Minsk vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$836
$927
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2112
$2221
🏠 One person rent
$408
$481
🏘️ Family rent
$716
$858
🍽️ Food expenses
$295
$311
🚐 Transport expenses
$54
$44.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$632
$436
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
59
44
😀 Quality of life
68
62
🏙️ Population
2M
1.4M

The cost of living in Minsk is 10% less expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 6618th and 6169th ($836 vs $927) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Belarus and Mongolia, respectively. Check Belarus vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Minsk compared to 0.5 months in Ulaanbaatar. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 4692nd and 5662nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Minsk vs Ulaanbaatar

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Minsk Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.7
$29.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.67
$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$2.24
☕ Cappuccino
$1.96
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$494
$482
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$411
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$888
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$591
$755
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.7
$40.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.5
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.58%
7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2225
$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1419
$946
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.3
$9.43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.49
$4.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.3
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.97
$5.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$3.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.42
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.5
$9.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$1.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.66
$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.01
$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.5
$67.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.14
$4.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.8
$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.8
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$44
$73.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$353
$191
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12897
$7641

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$628
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$568
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$450
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1461
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$622
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$1003
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$335
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$484
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$952
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$907
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$399
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$890
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1279
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$545
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$947
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$1012
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$853
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1133
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1214
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$589
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$912
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$589
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1184
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$1001
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1109
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$500
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1062
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1027
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$405
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$554
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$908
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1028
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1248
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1188
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$562
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1220
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1423
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$944
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$903
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$882

Cities near Ulaanbaatar

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