Mexico City vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1428
$927
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3399
$2221
🏠 One person rent
$774
$481
🏘️ Family rent
$1379
$858
🍽️ Food expenses
$431
$311
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$44.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1028
$436
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
93
44
😀 Quality of life
72
62
🏙️ Population
9.21M
1.4M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 54% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 4274th and 6169th ($1428 vs $927) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Mexico and Mongolia, respectively. Check Mexico vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Mexico City compared to 0.5 months in Ulaanbaatar. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 3354th and 5662nd 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
$11.7
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.4
$29.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.53
$2.24
☕ Cappuccino
$4.24
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1035
$482
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$411
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1886
$888
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1143
$755
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$40.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.1
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.7
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.35%
7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3740
$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2224
$946
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.4
$9.43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.19
$4.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.4
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.93
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$5.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$3.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$9.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.92
$1.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.84
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$67.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.33
$4.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.8
$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.3
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$73.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$473
$191
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11420
$7641

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$975
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$1008
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$969
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1015
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$842
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$941
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1040
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$880
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$982
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$917
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1015
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$934
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$986
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$887
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$907
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$1032
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$771
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$987
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$971
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1075
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$981
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$1004
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$1041
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1241
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$950
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$766
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$926
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$803
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$928
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$926
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$894
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$944
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$952
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$846
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$670
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1469
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$962
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$950
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$910
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1023

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Distance City Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi Bulgan
$903
437 km or 272 mi Ulan-Ude
$722
520 km or 323 mi Irkutsk
$771
559 km or 347 mi Angarsk
$767
656 km or 408 mi Chita
$970
794 km or 493 mi Manzhouli
$650
798 km or 496 mi Bayannur
$1010
835 km or 519 mi Xilinhot
$691
840 km or 522 mi Baotou
$679
875 km or 544 mi Hohhot
$555
914 km or 568 mi Ulanqab
$640
917 km or 570 mi Wuhai
$1392
934 km or 581 mi Ordos
$667
954 km or 593 mi Hulunbuir
$651
969 km or 602 mi Fengzhen
$655
985 km or 612 mi Bratsk
$543
992 km or 616 mi Shizuishan
$804
1008 km or 626 mi Datong
$770
1012 km or 629 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
1025 km or 637 mi Yakeshi
$636
1028 km or 639 mi Huairen
$666
1050 km or 652 mi Shenmu
$590
1051 km or 653 mi Yinchuan
$566
1051 km or 653 mi Shuozhou
$610
1094 km or 680 mi Lingwu
$582
1103 km or 685 mi Qingtongxia
$581
1106 km or 687 mi Wuzhong
$605
1113 km or 692 mi Jinchang
$495
1124 km or 698 mi Yuanping
$555
1126 km or 700 mi Zhangye
$500
1131 km or 703 mi Chifeng
$633
1131 km or 703 mi Jiuquan
$484
1156 km or 718 mi Xinzhou
$567
1164 km or 723 mi Wuwei
$426
1165 km or 724 mi Chengde
$709
1166 km or 724 mi Ulanhot
$566
1166 km or 724 mi Zhongwei
$613
1169 km or 726 mi Beijing
$1044
1169 km or 727 mi Yumen
$454
1176 km or 731 mi Zalantun
$635