Rotterdam vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Rotterdam	Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2659	$935
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6362	$2240
🏠 One person rent	$1646	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$2815	$841
🍽️ Food expenses	$641	$314
🚐 Transport expenses	$225	$46.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4246	$589
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	94	44
😀 Quality of life	95	64
🏙️ Population	664K	1.4M

The cost of living in Rotterdam is 184% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 649th and 6046th ($2659 vs $935) 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 1.6 months in Rotterdam compared to 0.6 months in Ulaanbaatar. Rotterdam ranked 2nd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 20th and 5297th 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	$23.3	$5.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.8	$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.79	$2.39
☕ Cappuccino	$4.61	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.02	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1650	$522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1348	$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2967	$962
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2361	$710
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$278	$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.2	$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.69%	8.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6135	$1954
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3996	$961
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.02	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$102	$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33	$4.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.4	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.16	$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$4.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.1	$6.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$3.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.08	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.28	$9.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.5	$1.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.92	$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.81	$2.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.58	$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.2	$75.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.1	$4.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46	$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.8	$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$91.3	$82.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2772	$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13092	$8817

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Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2336
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$2424
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2365
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2491
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$2234
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2310
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2389
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2307
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1970
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$2112
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$2087
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2608
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2143
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$1865
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2755
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2304
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2407
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$2247
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$3165
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2564
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2354
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1740
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2460
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2272
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2662
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2296
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2399
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2185
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1805
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1739
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$2111
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1834
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2341
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1829
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$2053
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$2353
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1688
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2197
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1476
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1799

Cities near Ulaanbaatar

Distance	City	Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi	Bulgan	$904
437 km or 272 mi	Ulan-Ude	$739
520 km or 323 mi	Irkutsk	$778
559 km or 347 mi	Angarsk	$776
656 km or 408 mi	Chita	$863
794 km or 493 mi	Manzhouli	$656
798 km or 496 mi	Bayannur	$1039
835 km or 519 mi	Xilinhot	$721
840 km or 522 mi	Baotou	$693
875 km or 544 mi	Hohhot	$578
914 km or 568 mi	Ulanqab	$665
917 km or 570 mi	Wuhai	$1426
934 km or 581 mi	Ordos	$691
954 km or 593 mi	Hulunbuir	$658
969 km or 602 mi	Fengzhen	$676
985 km or 612 mi	Bratsk	$568
992 km or 616 mi	Shizuishan	$820
1008 km or 626 mi	Datong	$789
1012 km or 629 mi	Zhangjiakou	$680
1025 km or 637 mi	Yakeshi	$639
1028 km or 639 mi	Huairen	$684
1050 km or 652 mi	Shenmu	$607
1051 km or 653 mi	Yinchuan	$577
1051 km or 653 mi	Shuozhou	$629
1094 km or 680 mi	Lingwu	$594
1103 km or 685 mi	Qingtongxia	$593
1106 km or 687 mi	Wuzhong	$618
1113 km or 692 mi	Jinchang	$503
1124 km or 698 mi	Yuanping	$570
1126 km or 700 mi	Zhangye	$509
1131 km or 703 mi	Chifeng	$653
1131 km or 703 mi	Jiuquan	$492
1156 km or 718 mi	Xinzhou	$580
1164 km or 723 mi	Wuwei	$433
1165 km or 724 mi	Chengde	$722
1166 km or 724 mi	Ulanhot	$594
1166 km or 724 mi	Zhongwei	$627
1169 km or 726 mi	Beijing	$1108
1169 km or 727 mi	Yumen	$460
1176 km or 731 mi	Zalantun	$672