Manchester vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2348
$935
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5497
$2240
🏠 One person rent
$1452
$481
🏘️ Family rent
$2508
$841
🍽️ Food expenses
$573
$314
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$46.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3236
$589
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
90
44
😀 Quality of life
92
64
🏙️ Population
548K
1.4M

The cost of living in Manchester is 151% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 1193rd and 6046th ($2348 vs $935) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 1st in the United Kingdom and Mongolia, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Manchester compared to 0.6 months in Ulaanbaatar. Manchester ranked 12th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 84th and 5297th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manchester vs Ulaanbaatar

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Manchester Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.3
$5.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.4
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.78
$2.39
☕ Cappuccino
$4.69
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.59
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1619
$522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1133
$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2982
$962
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1988
$710
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$280
$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.2
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.17%
8.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4975
$1954
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4650
$961
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.66
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$107
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22
$4.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.85
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.58
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.86
$4.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$6.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$3.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$9.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.5
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$23.2
$1.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.01
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.14
$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$2.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.3
$75.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$4.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.9
$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.2
$82.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.3
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1414
$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20557
$8817

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2043
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1975
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2025
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1993
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1862
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1689
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1945
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1784
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1838
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1987
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1880
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2022
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1742
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1832
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1682
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1885
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1781
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1890
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1501
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1833
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1961
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1894
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1827
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1694
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1733
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1831
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1774
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1847
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1922
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1808
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1853
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1535
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1559
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1942
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1948
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1710
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2035
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1860
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1854
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1831

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$904
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$739
520 km or 323 mi Irkutsk
$778
559 km or 347 mi Angarsk
$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