San Jose, United States vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	San Jose	Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3962	$927
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8268	$2221
🏠 One person rent	$2809	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$4461	$858
🍽️ Food expenses	$768	$311
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$44.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5742	$436
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	87	44
😀 Quality of life	91	62
🏙️ Population	1.01M	1.4M

The cost of living in San Jose, United States is 327% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 8th and 6169th ($3962 vs $927) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 1.4 months in San Jose, United States compared to 0.5 months in Ulaanbaatar. San Jose, United States ranked 31st best city to live in the United States vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 148th and 5662nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Jose, United States vs Ulaanbaatar

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	San Jose	Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.2	$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$100	$29.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9	$2.24
☕ Cappuccino	$5.63	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.41	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3015	$482
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2454	$411
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4507	$888
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4037	$755
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$40.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$256	$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.3	$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9481	$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9796	$946
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$89.6	$9.43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.2	$4.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.69	$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.55	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.5	$5.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.41	$3.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.8	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.84	$2.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.29	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$9.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.5	$1.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.98	$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$130	$67.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.6	$4.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$150	$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$73.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1802	$191
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23160	$7641

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Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3488
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3608
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4273
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3379
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3257
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2871
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3508
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3603
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3254
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3805
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3181
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3589
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3261
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3382
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3395
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3137
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3771
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3489
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3359
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3520
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3017
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3065
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3676
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3593
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3604
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2910
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3094
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3831
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2983
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3007
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3346
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2859
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3282
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3778
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3264
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3277
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2089
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3245
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3212

Cities near Ulaanbaatar

Distance	City	Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi	Bulgan	$903
437 km or 272 mi	Ulan-Ude	$722
520 km or 323 mi	Irkutsk	$771
559 km or 347 mi	Angarsk	$767
656 km or 408 mi	Chita	$970
794 km or 493 mi	Manzhouli	$650
798 km or 496 mi	Bayannur	$1010
835 km or 519 mi	Xilinhot	$691
840 km or 522 mi	Baotou	$679
875 km or 544 mi	Hohhot	$555
914 km or 568 mi	Ulanqab	$640
917 km or 570 mi	Wuhai	$1392
934 km or 581 mi	Ordos	$667
954 km or 593 mi	Hulunbuir	$651
969 km or 602 mi	Fengzhen	$655
985 km or 612 mi	Bratsk	$543
992 km or 616 mi	Shizuishan	$804
1008 km or 626 mi	Datong	$770
1012 km or 629 mi	Zhangjiakou	$657
1025 km or 637 mi	Yakeshi	$636
1028 km or 639 mi	Huairen	$666
1050 km or 652 mi	Shenmu	$590
1051 km or 653 mi	Yinchuan	$566
1051 km or 653 mi	Shuozhou	$610
1094 km or 680 mi	Lingwu	$582
1103 km or 685 mi	Qingtongxia	$581
1106 km or 687 mi	Wuzhong	$605
1113 km or 692 mi	Jinchang	$495
1124 km or 698 mi	Yuanping	$555
1126 km or 700 mi	Zhangye	$500
1131 km or 703 mi	Chifeng	$633
1131 km or 703 mi	Jiuquan	$484
1156 km or 718 mi	Xinzhou	$567
1164 km or 723 mi	Wuwei	$426
1165 km or 724 mi	Chengde	$709
1166 km or 724 mi	Ulanhot	$566
1166 km or 724 mi	Zhongwei	$613
1169 km or 726 mi	Beijing	$1044
1169 km or 727 mi	Yumen	$454
1176 km or 731 mi	Zalantun	$635