Los Angeles vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Los Angeles	Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3196	$906
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7594	$2335
🏠 One person rent	$2049	$471
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$1016
🍽️ Food expenses	$709	$307
🚐 Transport expenses	$220	$44.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4771	$407
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	99	43
😀 Quality of life	93	56
🏙️ Population	3.9M	1.4M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 253% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 80th and 6004th ($3196 vs $906) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st 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 1.5 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.4 months in Ulaanbaatar. Los Angeles ranked 7th best city to live in the United States vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 58th and 5778th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Ulaanbaatar

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	Los Angeles	Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.7	$4.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.7	$29.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.51	$1.62
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2168	$503
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1758	$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4056	$1382
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3293	$815
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$70.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$17.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	6.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8056	$1765
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7115	$978
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.5	$8.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$5.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.1	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.05	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$4.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$5.77
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$3.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$4.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$9.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.25	$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.63	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.3	$63.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$4.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$190	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.8	$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$65.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$90.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1650	$175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28838	$6410

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2798
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2735
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2936
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2902
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2768
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3061
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3105
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2786
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3659
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3014
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2903
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2788
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2780
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3033
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3416
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3370
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2735
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3086
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2824
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2787
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2720
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3022
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2775
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3162
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2758
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2669
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2662
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3573
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2789
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2919

Cities near Ulaanbaatar

Distance	City	Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi	Bulgan	$879
437 km or 272 mi	Ulan-Ude	$616
520 km or 323 mi	Irkutsk	$770
559 km or 347 mi	Angarsk	$624
656 km or 408 mi	Chita	$651
794 km or 493 mi	Manzhouli	$612
798 km or 496 mi	Bayannur	$979
835 km or 519 mi	Xilinhot	$660
840 km or 522 mi	Baotou	$648
875 km or 544 mi	Hohhot	$563
914 km or 568 mi	Ulanqab	$620
917 km or 570 mi	Wuhai	$1339
934 km or 581 mi	Ordos	$651
954 km or 593 mi	Hulunbuir	$639
969 km or 602 mi	Fengzhen	$616
985 km or 612 mi	Bratsk	$470
992 km or 616 mi	Shizuishan	$781
1008 km or 626 mi	Datong	$703
1012 km or 629 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
1025 km or 637 mi	Yakeshi	$603
1028 km or 639 mi	Huairen	$624
1050 km or 652 mi	Shenmu	$588
1051 km or 653 mi	Yinchuan	$549
1051 km or 653 mi	Shuozhou	$600
1094 km or 680 mi	Lingwu	$566
1103 km or 685 mi	Qingtongxia	$563
1106 km or 687 mi	Wuzhong	$592
1113 km or 692 mi	Jinchang	$469
1124 km or 698 mi	Yuanping	$550
1126 km or 700 mi	Zhangye	$469
1131 km or 703 mi	Chifeng	$623
1131 km or 703 mi	Jiuquan	$458
1156 km or 718 mi	Xinzhou	$555
1164 km or 723 mi	Wuwei	$403
1165 km or 724 mi	Chengde	$711
1166 km or 724 mi	Ulanhot	$532
1166 km or 724 mi	Zhongwei	$586
1169 km or 726 mi	Beijing	$1016
1169 km or 727 mi	Yumen	$426
1176 km or 731 mi	Zalantun	$598