Medan vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$519
$907
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1426
$2342
🏠 One person rent
$204
$472
🏘️ Family rent
$428
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$305
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.4
$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$315
$408
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
52
43
😀 Quality of life
43
55
🏙️ Population
2.11M
1.4M

The cost of living in Medan is 43% less expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 8536th and 6109th ($519 vs $907) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 1st in Indonesia and Mongolia, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 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 6659th and 5802nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medan vs Ulaanbaatar

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Medan Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.65
$4.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.3
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.08
$4.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$1.84
$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$116
$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$456
$1391
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$302
$806
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65
$78.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.7
$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.53%
6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1907
$1637
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$661
$959
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.09
$7.32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.27
$5.34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$0.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.21
$5.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$3.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$4.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.8
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.18
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.62
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.4
$68.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.4
$4.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.98
$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.5
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.2
$154
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11482
$7750

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$503
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$504
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$518
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$490
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$538
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$461
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$673
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$759
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$624
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$669
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$671
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$670
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$637
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$613
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$729
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$742
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$594
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$687
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$523
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$732
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$738
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$892
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$617
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$571
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$563
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$630
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$585
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$561
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$421
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$699
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$799
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$590
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$752
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$985
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$517
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$822
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$807
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$750
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$518
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$544

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Distance City Cost of living
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$875
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$568
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$741
559 km or 347 mi Angarsk
$575
656 km or 408 mi Chita
$617
794 km or 493 mi Manzhouli
$629
798 km or 496 mi Bayannur
$1005
835 km or 519 mi Xilinhot
$677
840 km or 522 mi Baotou
$684
875 km or 544 mi Hohhot
$581
914 km or 568 mi Ulanqab
$644
917 km or 570 mi Wuhai
$1380
934 km or 581 mi Ordos
$676
954 km or 593 mi Hulunbuir
$646
969 km or 602 mi Fengzhen
$637
985 km or 612 mi Bratsk
$447
992 km or 616 mi Shizuishan
$806
1008 km or 626 mi Datong
$729
1012 km or 629 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
1025 km or 637 mi Yakeshi
$605
1028 km or 639 mi Huairen
$648
1050 km or 652 mi Shenmu
$602
1051 km or 653 mi Yinchuan
$561
1051 km or 653 mi Shuozhou
$619
1094 km or 680 mi Lingwu
$574
1103 km or 685 mi Qingtongxia
$573
1106 km or 687 mi Wuzhong
$601
1113 km or 692 mi Jinchang
$603
1124 km or 698 mi Yuanping
$570
1126 km or 700 mi Zhangye
$515
1131 km or 703 mi Chifeng
$628
1131 km or 703 mi Jiuquan
$502
1156 km or 718 mi Xinzhou
$577
1164 km or 723 mi Wuwei
$589
1165 km or 724 mi Chengde
$760
1166 km or 724 mi Ulanhot
$537
1166 km or 724 mi Zhongwei
$623
1169 km or 726 mi Beijing
$1067
1169 km or 727 mi Yumen
$629
1176 km or 731 mi Zalantun
$594