Madrid vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Madrid Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2109
$935
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4833
$2240
🏠 One person rent
$1251
$481
🏘️ Family rent
$2104
$841
🍽️ Food expenses
$517
$314
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$46.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2569
$589
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
98
44
😀 Quality of life
91
64
🏙️ Population
3.51M
1.4M

The cost of living in Madrid is 126% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 1723rd and 6046th ($2109 vs $935) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Spain and Mongolia, respectively. Check Spain vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Madrid compared to 0.6 months in Ulaanbaatar. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 160th and 5297th among best cities to live in the world.

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Madrid Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.6
$5.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.1
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.64
$2.39
☕ Cappuccino
$3.76
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.27
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1411
$522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1035
$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2589
$962
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1735
$710
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.4
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.1%
8.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9054
$1954
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4487
$961
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.5
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.1
$4.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.97
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.98
$4.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.7
$6.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$3.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.81
$9.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.01
$1.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.43
$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.43
$2.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.55
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.1
$75.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$4.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$68.9
$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.4
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.3
$82.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$729
$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16324
$8817

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Pozuelo de Alarcon
$1899
11 km or 6.7 mi Coslada
$1721
14 km or 8.5 mi Alcobendas
$1708
18 km or 11 mi Mostoles
$1716
18 km or 11 mi Fuenlabrada
$1603
18 km or 11 mi Torrejon de Ardoz
$1643
21 km or 13 mi Tres Cantos
$1667
29 km or 18 mi Alcala de Henares
$1678
50 km or 31 mi Guadalajara
$1200
68 km or 42 mi Toledo
$1320
69 km or 43 mi Segovia
$1360
138 km or 86 mi Cuenca
$1246
155 km or 97 mi Laguna de Duero
$1396
158 km or 98 mi Villarrobledo
$1397
162 km or 101 mi Valladolid
$1415
177 km or 110 mi Salamanca
$1191
196 km or 122 mi Puertollano
$896
208 km or 129 mi Plasencia
$1267
211 km or 131 mi Zamora
$1373
215 km or 133 mi Burgos
$1242
223 km or 139 mi Albacete
$1303
242 km or 150 mi Villanueva de la Serena
$1325
244 km or 151 mi Requena
$1421
250 km or 156 mi Logrono
$1115
251 km or 156 mi Caceres
$1187
253 km or 157 mi Tudela
$1424
258 km or 160 mi Linares
$1395
269 km or 167 mi Ubeda
$1499
272 km or 169 mi Zaragoza
$1436
281 km or 175 mi Merida
$1276
283 km or 176 mi Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1697
288 km or 179 mi Leon
$1265
295 km or 183 mi Jaen
$1125
296 km or 184 mi Jumilla
$1316
297 km or 184 mi Cordoba
$1291
298 km or 185 mi Yecla
$1203
299 km or 186 mi Braganca
$935
301 km or 187 mi Martos
$1390
302 km or 187 mi Caravaca de la Cruz
$1351
302 km or 188 mi Valencia
$1812

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$904
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$739
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$778
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$776
656 km or 408 mi Chita
$863
794 km or 493 mi Manzhouli
$656
798 km or 496 mi Bayannur
$1039
835 km or 519 mi Xilinhot
$721
840 km or 522 mi Baotou
$693
875 km or 544 mi Hohhot
$578
914 km or 568 mi Ulanqab
$665
917 km or 570 mi Wuhai
$1426
934 km or 581 mi Ordos
$691
954 km or 593 mi Hulunbuir
$658
969 km or 602 mi Fengzhen
$676
985 km or 612 mi Bratsk
$568
992 km or 616 mi Shizuishan
$820
1008 km or 626 mi Datong
$789
1012 km or 629 mi Zhangjiakou
$680
1025 km or 637 mi Yakeshi
$639
1028 km or 639 mi Huairen
$684
1050 km or 652 mi Shenmu
$607
1051 km or 653 mi Yinchuan
$577
1051 km or 653 mi Shuozhou
$629
1094 km or 680 mi Lingwu
$594
1103 km or 685 mi Qingtongxia
$593
1106 km or 687 mi Wuzhong
$618
1113 km or 692 mi Jinchang
$503
1124 km or 698 mi Yuanping
$570
1126 km or 700 mi Zhangye
$509
1131 km or 703 mi Chifeng
$653
1131 km or 703 mi Jiuquan
$492
1156 km or 718 mi Xinzhou
$580
1164 km or 723 mi Wuwei
$433
1165 km or 724 mi Chengde
$722
1166 km or 724 mi Ulanhot
$594
1166 km or 724 mi Zhongwei
$627
1169 km or 726 mi Beijing
$1108
1169 km or 727 mi Yumen
$460
1176 km or 731 mi Zalantun
$672