Medina vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1215
$906
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2317
$2335
🏠 One person rent
$696
$471
🏘️ Family rent
$765
$1016
🍽️ Food expenses
$319
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$44.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1546
$407
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
20
43
😀 Quality of life
66
56
🏙️ Population
1.41M
1.4M

The cost of living in Medina is 34% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 4439th and 6004th ($1215 vs $906) 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 1.3 months in Medina compared to 0.4 months in Ulaanbaatar. Medina ranked 4th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 3899th and 5778th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medina Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.65
$4.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$29.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.01
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$2.76
$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$338
$503
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$503
$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$715
$1382
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$413
$815
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$70.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$17.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.02%
6.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3743
$1765
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1120
$978
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$8.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$5.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$4.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$5.77
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$3.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$4.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.34
$9.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$1.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.48
$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.25
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.9
$63.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$4.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.1
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.2
$65.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.6
$90.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$290
$175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7421
$6410

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Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$829
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1146
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$979
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$961
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$846
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$861
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$969
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1078
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$905
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1003
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$798
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$781
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$464
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$342
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$902
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$336
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$381
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$329
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$335
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$362
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1637
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$809
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1577
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$793
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$910
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1041
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$646
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$360
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$710
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1716
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1680
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1471
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$290
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$762
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$813
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1684
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1686
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$994
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$937
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$905

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Distance City Cost of living
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$879
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$616
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$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