Melbourne vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Melbourne	Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2308	$870
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5590	$2091
🏠 One person rent	$1286	$430
🏘️ Family rent	$2187	$764
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$306
🚐 Transport expenses	$315	$43.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4060	$516
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	100	43
😀 Quality of life	100	61
🏙️ Population	5.35M	1.4M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 165% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 1249th and 6373rd ($2308 vs $870) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Australia and Mongolia, respectively. Check Australia vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Melbourne compared to 0.6 months in Ulaanbaatar. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 1st and 5856th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Ulaanbaatar

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	Melbourne	Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.5	$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.6	$29.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.26	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.74	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.63	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1462	$417
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1055	$358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2675	$769
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1808	$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$46
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$70.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.5	$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.03%	6.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7072	$1651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5978	$881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.57	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$115	$8.29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.5	$4.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.38	$0.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.43	$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.58	$5.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$5.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$4.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.63	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$9.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.88	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$27.9	$1.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.03	$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.07	$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.65	$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.2	$70
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.5	$19
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.7	$4.85
👖 Brand Jeans	$72	$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1948	$167
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22799	$6621

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1681
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1673
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1736
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1768
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1738
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1728
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1706
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1725
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2058
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1464
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1362
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1813
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1662
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1786
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1667
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1660
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2019
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1771
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1678
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2127
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1364
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1568
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1580
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2117
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1599
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1747
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2292
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1888
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2640
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2181
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1839
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1911
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1184
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988

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