Oakland vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Oakland	Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3273	$935
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7799	$2240
🏠 One person rent	$2094	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$3648	$841
🍽️ Food expenses	$836	$314
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$46.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5290	$589
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	97	44
😀 Quality of life	93	64
🏙️ Population	441K	1.4M

The cost of living in Oakland is 250% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 95th and 6046th ($3273 vs $935) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 70th 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 1.6 months in Oakland compared to 0.6 months in Ulaanbaatar. Oakland ranked 13th best city to live in the United States vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 70th and 5297th 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	$24.9	$5.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$120	$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.96	$2.39
☕ Cappuccino	$5.35	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.35	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2145	$522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1854	$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3859	$962
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3291	$710
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.6	$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.08%	8.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7921	$1954
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5888	$961
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.6	$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.5	$4.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.4	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.91	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.05	$2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.97	$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$4.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$6.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.64	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.4	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$3.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.09	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$9.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$1.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.31	$2.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.2	$75.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$4.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$179	$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.3	$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.3	$82.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2824	$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20453	$8817

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Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3559
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3204
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$3049
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$3043
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$3070
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$4110
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2906
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2822
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3102
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2968
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3086
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2900
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2822
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$3873
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3252
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3264
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2796
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2848
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2893
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3261
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3276
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3310
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2905
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2748
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3588
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3797
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3245
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$3075
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2804
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3088
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$4178
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3577
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3357
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2393
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3234
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3486
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3728
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3616
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3356
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3357

Cities near Ulaanbaatar

Distance	City	Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi	Bulgan	$904
437 km or 272 mi	Ulan-Ude	$739
520 km or 323 mi	Irkutsk	$778
559 km or 347 mi	Angarsk	$776
656 km or 408 mi	Chita	$863
794 km or 493 mi	Manzhouli	$656
798 km or 496 mi	Bayannur	$1039
835 km or 519 mi	Xilinhot	$721
840 km or 522 mi	Baotou	$693
875 km or 544 mi	Hohhot	$578
914 km or 568 mi	Ulanqab	$665
917 km or 570 mi	Wuhai	$1426
934 km or 581 mi	Ordos	$691
954 km or 593 mi	Hulunbuir	$658
969 km or 602 mi	Fengzhen	$676
985 km or 612 mi	Bratsk	$568
992 km or 616 mi	Shizuishan	$820
1008 km or 626 mi	Datong	$789
1012 km or 629 mi	Zhangjiakou	$680
1025 km or 637 mi	Yakeshi	$639
1028 km or 639 mi	Huairen	$684
1050 km or 652 mi	Shenmu	$607
1051 km or 653 mi	Yinchuan	$577
1051 km or 653 mi	Shuozhou	$629
1094 km or 680 mi	Lingwu	$594
1103 km or 685 mi	Qingtongxia	$593
1106 km or 687 mi	Wuzhong	$618
1113 km or 692 mi	Jinchang	$503
1124 km or 698 mi	Yuanping	$570
1126 km or 700 mi	Zhangye	$509
1131 km or 703 mi	Chifeng	$653
1131 km or 703 mi	Jiuquan	$492
1156 km or 718 mi	Xinzhou	$580
1164 km or 723 mi	Wuwei	$433
1165 km or 724 mi	Chengde	$722
1166 km or 724 mi	Ulanhot	$594
1166 km or 724 mi	Zhongwei	$627
1169 km or 726 mi	Beijing	$1108
1169 km or 727 mi	Yumen	$460
1176 km or 731 mi	Zalantun	$672