Paris vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Paris	Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2517	$870
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5700	$2091
🏠 One person rent	$1497	$430
🏘️ Family rent	$2629	$764
🍽️ Food expenses	$596	$306
🚐 Transport expenses	$279	$43.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3732	$516
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	99	43
😀 Quality of life	97	61
🏙️ Population	2.15M	1.4M

The cost of living in Paris is 189% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 843rd and 6373rd ($2517 vs $870) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in France and Mongolia, respectively. Check France vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Paris compared to 0.6 months in Ulaanbaatar. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 18th and 5856th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Paris vs Ulaanbaatar

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	Paris	Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.9	$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.1	$29.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.44	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$5.07	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.06	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1610	$417
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1211	$358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2936	$769
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2181	$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$46
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$70.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.7	$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	6.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13420	$1651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9330	$881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.89	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$8.29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.2	$4.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$0.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.52	$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.7	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$5.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$5.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$4.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.92	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$9.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.66	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.5	$1.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.46	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.56	$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.38	$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.54	$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.6	$70
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30	$19
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$4.85
👖 Brand Jeans	$112	$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$792	$167
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15084	$6621

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Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2042
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1892
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1957
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2358
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2063
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1973
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2281
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2075
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1732
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1932
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1970
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1754
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1928
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1666
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1942
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1918
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1877
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1799
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1824
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1986
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1896
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1784
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1426
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1604
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1426
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1787
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1417
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1587
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1390
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1321
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1335
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1279
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1300
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1486
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1259
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1613
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1288
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1532
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1397
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1488

Cities near Ulaanbaatar

Distance	City	Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi	Bulgan	$838
437 km or 272 mi	Ulan-Ude	$676
520 km or 323 mi	Irkutsk	$735
559 km or 347 mi	Angarsk	$725
656 km or 408 mi	Chita	$912
794 km or 493 mi	Manzhouli	$631
798 km or 496 mi	Bayannur	$986
835 km or 519 mi	Xilinhot	$677
840 km or 522 mi	Baotou	$659
875 km or 544 mi	Hohhot	$541
914 km or 568 mi	Ulanqab	$629
917 km or 570 mi	Wuhai	$1365
934 km or 581 mi	Ordos	$655
954 km or 593 mi	Hulunbuir	$638
969 km or 602 mi	Fengzhen	$642
985 km or 612 mi	Bratsk	$518
992 km or 616 mi	Shizuishan	$785
1008 km or 626 mi	Datong	$748
1012 km or 629 mi	Zhangjiakou	$652
1025 km or 637 mi	Yakeshi	$614
1028 km or 639 mi	Huairen	$654
1050 km or 652 mi	Shenmu	$580
1051 km or 653 mi	Yinchuan	$548
1051 km or 653 mi	Shuozhou	$600
1094 km or 680 mi	Lingwu	$564
1103 km or 685 mi	Qingtongxia	$563
1106 km or 687 mi	Wuzhong	$589
1113 km or 692 mi	Jinchang	$480
1124 km or 698 mi	Yuanping	$546
1126 km or 700 mi	Zhangye	$484
1131 km or 703 mi	Chifeng	$615
1131 km or 703 mi	Jiuquan	$470
1156 km or 718 mi	Xinzhou	$553
1164 km or 723 mi	Wuwei	$411
1165 km or 724 mi	Chengde	$694
1166 km or 724 mi	Ulanhot	$532
1166 km or 724 mi	Zhongwei	$597
1169 km or 726 mi	Beijing	$1029
1169 km or 727 mi	Yumen	$439
1176 km or 731 mi	Zalantun	$600