Riyadh vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1632
$927
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3539
$2221
🏠 One person rent
$946
$481
🏘️ Family rent
$1446
$858
🍽️ Food expenses
$370
$311
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$44.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2285
$436
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
70
44
😀 Quality of life
78
62
🏙️ Population
7.01M
1.4M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 76% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 3529th and 6169th ($1632 vs $927) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Saudi Arabia and Mongolia, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Riyadh compared to 0.5 months in Ulaanbaatar. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 879th and 5662nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riyadh vs Ulaanbaatar

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Riyadh Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.06
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.3
$29.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$2.24
☕ Cappuccino
$4.33
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1000
$482
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$763
$411
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1845
$888
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1133
$755
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$40.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.6
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.1
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.58%
7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2922
$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1930
$946
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.08
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$9.43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$4.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.76
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.8
$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$5.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$3.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.07
$9.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.34
$1.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.71
$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.23
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$93.5
$67.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$4.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$57
$73.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$495
$191
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9443
$7641

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$931
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$815
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$931
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1037
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$823
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1109
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1192
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1309
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2014
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1923
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1461
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$775
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$711
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$707
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$465
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$556
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$551
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$906
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$489
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$664
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1168
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$523
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$492
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$581
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1107
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$565
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$893
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$545
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$487

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Distance City Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi Bulgan
$903
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$722
520 km or 323 mi Irkutsk
$771
559 km or 347 mi Angarsk
$767
656 km or 408 mi Chita
$970
794 km or 493 mi Manzhouli
$650
798 km or 496 mi Bayannur
$1010
835 km or 519 mi Xilinhot
$691
840 km or 522 mi Baotou
$679
875 km or 544 mi Hohhot
$555
914 km or 568 mi Ulanqab
$640
917 km or 570 mi Wuhai
$1392
934 km or 581 mi Ordos
$667
954 km or 593 mi Hulunbuir
$651
969 km or 602 mi Fengzhen
$655
985 km or 612 mi Bratsk
$543
992 km or 616 mi Shizuishan
$804
1008 km or 626 mi Datong
$770
1012 km or 629 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
1025 km or 637 mi Yakeshi
$636
1028 km or 639 mi Huairen
$666
1050 km or 652 mi Shenmu
$590
1051 km or 653 mi Yinchuan
$566
1051 km or 653 mi Shuozhou
$610
1094 km or 680 mi Lingwu
$582
1103 km or 685 mi Qingtongxia
$581
1106 km or 687 mi Wuzhong
$605
1113 km or 692 mi Jinchang
$495
1124 km or 698 mi Yuanping
$555
1126 km or 700 mi Zhangye
$500
1131 km or 703 mi Chifeng
$633
1131 km or 703 mi Jiuquan
$484
1156 km or 718 mi Xinzhou
$567
1164 km or 723 mi Wuwei
$426
1165 km or 724 mi Chengde
$709
1166 km or 724 mi Ulanhot
$566
1166 km or 724 mi Zhongwei
$613
1169 km or 726 mi Beijing
$1044
1169 km or 727 mi Yumen
$454
1176 km or 731 mi Zalantun
$635