Medan vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$481
$906
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1335
$2335
🏠 One person rent
$187
$471
🏘️ Family rent
$394
$1016
🍽️ Food expenses
$189
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.6
$44.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$262
$407
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
53
43
😀 Quality of life
44
56
🏙️ Population
2.11M
1.4M

The cost of living in Medan is 47% less expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 8745th and 6004th ($481 vs $906) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th 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 0.4 months in Ulaanbaatar. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 6633rd and 5778th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medan Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.97
$4.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.8
$29.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.31
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.39
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$2.24
$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$503
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$107
$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$1382
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$265
$815
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.4
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.2
$70.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.1
$17.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.24%
6.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1337
$1765
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$614
$978
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.02
$8.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.8
$5.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.14
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.55
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.21
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$4.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$5.77
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$4.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$9.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.01
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.41
$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.83
$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.77
$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23
$63.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.48
$4.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.73
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.3
$65.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$90.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10763
$6410

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$470
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$474
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$486
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$461
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$503
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$435
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$631
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$695
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$582
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$620
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$619
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$628
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$605
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$571
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$670
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$719
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$560
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$645
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$490
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$714
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$701
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$810
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$585
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$532
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$536
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$604
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$543
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$570
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$398
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$669
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$772
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$542
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$682
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$940
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$485
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$792
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$782
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$703
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$529
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$501

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Distance City Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi Bulgan
$879
437 km or 272 mi Ulan-Ude
$616
520 km or 323 mi Irkutsk
$770
559 km or 347 mi Angarsk
$624
656 km or 408 mi Chita
$651
794 km or 493 mi Manzhouli
$612
798 km or 496 mi Bayannur
$979
835 km or 519 mi Xilinhot
$660
840 km or 522 mi Baotou
$648
875 km or 544 mi Hohhot
$563
914 km or 568 mi Ulanqab
$620
917 km or 570 mi Wuhai
$1339
934 km or 581 mi Ordos
$651
954 km or 593 mi Hulunbuir
$639
969 km or 602 mi Fengzhen
$616
985 km or 612 mi Bratsk
$470
992 km or 616 mi Shizuishan
$781
1008 km or 626 mi Datong
$703
1012 km or 629 mi Zhangjiakou
$634
1025 km or 637 mi Yakeshi
$603
1028 km or 639 mi Huairen
$624
1050 km or 652 mi Shenmu
$588
1051 km or 653 mi Yinchuan
$549
1051 km or 653 mi Shuozhou
$600
1094 km or 680 mi Lingwu
$566
1103 km or 685 mi Qingtongxia
$563
1106 km or 687 mi Wuzhong
$592
1113 km or 692 mi Jinchang
$469
1124 km or 698 mi Yuanping
$550
1126 km or 700 mi Zhangye
$469
1131 km or 703 mi Chifeng
$623
1131 km or 703 mi Jiuquan
$458
1156 km or 718 mi Xinzhou
$555
1164 km or 723 mi Wuwei
$403
1165 km or 724 mi Chengde
$711
1166 km or 724 mi Ulanhot
$532
1166 km or 724 mi Zhongwei
$586
1169 km or 726 mi Beijing
$1016
1169 km or 727 mi Yumen
$426
1176 km or 731 mi Zalantun
$598