Medan vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Medan Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$461
$927
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1179
$2221
🏠 One person rent
$185
$481
🏘️ Family rent
$299
$858
🍽️ Food expenses
$174
$311
🚐 Transport expenses
$34
$44.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$230
$436
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
55
44
😀 Quality of life
48
62
🏙️ Population
2.11M
1.4M

The cost of living in Medan is 50% less expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 8850th and 6169th ($461 vs $927) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 48th and 1st in Indonesia and Mongolia, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Medan compared to 0.5 months in Ulaanbaatar. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 6907th and 5662nd among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

Prices in Medan vs Ulaanbaatar

Prices for goods and services in Medan and Ulaanbaatar are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Medan Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.73
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.3
$29.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.13
$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$2.24
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$169
$482
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$101
$411
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$308
$888
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$179
$755
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.1
$40.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.3
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.1
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.23%
7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1205
$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$591
$946
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.11
$9.43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.58
$4.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.42
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.93
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$5.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$3.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.62
$9.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$1.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.34
$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.7
$67.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.37
$4.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.66
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.4
$73.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$122
$191
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9091
$7641

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Medan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$458
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$470
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$451
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$485
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$438
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$701
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$572
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$558
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$792
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$740
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$696
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$663
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$551
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$762
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$790
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$634
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$750
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$564
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$831
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$813
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$981
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$664
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$627
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$628
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$678
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$513
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$622
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$407
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$736
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$846
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$495
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$788
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$1059
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$551
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$808
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$891
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$780
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$588
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$572

Cities near Ulaanbaatar

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