Medina vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Medina	Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1182	$870
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2412	$2091
🏠 One person rent	$673	$430
🏘️ Family rent	$906	$764
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$306
🚐 Transport expenses	$111	$43.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1300	$516
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	22	43
😀 Quality of life	70	61
🏙️ Population	1.41M	1.4M

The cost of living in Medina is 36% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 4743rd and 6373rd ($1182 vs $870) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Saudi Arabia and Mongolia, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Medina compared to 0.6 months in Ulaanbaatar. Medina ranked 6th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 4114th and 5856th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medina vs Ulaanbaatar

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	Medina	Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.56	$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.9	$29.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.96	$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.77	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.81	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$439	$417
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$505	$358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$633	$769
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$688	$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.1	$46
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$70.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$89.7	$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.02%	6.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3803	$1651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1109	$881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.06	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.7	$8.29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.8	$4.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$0.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.06	$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.18	$5.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$5.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$4.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.32	$9.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.47	$1.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.3	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.94	$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.35	$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.15	$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.6	$70
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.9	$19
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.79	$4.85
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.2	$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$286	$167
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5508	$6621

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Cities near Medina

Distance	City	Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi	Yanbu	$791
328 km or 204 mi	Jeddah	$1155
339 km or 211 mi	Mecca	$1162
378 km or 235 mi	Al Wajh	$940
398 km or 247 mi	Ha'il	$825
422 km or 262 mi	Ar Rass	$862
477 km or 296 mi	Unaizah	$967
531 km or 330 mi	Tabuk	$1069
585 km or 363 mi	Bisha	$918
593 km or 368 mi	Port Sudan	$964
595 km or 370 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$791
615 km or 382 mi	Sakakah	$769
650 km or 404 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$589
657 km or 408 mi	Hurghada	$346
661 km or 411 mi	Bareq	$903
675 km or 419 mi	El Gouna	$354
676 km or 420 mi	Dahab	$517
680 km or 423 mi	Aswan	$348
714 km or 444 mi	Luxor	$365
717 km or 446 mi	Qena	$428
719 km or 447 mi	Riyadh	$1627
723 km or 449 mi	Aqaba	$782
729 km or 453 mi	Eilat	$1734
742 km or 461 mi	Ma'an	$798
757 km or 470 mi	Abha	$911
758 km or 471 mi	As Sulayyil	$1008
810 km or 503 mi	Tafilah	$645
827 km or 514 mi	Sohag	$398
839 km or 522 mi	Al-Karak	$718
861 km or 535 mi	Dimona	$1910
870 km or 540 mi	Arad	$1855
890 km or 553 mi	Beersheba	$1645
896 km or 557 mi	Asyut	$271
901 km or 560 mi	Hebron	$837
902 km or 561 mi	Dura	$1021
902 km or 561 mi	Ofakim	$1867
905 km or 562 mi	Rahat	$1879
906 km or 563 mi	Amman	$1009
907 km or 564 mi	Najran	$860
913 km or 567 mi	Bethlehem	$987

Cities near Ulaanbaatar

Distance	City	Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi	Bulgan	$838
437 km or 272 mi	Ulan-Ude	$676
520 km or 323 mi	Irkutsk	$735
559 km or 347 mi	Angarsk	$725
656 km or 408 mi	Chita	$912
794 km or 493 mi	Manzhouli	$631
798 km or 496 mi	Bayannur	$986
835 km or 519 mi	Xilinhot	$677
840 km or 522 mi	Baotou	$659
875 km or 544 mi	Hohhot	$541
914 km or 568 mi	Ulanqab	$629
917 km or 570 mi	Wuhai	$1365
934 km or 581 mi	Ordos	$655
954 km or 593 mi	Hulunbuir	$638
969 km or 602 mi	Fengzhen	$642
985 km or 612 mi	Bratsk	$518
992 km or 616 mi	Shizuishan	$785
1008 km or 626 mi	Datong	$748
1012 km or 629 mi	Zhangjiakou	$652
1025 km or 637 mi	Yakeshi	$614
1028 km or 639 mi	Huairen	$654
1050 km or 652 mi	Shenmu	$580
1051 km or 653 mi	Yinchuan	$548
1051 km or 653 mi	Shuozhou	$600
1094 km or 680 mi	Lingwu	$564
1103 km or 685 mi	Qingtongxia	$563
1106 km or 687 mi	Wuzhong	$589
1113 km or 692 mi	Jinchang	$480
1124 km or 698 mi	Yuanping	$546
1126 km or 700 mi	Zhangye	$484
1131 km or 703 mi	Chifeng	$615
1131 km or 703 mi	Jiuquan	$470
1156 km or 718 mi	Xinzhou	$553
1164 km or 723 mi	Wuwei	$411
1165 km or 724 mi	Chengde	$694
1166 km or 724 mi	Ulanhot	$532
1166 km or 724 mi	Zhongwei	$597
1169 km or 726 mi	Beijing	$1029
1169 km or 727 mi	Yumen	$439
1176 km or 731 mi	Zalantun	$600