Rotterdam vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Rotterdam Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2219
$907
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4999
$2342
🏠 One person rent
$1371
$472
🏘️ Family rent
$2182
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$539
$305
🚐 Transport expenses
$178
$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3835
$408
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
94
43
😀 Quality of life
94
55
🏙️ Population
664K
1.4M

The cost of living in Rotterdam is 145% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 1336th and 6109th ($2219 vs $907) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 1.7 months in Rotterdam compared to 0.5 months in Ulaanbaatar. Rotterdam ranked 4th best city to live in the Netherlands vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 51st and 5802nd among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Rotterdam vs Ulaanbaatar infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Rotterdam vs Ulaanbaatar

Prices for goods and services in Rotterdam and Ulaanbaatar are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Rotterdam Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.3
$4.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.7
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$4.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.41
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$3.78
$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.91
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1440
$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1112
$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2175
$1391
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1840
$806
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$232
$78.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43
$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.75%
6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5393
$1637
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3725
$959
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.43
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83.9
$7.32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.7
$5.34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.21
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.81
$0.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.12
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$5.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$3.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$4.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.23
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.72
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.3
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.79
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.3
$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.7
$68.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$4.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.2
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.6
$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$75.4
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.1
$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1741
$154
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10888
$7750

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$2034
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$1991
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$2053
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$2094
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$1987
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$2010
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2228
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2039
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$1813
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$1750
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$1920
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2184
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1951
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$2246
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2373
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$1985
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$2375
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$1865
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$2859
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$2180
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2170
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1559
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$2046
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1953
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$1968
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$2072
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$2076
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2064
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1916
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1421
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$1975
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1762
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$1831
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1709
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$1782
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$1921
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1611
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$2017
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1442
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1592

Cities near Ulaanbaatar

Distance City Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi Bulgan
$875
437 km or 272 mi Ulan-Ude
$568
520 km or 323 mi Irkutsk
$741
559 km or 347 mi Angarsk
$575
656 km or 408 mi Chita
$617
794 km or 493 mi Manzhouli
$629
798 km or 496 mi Bayannur
$1005
835 km or 519 mi Xilinhot
$677
840 km or 522 mi Baotou
$684
875 km or 544 mi Hohhot
$581
914 km or 568 mi Ulanqab
$644
917 km or 570 mi Wuhai
$1380
934 km or 581 mi Ordos
$676
954 km or 593 mi Hulunbuir
$646
969 km or 602 mi Fengzhen
$637
985 km or 612 mi Bratsk
$447
992 km or 616 mi Shizuishan
$806
1008 km or 626 mi Datong
$729
1012 km or 629 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
1025 km or 637 mi Yakeshi
$605
1028 km or 639 mi Huairen
$648
1050 km or 652 mi Shenmu
$602
1051 km or 653 mi Yinchuan
$561
1051 km or 653 mi Shuozhou
$619
1094 km or 680 mi Lingwu
$574
1103 km or 685 mi Qingtongxia
$573
1106 km or 687 mi Wuzhong
$601
1113 km or 692 mi Jinchang
$603
1124 km or 698 mi Yuanping
$570
1126 km or 700 mi Zhangye
$515
1131 km or 703 mi Chifeng
$628
1131 km or 703 mi Jiuquan
$502
1156 km or 718 mi Xinzhou
$577
1164 km or 723 mi Wuwei
$589
1165 km or 724 mi Chengde
$760
1166 km or 724 mi Ulanhot
$537
1166 km or 724 mi Zhongwei
$623
1169 km or 726 mi Beijing
$1067
1169 km or 727 mi Yumen
$629
1176 km or 731 mi Zalantun
$594