Minsk vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$924
$935
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2352
$2240
🏠 One person rent
$455
$481
🏘️ Family rent
$813
$841
🍽️ Food expenses
$324
$314
🚐 Transport expenses
$62
$46.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$692
$589
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
59
44
😀 Quality of life
68
64
🏙️ Population
2M
1.4M

The cost of living in Minsk is 1% less expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 6121st and 6046th ($924 vs $935) 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 0.7 months in Minsk compared to 0.6 months in Ulaanbaatar. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 4446th and 5297th 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
$10.8
$5.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.4
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.32
$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$2.39
☕ Cappuccino
$2.23
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$562
$522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1020
$962
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$710
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40
$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.6
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.41%
8.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2491
$1954
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1574
$961
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.9
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.21
$4.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.16
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.45
$4.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$6.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$3.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.98
$9.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.62
$1.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.21
$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$2.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.6
$75.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.97
$4.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.46
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.6
$82.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$406
$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14758
$8817

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$676
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$608
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$477
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1434
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$669
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$974
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$355
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$527
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$938
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$881
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$445
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$859
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1258
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$589
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$928
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$982
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$835
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1114
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1229
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$629
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$895
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$669
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1170
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$964
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1078
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$479
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1060
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1000
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$397
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$543
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$893
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1023
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1254
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1165
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$591
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1205
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1374
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$938
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$860
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$853

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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