Madrid vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Madrid Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1889
$907
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4256
$2342
🏠 One person rent
$1111
$472
🏘️ Family rent
$1849
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$457
$305
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2391
$408
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
98
43
😀 Quality of life
90
55
🏙️ Population
3.33M
1.4M

The cost of living in Madrid is 108% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 2194th and 6109th ($1889 vs $907) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Spain and Mongolia, respectively. Check Spain vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Madrid compared to 0.5 months in Ulaanbaatar. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 149th and 5802nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Madrid Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.3
$4.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.7
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$4.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.18
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.83
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1256
$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$911
$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2211
$1391
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1526
$806
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98
$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$78.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.1
$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.68%
6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6496
$1637
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4015
$959
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$7.32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$5.34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$0.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.24
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.47
$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$5.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$3.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$4.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.49
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.16
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.4
$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.2
$68.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$4.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67.3
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.5
$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.1
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.9
$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$585
$154
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10462
$7750

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Pozuelo de Alarcon
$1776
11 km or 6.7 mi Coslada
$1567
14 km or 8.5 mi Alcobendas
$1526
18 km or 11 mi Mostoles
$1591
18 km or 11 mi Fuenlabrada
$1592
18 km or 11 mi Torrejon de Ardoz
$1471
21 km or 13 mi Tres Cantos
$1396
29 km or 18 mi Alcala de Henares
$1444
50 km or 31 mi Guadalajara
$1122
68 km or 42 mi Toledo
$1289
69 km or 43 mi Segovia
$1333
138 km or 86 mi Cuenca
$1162
155 km or 97 mi Laguna de Duero
$1259
158 km or 98 mi Villarrobledo
$1287
162 km or 101 mi Valladolid
$1262
177 km or 110 mi Salamanca
$1127
196 km or 122 mi Puertollano
$974
208 km or 129 mi Plasencia
$1169
211 km or 131 mi Zamora
$1260
215 km or 133 mi Burgos
$1220
223 km or 139 mi Albacete
$1037
242 km or 150 mi Villanueva de la Serena
$1217
244 km or 151 mi Requena
$1317
250 km or 156 mi Logrono
$1016
251 km or 156 mi Caceres
$1019
253 km or 157 mi Tudela
$1314
258 km or 160 mi Linares
$1316
269 km or 167 mi Ubeda
$1461
272 km or 169 mi Zaragoza
$1330
281 km or 175 mi Merida
$1186
283 km or 176 mi Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1600
288 km or 179 mi Leon
$1337
295 km or 183 mi Jaen
$1013
296 km or 184 mi Jumilla
$1258
297 km or 184 mi Cordoba
$1165
298 km or 185 mi Yecla
$1271
299 km or 186 mi Braganca
$863
301 km or 187 mi Martos
$1284
302 km or 187 mi Caravaca de la Cruz
$1260
302 km or 188 mi Valencia
$1581

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Distance City Cost of living
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$875
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$568
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$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