Oslo vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Oslo	Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2292	$906
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4945	$2335
🏠 One person rent	$1276	$471
🏘️ Family rent	$2054	$1016
🍽️ Food expenses	$665	$307
🚐 Transport expenses	$188	$44.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3699	$407
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	37 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	79	43
😀 Quality of life	94	56
🏙️ Population	709K	1.4M

The cost of living in Oslo is 153% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 1171st and 6004th ($2292 vs $906) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Norway and Mongolia, respectively. Check Norway vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Oslo compared to 0.4 months in Ulaanbaatar. Oslo ranked 1st best city to live in Norway vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 37th and 5778th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Oslo vs Ulaanbaatar

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	Oslo	Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$4.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.6	$29.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.97	$1.62
☕ Cappuccino	$4.74	$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.56	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1322	$503
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1024	$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2233	$1382
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1674	$815
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$221	$70.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.3	$17.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.06%	6.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8757	$1765
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6384	$978
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.78	$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80	$8.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.9	$5.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.13	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.67	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$4.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$28.7	$5.77
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$3.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$4.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$9.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3	$1.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.9	$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.44	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.25	$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.34	$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.48	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.7	$63.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$4.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$33	$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$94	$65.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$90.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$250	$175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8593	$6410

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Cities near Oslo

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	Baerum	$1872
25 km or 16 mi	Lillestrom	$1945
27 km or 17 mi	Asker	$1930
35 km or 22 mi	Jessheim	$1838
36 km or 22 mi	Drammen	$1627
50 km or 31 mi	Moss	$1707
57 km or 35 mi	Horten	$1631
68 km or 42 mi	Kongsberg	$1747
71 km or 44 mi	Tonsberg	$1714
74 km or 46 mi	Sarpsborg	$1500
78 km or 48 mi	Fredrikstad	$1977
92 km or 57 mi	Sandefjord	$1864
96 km or 60 mi	Halden	$1575
100 km or 62 mi	Hamar	$1764
103 km or 64 mi	Skien	$1651
104 km or 65 mi	Larvik	$1733
106 km or 66 mi	Porsgrunn	$1528
106 km or 66 mi	Arvika	$1251
108 km or 67 mi	Gjovik	$1722
135 km or 84 mi	Lillehammer	$1468
165 km or 103 mi	Karlstad	$1279
186 km or 115 mi	Uddevalla	$1334
194 km or 120 mi	Vanersborg	$1235
197 km or 122 mi	Arendal	$1623
201 km or 125 mi	Trollhattan	$1167
220 km or 137 mi	Mariestad	$1373
241 km or 150 mi	Mora	$1367
245 km or 152 mi	Skovde	$1473
247 km or 154 mi	Ludvika	$1178
252 km or 156 mi	Kristiansand	$1326
259 km or 161 mi	Gothenburg	$1623
260 km or 162 mi	Orebro	$1171
261 km or 162 mi	Molndal	$1498
266 km or 166 mi	Borlange	$1599
275 km or 171 mi	Boras	$1367
276 km or 171 mi	Frederikshavn	$1394
281 km or 175 mi	Falun	$1648
303 km or 188 mi	Sandnes	$1709
304 km or 189 mi	Stavanger	$2049
305 km or 190 mi	Bergen	$2006

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