Montreal vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1903
$870
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4337
$2091
🏠 One person rent
$969
$430
🏘️ Family rent
$1582
$764
🍽️ Food expenses
$579
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$43.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2945
$516
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
100
43
😀 Quality of life
95
61
🏙️ Population
1.8M
1.4M

The cost of living in Montreal is 119% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 2306th and 6373rd ($1903 vs $870) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd and 1st in Canada and Mongolia, respectively. Check Canada vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Montreal compared to 0.6 months in Ulaanbaatar. Montreal ranked 4th best city to live in Canada vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 46th and 5856th among best cities to live in the world.

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Montreal Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.6
$29.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.78
$1.95
☕ Cappuccino
$3.93
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.98
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1055
$417
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$839
$358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1821
$769
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1381
$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.9
$46
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.1
$70.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.4
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.06%
6.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6195
$1651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4493
$881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.66
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.8
$8.29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$4.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.31
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.63
$0.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.78
$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$5.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$5.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$4.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.29
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$9.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.9
$1.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.32
$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.39
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.45
$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$70
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$133
$19
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$4.85
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.2
$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$509
$167
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4789
$6621

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1828
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1814
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1842
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1820
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1835
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2055
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1911
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1820
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1892
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1864
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1853
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1869
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1930
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1822
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1829
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1867
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1838
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1786
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1805
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1853
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1763
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1835
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1767
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1766
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1806
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1776
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1780
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1805
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1671
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1850
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1719
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1782
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1753
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1586
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1935
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1449
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1120
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1549
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1811

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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