665
23 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3168
24 km or 15 mi Carson
$2862

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Distance City Cost of living
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$759
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$576
520 km or 323 mi Irkutsk
$607
559 km or 347 mi Angarsk
$589
656 km or 408 mi Chita
$491
794 km or 493 mi Manzhouli
$674
798 km or 496 mi Bayannur
$997
835 km or 519 mi Xilinhot
$679
840 km or 522 mi Baotou
$673
875 km or 544 mi Hohhot
$563
914 km or 568 mi Ulanqab
$640
917 km or 570 mi Wuhai
$1345
934 km or 581 mi Ordos
$674
954 km or 593 mi Hulunbuir
$677
969 km or 602 mi Fengzhen
$640
985 km or 612 mi Bratsk
$444
992 km or 616 mi Shizuishan
$776
1008 km or 626 mi Datong
$707
1012 km or 629 mi Zhangjiakou
$658
1025 km or 637 mi Yakeshi
$647
1028 km or 639 mi Huairen
$643
1050 km or 652 mi Shenmu
$614
1051 km or 653 mi Yinchuan
$535
1051 km or 653 mi Shuozhou
$625
1094 km or 680 mi Lingwu
$573
1103 km or 685 mi Qingtongxia
$578
1106 km or 687 mi Wuzhong
$603
1113 km or 692 mi Jinchang
$593
1124 km or 698 mi Yuanping
$572
1126 km or 700 mi Zhangye
$504
1131 km or 703 mi Chifeng
$602
1131 km or 703 mi Jiuquan
$510
1156 km or 718 mi Xinzhou
$576
1164 km or 723 mi Wuwei
$581
1165 km or 724 mi Chengde
$700
1166 km or 724 mi Ulanhot
$560
1166 km or 724 mi Zhongwei
$628
1169 km or 726 mi Beijing
$1065
1169 km or 727 mi Yumen
$666
1176 km or 731 mi Zalantun
$625