San Antonio vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	San Antonio	Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2194	$907
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4931	$2342
🏠 One person rent	$1336	$472
🏘️ Family rent	$2192	$1015
🍽️ Food expenses	$560	$305
🚐 Transport expenses	$145	$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4224	$408
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	81	43
😀 Quality of life	91	55
🏙️ Population	1.43M	1.4M

The cost of living in San Antonio is 142% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 1380th and 6109th ($2194 vs $907) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1203rd and 1st in the United States and Mongolia, respectively. Check the United States vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in San Antonio compared to 0.5 months in Ulaanbaatar. San Antonio ranked 21st best city to live in the United States vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 118th and 5802nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Antonio vs Ulaanbaatar

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	San Antonio	Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.4	$4.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$4.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.34	$1.69
☕ Cappuccino	$5.55	$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.61	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1451	$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1053	$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2336	$1391
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1818	$806
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$78.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.1	$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6015	$1637
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2228	$959
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.44	$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.4	$7.32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.5	$5.34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.77	$0.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$1.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.05	$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$5.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$3.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$4.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.7	$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.02	$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.74	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.95	$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.61	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.2	$68.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$4.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.7	$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.8	$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1127	$154
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10912	$7750

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Cities near San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2155
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2172
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2156
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2177
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2226
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2223
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2071
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2473
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2232
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2250
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2211
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2145
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2194
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2231
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2097
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$2006
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$2037
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$734
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1749
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2186
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1885
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$2024
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1856
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$765
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$545
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1890
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1764
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2151
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2223
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2164
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2143
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2734
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2063
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2692
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2248
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2093
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1798
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2080
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2137

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