Portland vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Portland	Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2684	$870
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6281	$2091
🏠 One person rent	$1609	$430
🏘️ Family rent	$2681	$764
🍽️ Food expenses	$690	$306
🚐 Transport expenses	$171	$43.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5052	$516
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	88	43
😀 Quality of life	92	61
🏙️ Population	653K	1.4M

The cost of living in Portland is 209% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 587th and 6373rd ($2684 vs $870) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 516th 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 Portland compared to 0.6 months in Ulaanbaatar. Portland ranked 39th best city to live in the United States vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 139th and 5856th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Portland vs Ulaanbaatar

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	Portland	Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.7	$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.7	$29.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.35	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$5.1	$2.41
🥤 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	$1736	$417
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1326	$358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2950	$769
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2273	$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$46
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$208	$70.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.4	$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	6.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3665	$1651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3323	$881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.83	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$100	$8.29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23	$4.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.87	$0.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.87	$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$5.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$5.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$4.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.18	$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.13	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.6	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18	$9.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.9	$1.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8	$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.06	$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.71	$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$70
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$187	$19
💇 Haircut, simple	$33.1	$4.85
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.9	$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1740	$167
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19200	$6621

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Cities near Portland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi	Milwaukie	$2333
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lake Oswego	$2363
11 km or 6.9 mi	Beaverton	$2410
13 km or 8.2 mi	Tigard	$2365
14 km or 8.7 mi	Vancouver	$2406
17 km or 11 mi	West Linn	$2370
18 km or 11 mi	Tualatin	$2378
18 km or 11 mi	Gresham	$2404
18 km or 11 mi	Oregon City	$2380
25 km or 16 mi	Hillsboro	$2398
33 km or 21 mi	Newberg	$2346
35 km or 21 mi	Forest Grove	$2388
44 km or 27 mi	Woodburn	$2290
54 km or 33 mi	McMinnville	$2268
64 km or 40 mi	Keizer	$2360
71 km or 44 mi	Salem	$2414
72 km or 45 mi	Longview	$2101
104 km or 65 mi	Albany	$2237
116 km or 72 mi	Corvallis	$2047
116 km or 72 mi	The Dalles	$2265
136 km or 84 mi	Centralia	$2749
165 km or 102 mi	Springfield	$1985
166 km or 103 mi	Eugene	$2181
168 km or 105 mi	Lacey	$2632
171 km or 106 mi	Olympia	$2551
177 km or 110 mi	Spanaway	$2384
181 km or 113 mi	Redmond	$2556
184 km or 114 mi	Lakewood	$2473
185 km or 115 mi	Aberdeen	$1733
187 km or 116 mi	Puyallup	$2782
190 km or 118 mi	University Place	$2702
192 km or 120 mi	Tacoma	$2461
195 km or 121 mi	Bend	$2718
201 km or 125 mi	Federal Way	$2523
202 km or 125 mi	Auburn	$2295
206 km or 128 mi	Yakima	$1825
210 km or 131 mi	Kent	$2796
210 km or 131 mi	Des Moines	$2641
211 km or 131 mi	Maple Valley	$2609
216 km or 134 mi	SeaTac	$2745

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