Sarajevo vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sarajevo Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$870
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2195
$2091
🏠 One person rent
$443
$430
🏘️ Family rent
$741
$764
🍽️ Food expenses
$342
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$50
$43.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$746
$516
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
47
43
😀 Quality of life
66
61
🏙️ Population
276K
1.4M

The cost of living in Sarajevo is 7% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 6050th and 6373rd ($932 vs $870) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Mongolia, respectively. Check Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Sarajevo compared to 0.6 months in Ulaanbaatar. Sarajevo ranked 1st best city to live in Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 5081st and 5856th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sarajevo vs Ulaanbaatar

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Sarajevo Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.93
$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.4
$29.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.33
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.8
$1.95
☕ Cappuccino
$2.14
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.16
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$387
$417
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$272
$358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$710
$769
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$482
$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$46
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$70.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.4
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.18%
6.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3478
$1651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2305
$881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.2
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.4
$8.29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.39
$4.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.58
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$0.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.02
$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.81
$5.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$5.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$4.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.68
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.82
$9.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$1.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.29
$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$70
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.45
$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.2
$19
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.28
$4.85
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.6
$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$247
$167
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3470
$6621

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zenica
$618
75 km or 47 mi Mostar
$760
77 km or 48 mi Tuzla
$707
99 km or 61 mi Doboj
$669
117 km or 73 mi Bijeljina
$734
125 km or 78 mi Valjevo
$883
138 km or 86 mi Mojkovac
$1164
139 km or 86 mi Dubrovnik
$1610
140 km or 87 mi Banja Luka
$920
144 km or 89 mi Cavtat
$1539
147 km or 91 mi Slavonski Brod
$970
155 km or 96 mi Cacak
$858
163 km or 101 mi Kotor
$1261
163 km or 101 mi Split
$1623
163 km or 101 mi Berane
$1107
169 km or 105 mi Cetinje
$967
171 km or 106 mi Kastela
$1515
171 km or 107 mi Sanski Most
$617
173 km or 107 mi Podgorica
$1047
177 km or 110 mi Hvar
$1503
179 km or 111 mi Budva
$1195
183 km or 114 mi Prijedor
$685
187 km or 116 mi Novi Pazar
$828
188 km or 117 mi Plav
$1111
189 km or 118 mi Osijek
$1072
192 km or 119 mi Novi Sad
$1141
194 km or 121 mi Belgrade
$1335
203 km or 126 mi Kragujevac
$918
203 km or 126 mi Sibenik
$1153
204 km or 127 mi Bar
$1115
219 km or 136 mi Shkoder
$819
225 km or 140 mi Ulcinj
$1107
226 km or 141 mi Mitrovica
$557
229 km or 142 mi Bihac
$665
246 km or 153 mi Pecs
$1033
257 km or 160 mi Zadar
$1322
258 km or 160 mi Bjelovar
$1113
260 km or 161 mi Pristina
$655
261 km or 162 mi Baja
$965
267 km or 166 mi Subotica
$832

Cities near Ulaanbaatar

Distance City Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi Bulgan
$838
437 km or 272 mi Ulan-Ude
$676
520 km or 323 mi Irkutsk
$735
559 km or 347 mi Angarsk
$725
656 km or 408 mi Chita
$912
794 km or 493 mi Manzhouli
$631
798 km or 496 mi Bayannur
$986
835 km or 519 mi Xilinhot
$677
840 km or 522 mi Baotou
$659
875 km or 544 mi Hohhot
$541
914 km or 568 mi Ulanqab
$629
917 km or 570 mi Wuhai
$1365
934 km or 581 mi Ordos
$655
954 km or 593 mi Hulunbuir
$638
969 km or 602 mi Fengzhen
$642
985 km or 612 mi Bratsk
$518
992 km or 616 mi Shizuishan
$785
1008 km or 626 mi Datong
$748
1012 km or 629 mi Zhangjiakou
$652
1025 km or 637 mi Yakeshi
$614
1028 km or 639 mi Huairen
$654
1050 km or 652 mi Shenmu
$580
1051 km or 653 mi Yinchuan
$548
1051 km or 653 mi Shuozhou
$600
1094 km or 680 mi Lingwu
$564
1103 km or 685 mi Qingtongxia
$563
1106 km or 687 mi Wuzhong
$589
1113 km or 692 mi Jinchang
$480
1124 km or 698 mi Yuanping
$546
1126 km or 700 mi Zhangye
$484
1131 km or 703 mi Chifeng
$615
1131 km or 703 mi Jiuquan
$470
1156 km or 718 mi Xinzhou
$553
1164 km or 723 mi Wuwei
$411
1165 km or 724 mi Chengde
$694
1166 km or 724 mi Ulanhot
$532
1166 km or 724 mi Zhongwei
$597
1169 km or 726 mi Beijing
$1029
1169 km or 727 mi Yumen
$439
1176 km or 731 mi Zalantun
$600