Novosibirsk vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Novosibirsk Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$884
$927
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2142
$2221
🏠 One person rent
$421
$481
🏘️ Family rent
$738
$858
🍽️ Food expenses
$302
$311
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.5
$44.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$848
$436
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
48
44
😀 Quality of life
61
62
🏙️ Population
1.64M
1.4M

The cost of living in Novosibirsk is 5% less expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 6431st and 6169th ($884 vs $927) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 1st in Russia and Mongolia, respectively. Check Russia vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Novosibirsk compared to 0.5 months in Ulaanbaatar. Novosibirsk ranked 11th best city to live in Russia vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 5802nd and 5662nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Novosibirsk vs Ulaanbaatar

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Novosibirsk Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.89
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.3
$29.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.66
$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$2.24
☕ Cappuccino
$2.95
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.32
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$485
$482
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$310
$411
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$886
$888
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$561
$755
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.8
$40.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.44
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.6%
7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2533
$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1532
$946
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.52
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.9
$9.43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.78
$4.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.77
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.15
$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$5.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$3.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$2.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.88
$9.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.21
$1.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.12
$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.6
$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.14
$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.9
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57
$67.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.83
$4.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25
$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.4
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.2
$73.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$362
$191
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4901
$7641

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Distance City Cost of living
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$828
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$772
206 km or 128 mi Tomsk
$720
277 km or 172 mi Prokopyevsk
$737
307 km or 191 mi Novokuznetsk
$719
316 km or 197 mi Biysk
$808
495 km or 308 mi Pavlodar
$576
518 km or 322 mi Aksu
$571
545 km or 339 mi Semey
$553
566 km or 351 mi Oskemen
$595
569 km or 354 mi Abakan
$791
608 km or 378 mi Omsk
$834
623 km or 387 mi Ekibastuz
$570
635 km or 395 mi Krasnoyarsk
$880
754 km or 469 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$688
869 km or 540 mi Temirtau
$530
876 km or 545 mi Altay
$558
879 km or 546 mi Petropavl
$564
880 km or 547 mi Nur-Sultan
$732
882 km or 548 mi Karaganda
$550
886 km or 550 mi Surgut
$813
900 km or 559 mi Kokshetau
$747
910 km or 565 mi Tacheng
$537
1059 km or 658 mi Karamay
$487
1064 km or 661 mi Balkhash
$661
1100 km or 684 mi Tyumen
$969
1112 km or 691 mi Kurgan
$701
1129 km or 701 mi Bole
$557
1160 km or 721 mi Taldiqorgan
$738
1178 km or 732 mi Bratsk
$543
1186 km or 737 mi Wusu
$592
1189 km or 739 mi Kuytun
$600
1214 km or 754 mi Shihezi
$694
1241 km or 771 mi Yining
$575
1263 km or 785 mi Fukang
$531
1264 km or 785 mi Changji
$547
1269 km or 789 mi Kostanay
$690
1291 km or 802 mi Urumqi
$532
1308 km or 813 mi Kapchagay
$842
1318 km or 819 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$891

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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