Cost of Living in Ulan-Ude

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Cost of living One person Family of 4
💰 Total with rent
$568
$1458
🛋️ Without rent
$311
$920
🏨 Rent & Utilities
$256
$538
🍽️ Food
$217
$575
🚐 Transport
$36.1
$93.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$408
😀 Quality of life
45
🏙️ Population
439K

The average cost of living in Ulan-Ude is $568, which is in the top 13% of the least expensive cities in the world, ranked 8111th out of 9294 in our global list and 53rd out of 122 in Russia.

The median after-tax salary is $408, which is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months. Ranked 6566th (TOP 71%) in the list of best places to live in the world and 47th best city to live in Russia. With an estimated population of 439K, Ulan-Ude is the 46th largest city in Russia.

✈️ Closest airport 9 km Ulan-Ude East Airport
😷 Air quality Moderate 22.7 µg/m³
🎓 Best university rank 5088 Buryat State University
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Prices in Ulan-Ude

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Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.16
 Cappuccino
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$701
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$388
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1612
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1186
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.73
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$128
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3204

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