Manchester vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2365
$927
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5609
$2221
🏠 One person rent
$1445
$481
🏘️ Family rent
$2498
$858
🍽️ Food expenses
$583
$311
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$44.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3421
$436
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
90
44
😀 Quality of life
93
62
🏙️ Population
548K
1.4M

The cost of living in Manchester is 155% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 1156th and 6169th ($2365 vs $927) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd 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 0.5 months in Ulaanbaatar. Manchester ranked 9th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 78th and 5662nd 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
$19.7
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.2
$29.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.56
$2.24
☕ Cappuccino
$4.95
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1540
$482
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1148
$411
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2808
$888
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2033
$755
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$40.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$267
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.2%
7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4797
$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4525
$946
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.75
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$120
$9.43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.8
$4.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.97
$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.1
$5.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$3.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$2.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.85
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$9.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$20.2
$1.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.89
$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.3
$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.12
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.4
$67.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$4.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.3
$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.4
$73.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1658
$191
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21096
$7641

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2080
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$2002
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2055
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$2033
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1741
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1974
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1818
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1827
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$2079
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1904
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2046
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1718
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1870
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1907
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1846
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1928
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1496
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1857
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1991
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1925
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1841
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1674
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1754
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1861
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1787
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1882
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1951
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1855
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1893
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1519
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1567
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1998
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1940
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1730
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2047
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1888
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1895
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1862

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Distance City Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi Bulgan
$903
437 km or 272 mi Ulan-Ude
$722
520 km or 323 mi Irkutsk
$771
559 km or 347 mi Angarsk
$767
656 km or 408 mi Chita
$970
794 km or 493 mi Manzhouli
$650
798 km or 496 mi Bayannur
$1010
835 km or 519 mi Xilinhot
$691
840 km or 522 mi Baotou
$679
875 km or 544 mi Hohhot
$555
914 km or 568 mi Ulanqab
$640
917 km or 570 mi Wuhai
$1392
934 km or 581 mi Ordos
$667
954 km or 593 mi Hulunbuir
$651
969 km or 602 mi Fengzhen
$655
985 km or 612 mi Bratsk
$543
992 km or 616 mi Shizuishan
$804
1008 km or 626 mi Datong
$770
1012 km or 629 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
1025 km or 637 mi Yakeshi
$636
1028 km or 639 mi Huairen
$666
1050 km or 652 mi Shenmu
$590
1051 km or 653 mi Yinchuan
$566
1051 km or 653 mi Shuozhou
$610
1094 km or 680 mi Lingwu
$582
1103 km or 685 mi Qingtongxia
$581
1106 km or 687 mi Wuzhong
$605
1113 km or 692 mi Jinchang
$495
1124 km or 698 mi Yuanping
$555
1126 km or 700 mi Zhangye
$500
1131 km or 703 mi Chifeng
$633
1131 km or 703 mi Jiuquan
$484
1156 km or 718 mi Xinzhou
$567
1164 km or 723 mi Wuwei
$426
1165 km or 724 mi Chengde
$709
1166 km or 724 mi Ulanhot
$566
1166 km or 724 mi Zhongwei
$613
1169 km or 726 mi Beijing
$1044
1169 km or 727 mi Yumen
$454
1176 km or 731 mi Zalantun
$635