New York City vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	New York City	Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4207	$927
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9179	$2221
🏠 One person rent	$2718	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$4382	$858
🍽️ Food expenses	$875	$311
🚐 Transport expenses	$373	$44.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5229	$436
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	100	44
😀 Quality of life	95	62
🏙️ Population	8.8M	1.4M

The cost of living in New York City is 354% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 4th and 6169th ($4207 vs $927) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in the United States and Mongolia, respectively. Check the United States vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in New York City compared to 0.5 months in Ulaanbaatar. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 18th and 5662nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New York City vs Ulaanbaatar

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	New York City	Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.6	$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$107	$29.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.27	$2.24
☕ Cappuccino	$5.88	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.87	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3712	$482
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2223	$411
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5056	$888
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3881	$755
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$40.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17512	$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9335	$946
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$134	$9.43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.8	$4.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.55	$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.96	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$5.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.67	$3.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.62	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.34	$2.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.77	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$9.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.32	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.7	$1.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23.4	$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$13.9	$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.99	$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$118	$67.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$21.2	$4.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$156	$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$40.7	$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.7	$73.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2132	$191
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21999	$7641

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2850
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3614
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3134
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3092
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2814
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3307
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2803
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2868
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2738
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2781
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2803
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2801
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2696
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2750
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2792
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2533
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2717
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2809
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2539
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2512
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2684
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2685
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2477
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2702
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2782
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2665
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2772
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2697
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2734
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2666
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2638
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2497
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2687
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2758
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2690
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2503
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3188

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