Mexico City vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1475
$935
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3516
$2240
🏠 One person rent
$792
$481
🏘️ Family rent
$1397
$841
🍽️ Food expenses
$447
$314
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$46.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1122
$589
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
93
44
😀 Quality of life
73
64
🏙️ Population
9.21M
1.4M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 58% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 4074th and 6046th ($1475 vs $935) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Mexico and Mongolia, respectively. Check Mexico vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Mexico City compared to 0.6 months in Ulaanbaatar. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 2482nd and 5297th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mexico City vs Ulaanbaatar

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Mexico City Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.6
$5.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.62
$2.39
☕ Cappuccino
$4.18
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.71
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1061
$522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$634
$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1959
$962
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1139
$710
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.1
$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.6
$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.2
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.41%
8.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3972
$1954
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2110
$961
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.7
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.69
$4.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.52
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.81
$4.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$6.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$3.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.43
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$9.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.2
$1.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.06
$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.27
$2.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.4
$75.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.59
$4.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.5
$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.5
$82.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$492
$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13182
$8817

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$977
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$1003
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$959
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1000
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$832
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$940
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1050
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$878
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$981
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$914
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1013
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$932
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$994
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$874
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$897
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$1034
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$763
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$971
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$976
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1051
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$973
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$980
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$1047
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1255
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$960
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$755
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$924
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$817
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$916
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$935
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$905
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$952
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$961
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$852
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$673
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1472
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$974
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$962
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$920
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1005

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Distance City Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi Bulgan
$904
437 km or 272 mi Ulan-Ude
$739
520 km or 323 mi Irkutsk
$778
559 km or 347 mi Angarsk
$776
656 km or 408 mi Chita
$863
794 km or 493 mi Manzhouli
$656
798 km or 496 mi Bayannur
$1039
835 km or 519 mi Xilinhot
$721
840 km or 522 mi Baotou
$693
875 km or 544 mi Hohhot
$578
914 km or 568 mi Ulanqab
$665
917 km or 570 mi Wuhai
$1426
934 km or 581 mi Ordos
$691
954 km or 593 mi Hulunbuir
$658
969 km or 602 mi Fengzhen
$676
985 km or 612 mi Bratsk
$568
992 km or 616 mi Shizuishan
$820
1008 km or 626 mi Datong
$789
1012 km or 629 mi Zhangjiakou
$680
1025 km or 637 mi Yakeshi
$639
1028 km or 639 mi Huairen
$684
1050 km or 652 mi Shenmu
$607
1051 km or 653 mi Yinchuan
$577
1051 km or 653 mi Shuozhou
$629
1094 km or 680 mi Lingwu
$594
1103 km or 685 mi Qingtongxia
$593
1106 km or 687 mi Wuzhong
$618
1113 km or 692 mi Jinchang
$503
1124 km or 698 mi Yuanping
$570
1126 km or 700 mi Zhangye
$509
1131 km or 703 mi Chifeng
$653
1131 km or 703 mi Jiuquan
$492
1156 km or 718 mi Xinzhou
$580
1164 km or 723 mi Wuwei
$433
1165 km or 724 mi Chengde
$722
1166 km or 724 mi Ulanhot
$594
1166 km or 724 mi Zhongwei
$627
1169 km or 726 mi Beijing
$1108
1169 km or 727 mi Yumen
$460
1176 km or 731 mi Zalantun
$672