Oakland vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Oakland	Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2968	$906
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8022	$2335
🏠 One person rent	$1832	$471
🏘️ Family rent	$4049	$1016
🍽️ Food expenses	$798	$307
🚐 Transport expenses	$140	$44.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5520	$407
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	97	43
😀 Quality of life	94	56
🏙️ Population	441K	1.4M

The cost of living in Oakland is 227% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 182nd and 6004th ($2968 vs $906) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 159th 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 1.9 months in Oakland compared to 0.4 months in Ulaanbaatar. Oakland ranked 4th best city to live in the United States vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 38th and 5778th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Oakland vs Ulaanbaatar

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	Oakland	Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$30.1	$4.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.3	$29.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13	$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.96	$1.62
☕ Cappuccino	$4.95	$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.59	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1826	$503
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1533	$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4410	$1382
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3547	$815
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$259	$70.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.5	$17.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.67%	6.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7152	$1765
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7023	$978
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.25	$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.9	$8.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.8	$5.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.04	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.33	$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.73	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.8	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$4.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$5.77
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.82	$3.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.4	$4.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.18	$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.97	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$9.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11	$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5	$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.2	$63.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$4.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$178	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.4	$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.6	$65.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$90.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2719	$175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18963	$6410

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Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3364
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$2974
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2888
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$2963
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2929
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$3905
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2888
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2747
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3004
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$3041
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$2999
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2932
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2811
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$3785
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3185
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3190
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2816
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$3045
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2840
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3195
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3226
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3269
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2780
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2778
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3466
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3678
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3183
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$3002
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2767
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3059
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$3997
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3657
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3344
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2412
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3060
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3448
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3649
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3187
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3286
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3326

Cities near Ulaanbaatar

Distance	City	Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi	Bulgan	$879
437 km or 272 mi	Ulan-Ude	$616
520 km or 323 mi	Irkutsk	$770
559 km or 347 mi	Angarsk	$624
656 km or 408 mi	Chita	$651
794 km or 493 mi	Manzhouli	$612
798 km or 496 mi	Bayannur	$979
835 km or 519 mi	Xilinhot	$660
840 km or 522 mi	Baotou	$648
875 km or 544 mi	Hohhot	$563
914 km or 568 mi	Ulanqab	$620
917 km or 570 mi	Wuhai	$1339
934 km or 581 mi	Ordos	$651
954 km or 593 mi	Hulunbuir	$639
969 km or 602 mi	Fengzhen	$616
985 km or 612 mi	Bratsk	$470
992 km or 616 mi	Shizuishan	$781
1008 km or 626 mi	Datong	$703
1012 km or 629 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
1025 km or 637 mi	Yakeshi	$603
1028 km or 639 mi	Huairen	$624
1050 km or 652 mi	Shenmu	$588
1051 km or 653 mi	Yinchuan	$549
1051 km or 653 mi	Shuozhou	$600
1094 km or 680 mi	Lingwu	$566
1103 km or 685 mi	Qingtongxia	$563
1106 km or 687 mi	Wuzhong	$592
1113 km or 692 mi	Jinchang	$469
1124 km or 698 mi	Yuanping	$550
1126 km or 700 mi	Zhangye	$469
1131 km or 703 mi	Chifeng	$623
1131 km or 703 mi	Jiuquan	$458
1156 km or 718 mi	Xinzhou	$555
1164 km or 723 mi	Wuwei	$403
1165 km or 724 mi	Chengde	$711
1166 km or 724 mi	Ulanhot	$532
1166 km or 724 mi	Zhongwei	$586
1169 km or 726 mi	Beijing	$1016
1169 km or 727 mi	Yumen	$426
1176 km or 731 mi	Zalantun	$598