Montreal vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Montreal	Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1928	$927
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4433	$2221
🏠 One person rent	$992	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$1658	$858
🍽️ Food expenses	$585	$311
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$44.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3005	$436
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	100	44
😀 Quality of life	96	62
🏙️ Population	1.8M	1.4M

The cost of living in Montreal is 108% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 2284th and 6169th ($1928 vs $927) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 58th and 1st in Canada and Mongolia, respectively. Check Canada vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Montreal compared to 0.5 months in Ulaanbaatar. Montreal ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 11th and 5662nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montreal vs Ulaanbaatar

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	Montreal	Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.8	$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.9	$29.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.46	$2.24
☕ Cappuccino	$4.06	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1085	$482
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$852	$411
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1939	$888
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1436	$755
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.8	$40.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.4	$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.47%	7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5305	$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4101	$946
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76.6	$9.43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.2	$4.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.38	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.89	$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.56	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$5.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$3.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$2.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.49	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$9.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$1.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.53	$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.1	$67.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$4.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$117	$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$73.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$568	$191
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5550	$7641

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Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1862
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1923
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2080
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1897
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1923
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$2047
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1861
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1918
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1930
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1846
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1852
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1838
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1935
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1896
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1458
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1142
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1805

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