Riga vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Riga | Ulaanbaatar | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Riga is 46% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 4556th and 6373rd ($1270 vs $870) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Latvia and Mongolia, respectively. Check Latvia vs Mongolia comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Riga compared to 0.6 months in Ulaanbaatar. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 625th and 5856th among best cities to live in the world.
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| Riga | Ulaanbaatar | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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|---|---|---|
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| 34 km or 21 mi | Ogre | |
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| 123 km or 77 mi |  Siauliai | |
| 129 km or 80 mi | Mazeikiai | |
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| 161 km or 100 mi | Ventspils | |
| 161 km or 100 mi |  Parnu | |
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| 181 km or 112 mi | Viljandi | |
| 186 km or 115 mi | Utena | |
| 190 km or 118 mi | Daugavpils | |
| 195 km or 121 mi | Liepaja | |
| 203 km or 126 mi | Rezekne | |
| 209 km or 130 mi | Jonava | |
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| 229 km or 142 mi | Klaipeda | |
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| 271 km or 168 mi |  Pskov | |
| 279 km or 174 mi | Tallinn | |
| 283 km or 176 mi | Alytus | |
| 286 km or 178 mi | Maardu | |
| 298 km or 185 mi | Rakvere | |
| 327 km or 203 mi |  Suwalki | |
| 330 km or 205 mi | Kohtla-Jarve | |
| 335 km or 208 mi | Kaliningrad | |
| 339 km or 211 mi |  Raseborg | |
| 347 km or 215 mi | Sillamae | |
| 353 km or 219 mi | Kirkkonummi | |
| 357 km or 222 mi |  Visby | |
| 361 km or 225 mi | Narva | |
| 362 km or 225 mi | Helsinki | |
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| 365 km or 227 mi |  Grodno | |
| 365 km or 227 mi | Elk | |
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 268 km or 167 mi |  Bulgan | |
| 437 km or 272 mi | Ulan-Ude | |
| 520 km or 323 mi | Irkutsk | |
| 559 km or 347 mi | Angarsk | |
| 656 km or 408 mi | Chita | |
| 794 km or 493 mi |  Manzhouli | |
| 798 km or 496 mi | Bayannur | |
| 835 km or 519 mi | Xilinhot | |
| 840 km or 522 mi | Baotou | |
| 875 km or 544 mi | Hohhot | |
| 914 km or 568 mi | Ulanqab | |
| 917 km or 570 mi | Wuhai | |
| 934 km or 581 mi | Ordos | |
| 954 km or 593 mi | Hulunbuir | |
| 969 km or 602 mi | Fengzhen | |
| 985 km or 612 mi | Bratsk | |
| 992 km or 616 mi | Shizuishan | |
| 1008 km or 626 mi | Datong | |
| 1012 km or 629 mi | Zhangjiakou | |
| 1025 km or 637 mi | Yakeshi | |
| 1028 km or 639 mi | Huairen | |
| 1050 km or 652 mi | Shenmu | |
| 1051 km or 653 mi | Yinchuan | |
| 1051 km or 653 mi | Shuozhou | |
| 1094 km or 680 mi | Lingwu | |
| 1103 km or 685 mi | Qingtongxia | |
| 1106 km or 687 mi | Wuzhong | |
| 1113 km or 692 mi | Jinchang | |
| 1124 km or 698 mi | Yuanping | |
| 1126 km or 700 mi | Zhangye | |
| 1131 km or 703 mi | Chifeng | |
| 1131 km or 703 mi | Jiuquan | |
| 1156 km or 718 mi | Xinzhou | |
| 1164 km or 723 mi | Wuwei | |
| 1165 km or 724 mi | Chengde | |
| 1166 km or 724 mi | Ulanhot | |
| 1166 km or 724 mi | Zhongwei | |
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