Cost of Living in Ulan-Ude

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Cost of living One person Family of 4
💰 Total with rent
$676
$1692
🛋️ Without rent
$387
$1180
🏨 Rent & Utilities
$289
$513
🍽️ Food
$276
$732
🚐 Transport
$28.7
$76.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$540
😀 Quality of life
51
🏙️ Population
435K

The average cost of living in Ulan-Ude is $676, which is in the top 22% of the least expensive cities in the world, ranked 7255th out of 9294 in our global list and 88th out of 122 in Russia.

The median after-tax salary is $540, which is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months. Ranked 6528th (TOP 70%) in the list of best places to live in the world and 44th best city to live in Russia. With an estimated population of 435K, Ulan-Ude is the 45th largest city in Russia.

✈️ Closest airport 9 km Ulan-Ude East Airport
😷 Air quality Moderate 19.1 µg/m³
🎓 Best university rank 4882 Buryat State University
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Prices in Ulan-Ude

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Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
 Cappuccino
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$330
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$407
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$4.89
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1223
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.23
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$245
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4953

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