Nairobi vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$811
$870
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2043
$2091
🏠 One person rent
$286
$430
🏘️ Family rent
$478
$764
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$43.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$181
$516
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
68
43
😀 Quality of life
58
61
🏙️ Population
5.55M
1.4M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 7% less expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 6622nd and 6373rd ($811 vs $870) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kenya and Mongolia, respectively. Check Kenya vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Nairobi compared to 0.6 months in Ulaanbaatar. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 6071st and 5856th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nairobi vs Ulaanbaatar

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Nairobi Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.85
$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.8
$29.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$1.95
☕ Cappuccino
$2.45
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$417
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$726
$769
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$322
$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.4
$46
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.9
$70.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15%
6.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1979
$1651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1111
$881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.2
$8.29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$4.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.43
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.66
$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.51
$5.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.68
$5.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$4.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$9.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.29
$1.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.64
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.16
$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.6
$70
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.42
$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$19
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$4.85
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.7
$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.6
$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$225
$167
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8707
$6621

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$460
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$420
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$503
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$549
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$612
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$533
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$528
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$543
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$511
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$623
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$654
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$548
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$596
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$582
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$656
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$552
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$658
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$717
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$578
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$526
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$567
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$609
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$421
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$627
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$687
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$597
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$758
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$687
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$567
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$524
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$833
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$499
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$686
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$412
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$689
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$688
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$617
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$491
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$820

Cities near Ulaanbaatar

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