Nuremberg vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nuremberg	Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1777	$927
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4303	$2221
🏠 One person rent	$873	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$1471	$858
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$311
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$44.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3726	$436
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	56	44
😀 Quality of life	91	62
🏙️ Population	526K	1.4M

The cost of living in Nuremberg is 92% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 2945th and 6169th ($1777 vs $927) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 156th and 1st in Germany and Mongolia, respectively. Check Germany vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Nuremberg compared to 0.5 months in Ulaanbaatar. Nuremberg ranked 24th best city to live in Germany vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 150th and 5662nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nuremberg vs Ulaanbaatar

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	Nuremberg	Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.4	$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88	$29.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.28	$2.24
☕ Cappuccino	$4.47	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.22	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$859	$482
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$615	$411
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1521	$888
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1084	$755
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$40.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$255	$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.8	$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.95%	7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7454	$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4228	$946
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.4	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$68.5	$9.43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.7	$4.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.01	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.29	$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.76	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.8	$5.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$3.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$2.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.31	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.01	$9.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.2	$1.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$16.3	$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.04	$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.39	$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.4	$67.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$4.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.9	$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.9	$73.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.5	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$586	$191
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17866	$7641

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Cities near Nuremberg

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Furth	$1678
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Zirndorf	$1668
14 km or 8.9 mi	Schwabach	$1668
16 km or 9.8 mi	Lauf an der Pegnitz	$1652
17 km or 10 mi	Erlangen	$1637
19 km or 12 mi	Herzogenaurach	$1813
23 km or 14 mi	Roth	$1666
30 km or 18 mi	Forchheim	$1656
34 km or 21 mi	Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz	$1635
40 km or 25 mi	Ansbach	$1461
51 km or 31 mi	Bamberg	$1648
56 km or 35 mi	Amberg	$1359
66 km or 41 mi	Bayreuth	$1491
73 km or 45 mi	Kitzingen	$1536
75 km or 47 mi	Schwandorf	$1583
76 km or 47 mi	Lichtenfels	$1606
76 km or 47 mi	Kulmbach	$1597
79 km or 49 mi	Nordlingen	$1693
80 km or 50 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1766
81 km or 50 mi	Ingolstadt	$1819
81 km or 50 mi	Crailsheim	$1743
82 km or 51 mi	Weiden in der Oberpfalz	$1647
85 km or 53 mi	Donauworth	$1735
88 km or 54 mi	Regensburg	$1724
88 km or 55 mi	Ellwangen	$1721
90 km or 56 mi	Schweinfurt	$1551
90 km or 56 mi	Coburg	$1609
91 km or 57 mi	Wurzburg	$1326
95 km or 59 mi	Bad Mergentheim	$1608
99 km or 62 mi	Aalen	$1684
100 km or 62 mi	Sonneberg	$1370
104 km or 65 mi	Schwabisch Hall	$1779
107 km or 67 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1790
109 km or 68 mi	Heidenheim an der Brenz	$1738
110 km or 69 mi	Bad Kissingen	$1596
112 km or 69 mi	Aichach	$1827
113 km or 70 mi	Hof	$1684
116 km or 72 mi	Gersthofen	$1881
116 km or 72 mi	Cheb	$1327
117 km or 73 mi	Wertheim am Main	$1767

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