Cost of Living in Ulan-Ude

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Cost of living One person Family of 4
💰 Total with rent
$576
$1479
🛋️ Without rent
$316
$932
🏨 Rent & Utilities
$261
$547
🍽️ Food
$220
$582
🚐 Transport
$37.1
$96.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$415
😀 Quality of life
46
🏙️ Population
439K

The average cost of living in Ulan-Ude is $576, which is in the top 15% of the least expensive cities in the world, ranked 7885th out of 9294 in our global list and 42nd out of 122 in Russia.

The median after-tax salary is $415, which is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months. Ranked 6577th (TOP 71%) in the list of best places to live in the world and 36th best city to live in Russia. With an estimated population of 439K, Ulan-Ude is the 45th largest city in Russia.

✈️ Closest airport 9 km Ulan-Ude East Airport
😷 Air quality Moderate 24.2 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
$3.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
 Cappuccino
$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$711
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$395
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1643
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1196
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.84
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
🧅 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
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3264

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