Lyon vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lyon Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1608
$907
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3946
$2342
🏠 One person rent
$777
$472
🏘️ Family rent
$1432
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$563
$305
🚐 Transport expenses
$139
$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3068
$408
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
93
43
😀 Quality of life
90
55
🏙️ Population
522K
1.4M

The cost of living in Lyon is 77% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 3218th and 6109th ($1608 vs $907) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 1st in France and Mongolia, respectively. Check France vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Lyon compared to 0.5 months in Ulaanbaatar. Lyon ranked 4th best city to live in France vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 156th and 5802nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Lyon Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.6
$4.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.5
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$4.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.48
$1.69
 Cappuccino
$3.69
$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.41
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$845
$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$566
$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1554
$1391
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1129
$806
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$184
$78.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.75%
6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6432
$1637
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4491
$959
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.23
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.7
$7.32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$5.34
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.24
$0.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.4
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.4
$5.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$3.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$4.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.24
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.27
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.2
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.75
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.84
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.86
$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.3
$68.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$4.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.8
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.7
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$591
$154
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14265
$7750

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Distance City Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi Villeurbanne
$1622
50 km or 31 mi Saint-Etienne
$1139
61 km or 38 mi Macon
$1287
67 km or 42 mi Roanne
$1413
84 km or 52 mi Aix-les-Bains
$1559
87 km or 54 mi Chambery
$1448
92 km or 57 mi Valence
$1272
94 km or 58 mi Grenoble
$1473
101 km or 63 mi Annecy
$1563
109 km or 68 mi Vernier
$3120
109 km or 68 mi Meyrin
$3090
110 km or 68 mi Lancy
$3094
111 km or 69 mi Carouge
$3152
112 km or 70 mi Geneva
$3322
114 km or 71 mi Chalon-sur-Saone
$1278
117 km or 73 mi Vichy
$1261
118 km or 73 mi Annemasse
$1617
120 km or 74 mi Le Creusot
$1102
128 km or 80 mi Nyon
$3364
136 km or 85 mi Clermont-Ferrand
$1363
158 km or 98 mi Chamonix
$1795
159 km or 99 mi Renens
$2871
163 km or 101 mi Lausanne
$2890
175 km or 108 mi Dijon
$1372
177 km or 110 mi Montreux
$3257
179 km or 111 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$2940
184 km or 115 mi Montlucon
$1554
188 km or 117 mi Besancon
$1149
188 km or 117 mi Nevers
$1364
192 km or 120 mi Aosta
$1364
195 km or 121 mi Bulle
$2823
201 km or 125 mi Avignon
$1426
202 km or 125 mi Sion
$2052
211 km or 131 mi Neuchatel
$2424
212 km or 132 mi Fribourg
$2738
213 km or 132 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2373
217 km or 135 mi Nimes
$1301
227 km or 141 mi Manosque
$1407
236 km or 147 mi Turin
$1502
236 km or 147 mi Koniz
$2592

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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