Portland vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Portland Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2579
$792
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6206
$2074
🏠 One person rent
$1561
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$2793
$826
🍽️ Food expenses
$659
$292
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$43.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4648
$365
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
89
43
😀 Quality of life
88
55
🏙️ Population
653K
1.4M

The cost of living in Portland is 226% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 564th and 6405th ($2579 vs $792) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 507th 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 1.8 months in Portland compared to 0.5 months in Ulaanbaatar. Portland ranked 40th best city to live in the United States vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 175th and 5931st among best cities to live in the world.

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Portland Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.3
$4.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.6
$29
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.27
$1.74
 Cappuccino
$5.27
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.67
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1558
$430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1290
$290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3075
$1038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2348
$664
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$49.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$230
$75.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.6
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.65%
6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4914
$1426
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3836
$885
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.7
$7.97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20
$5.25
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.86
$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.24
$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$4.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$5.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$3.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.25
$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.06
$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.3
$8.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.9
$1.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$10
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.98
$2.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.48
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.4
$63.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$4.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$167
$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.3
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.1
$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$80.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1698
$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19330
$5952

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi Milwaukie
$2409
11 km or 6.7 mi Lake Oswego
$2383
11 km or 6.9 mi Beaverton
$2341
13 km or 8.2 mi Tigard
$2324
14 km or 8.7 mi Vancouver
$2168
17 km or 11 mi West Linn
$2366
18 km or 11 mi Tualatin
$2335
18 km or 11 mi Gresham
$2477
18 km or 11 mi Oregon City
$2372
25 km or 16 mi Hillsboro
$2203
33 km or 21 mi Newberg
$2315
35 km or 21 mi Forest Grove
$2246
44 km or 27 mi Woodburn
$2455
54 km or 33 mi McMinnville
$2300
64 km or 40 mi Keizer
$2262
71 km or 44 mi Salem
$2259
72 km or 45 mi Longview
$1988
104 km or 65 mi Albany
$2245
116 km or 72 mi Corvallis
$2118
116 km or 72 mi The Dalles
$2239
136 km or 84 mi Centralia
$2470
165 km or 102 mi Springfield
$2052
166 km or 103 mi Eugene
$2281
168 km or 105 mi Lacey
$2546
171 km or 106 mi Olympia
$2500
177 km or 110 mi Spanaway
$2402
181 km or 113 mi Redmond
$2704
184 km or 114 mi Lakewood
$2461
185 km or 115 mi Aberdeen
$1940
187 km or 116 mi Puyallup
$2733
190 km or 118 mi University Place
$2652
192 km or 120 mi Tacoma
$2830
195 km or 121 mi Bend
$2928
201 km or 125 mi Federal Way
$2587
202 km or 125 mi Auburn
$2597
206 km or 128 mi Yakima
$1881
210 km or 131 mi Kent
$2827
210 km or 131 mi Des Moines
$2549
211 km or 131 mi Maple Valley
$2585
216 km or 134 mi SeaTac
$2463

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Distance City Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi Bulgan
$759
437 km or 272 mi Ulan-Ude
$576
520 km or 323 mi Irkutsk
$607
559 km or 347 mi Angarsk
$589
656 km or 408 mi Chita
$491
794 km or 493 mi Manzhouli
$674
798 km or 496 mi Bayannur
$997
835 km or 519 mi Xilinhot
$679
840 km or 522 mi Baotou
$673
875 km or 544 mi Hohhot
$563
914 km or 568 mi Ulanqab
$640
917 km or 570 mi Wuhai
$1345
934 km or 581 mi Ordos
$674
954 km or 593 mi Hulunbuir
$677
969 km or 602 mi Fengzhen
$640
985 km or 612 mi Bratsk
$444
992 km or 616 mi Shizuishan
$776
1008 km or 626 mi Datong
$707
1012 km or 629 mi Zhangjiakou
$658
1025 km or 637 mi Yakeshi
$647
1028 km or 639 mi Huairen
$643
1050 km or 652 mi Shenmu
$614
1051 km or 653 mi Yinchuan
$535
1051 km or 653 mi Shuozhou
$625
1094 km or 680 mi Lingwu
$573
1103 km or 685 mi Qingtongxia
$578
1106 km or 687 mi Wuzhong
$603
1113 km or 692 mi Jinchang
$593
1124 km or 698 mi Yuanping
$572
1126 km or 700 mi Zhangye
$504
1131 km or 703 mi Chifeng
$602
1131 km or 703 mi Jiuquan
$510
1156 km or 718 mi Xinzhou
$576
1164 km or 723 mi Wuwei
$581
1165 km or 724 mi Chengde
$700
1166 km or 724 mi Ulanhot
$560
1166 km or 724 mi Zhongwei
$628
1169 km or 726 mi Beijing
$1065
1169 km or 727 mi Yumen
$666
1176 km or 731 mi Zalantun
$625