Rotterdam vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Rotterdam	Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2615	$870
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6248	$2091
🏠 One person rent	$1599	$430
🏘️ Family rent	$2836	$764
🍽️ Food expenses	$653	$306
🚐 Transport expenses	$206	$43.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3894	$516
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	94	43
😀 Quality of life	94	61
🏙️ Population	664K	1.4M

The cost of living in Rotterdam is 201% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 689th and 6373rd ($2615 vs $870) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in the Netherlands and Mongolia, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Rotterdam compared to 0.6 months in Ulaanbaatar. Rotterdam ranked 5th best city to live in the Netherlands vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 67th and 5856th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rotterdam vs Ulaanbaatar

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	Rotterdam	Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.2	$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.9	$29.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.86	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$4.59	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.74	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1583	$417
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1310	$358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2846	$769
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2421	$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$46
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$272	$70.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.3	$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	6.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6107	$1651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4426	$881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.32	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76	$8.29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.1	$4.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.3	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.38	$0.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$5.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$5.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$4.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.92	$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.96	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.15	$9.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$1.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.04	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.17	$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.83	$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$70
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41	$19
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.4	$4.85
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$131	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2107	$167
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13809	$6621

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Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2329
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$2228
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2392
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2581
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$2262
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2374
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2222
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2134
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$2057
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$2087
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$2175
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2718
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2224
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$1846
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2589
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2302
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2414
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$2238
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$3118
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2568
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2252
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1701
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2374
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2263
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2706
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2256
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2230
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2178
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1829
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1639
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$2089
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1818
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2318
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1804
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1860
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$2359
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1696
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2168
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1512
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1671

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