Madrid vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Madrid	Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2015	$870
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4668	$2091
🏠 One person rent	$1177	$430
🏘️ Family rent	$2051	$764
🍽️ Food expenses	$499	$306
🚐 Transport expenses	$189	$43.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2580	$516
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	98	43
😀 Quality of life	92	61
🏙️ Population	3.42M	1.4M

The cost of living in Madrid is 132% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 1962nd and 6373rd ($2015 vs $870) 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 0.6 months in Ulaanbaatar. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 142nd and 5856th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Madrid vs Ulaanbaatar

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	Madrid	Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.4	$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.3	$29.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.96	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.72	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1341	$417
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$959	$358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2482	$769
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1691	$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$46
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$70.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.3	$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.1%	6.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8353	$1651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4881	$881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.1	$8.29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$4.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.8	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$0.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.62	$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.96	$5.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$5.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$4.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.51	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.79	$9.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.94	$1.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.6	$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.8	$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52	$70
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$70.5	$19
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$4.85
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$678	$167
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12418	$6621

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Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1870
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1674
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1656
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1703
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1592
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1581
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1627
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1573
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1194
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1325
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1385
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1217
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1346
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1400
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1367
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1189
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$893
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1225
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1337
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1343
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1464
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1312
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1407
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$1118
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$1225
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1414
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1369
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1490
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1457
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1272
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1685
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1303
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$1133
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1345
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1233
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1320
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$913
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1382
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1344
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1703

Cities near Ulaanbaatar

Distance	City	Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi	Bulgan	$838
437 km or 272 mi	Ulan-Ude	$676
520 km or 323 mi	Irkutsk	$735
559 km or 347 mi	Angarsk	$725
656 km or 408 mi	Chita	$912
794 km or 493 mi	Manzhouli	$631
798 km or 496 mi	Bayannur	$986
835 km or 519 mi	Xilinhot	$677
840 km or 522 mi	Baotou	$659
875 km or 544 mi	Hohhot	$541
914 km or 568 mi	Ulanqab	$629
917 km or 570 mi	Wuhai	$1365
934 km or 581 mi	Ordos	$655
954 km or 593 mi	Hulunbuir	$638
969 km or 602 mi	Fengzhen	$642
985 km or 612 mi	Bratsk	$518
992 km or 616 mi	Shizuishan	$785
1008 km or 626 mi	Datong	$748
1012 km or 629 mi	Zhangjiakou	$652
1025 km or 637 mi	Yakeshi	$614
1028 km or 639 mi	Huairen	$654
1050 km or 652 mi	Shenmu	$580
1051 km or 653 mi	Yinchuan	$548
1051 km or 653 mi	Shuozhou	$600
1094 km or 680 mi	Lingwu	$564
1103 km or 685 mi	Qingtongxia	$563
1106 km or 687 mi	Wuzhong	$589
1113 km or 692 mi	Jinchang	$480
1124 km or 698 mi	Yuanping	$546
1126 km or 700 mi	Zhangye	$484
1131 km or 703 mi	Chifeng	$615
1131 km or 703 mi	Jiuquan	$470
1156 km or 718 mi	Xinzhou	$553
1164 km or 723 mi	Wuwei	$411
1165 km or 724 mi	Chengde	$694
1166 km or 724 mi	Ulanhot	$532
1166 km or 724 mi	Zhongwei	$597
1169 km or 726 mi	Beijing	$1029
1169 km or 727 mi	Yumen	$439
1176 km or 731 mi	Zalantun	$600