Seattle vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Seattle	Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2974	$792
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7082	$2074
🏠 One person rent	$1895	$380
🏘️ Family rent	$3327	$826
🍽️ Food expenses	$708	$292
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$43.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6506	$365
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	80	43
😀 Quality of life	90	55
🏙️ Population	737K	1.4M

The cost of living in Seattle is 276% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 145th and 6405th ($2974 vs $792) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 120th 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 2.2 months in Seattle compared to 0.5 months in Ulaanbaatar. Seattle ranked 19th best city to live in the United States vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 125th and 5931st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Seattle vs Ulaanbaatar

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	Seattle	Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.6	$4.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85	$29
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.28	$1.74
☕ Cappuccino	$5.9	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2036	$430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1598	$290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3765	$1038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2858	$664
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$49.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$222	$75.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.59%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9273	$1426
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5449	$885
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.73	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.4	$7.97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$5.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.3	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.63	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.6	$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$4.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$5.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.98	$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$3.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.73	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$8.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.05	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.9	$1.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.02	$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.93	$2.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.1	$63.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$4.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$177	$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.1	$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.5	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.4	$80.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1999	$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$29730	$5952

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Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2814
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3345
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2920
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2514
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2507
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$3118
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2157
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3262
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2728
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2463
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2729
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2837
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2651
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2549
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2750
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2313
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2827
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2663
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2587
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2585
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2627
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2597
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2604
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2830
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2652
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2733
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2593
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2461
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2585
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2402
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2546
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2500
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2576
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2588
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2255
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2451
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2470
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2210

Cities near Ulaanbaatar

Distance	City	Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi	Bulgan	$759
437 km or 272 mi	Ulan-Ude	$576
520 km or 323 mi	Irkutsk	$607
559 km or 347 mi	Angarsk	$589
656 km or 408 mi	Chita	$491
794 km or 493 mi	Manzhouli	$674
798 km or 496 mi	Bayannur	$997
835 km or 519 mi	Xilinhot	$679
840 km or 522 mi	Baotou	$673
875 km or 544 mi	Hohhot	$563
914 km or 568 mi	Ulanqab	$640
917 km or 570 mi	Wuhai	$1345
934 km or 581 mi	Ordos	$674
954 km or 593 mi	Hulunbuir	$677
969 km or 602 mi	Fengzhen	$640
985 km or 612 mi	Bratsk	$444
992 km or 616 mi	Shizuishan	$776
1008 km or 626 mi	Datong	$707
1012 km or 629 mi	Zhangjiakou	$658
1025 km or 637 mi	Yakeshi	$647
1028 km or 639 mi	Huairen	$643
1050 km or 652 mi	Shenmu	$614
1051 km or 653 mi	Yinchuan	$535
1051 km or 653 mi	Shuozhou	$625
1094 km or 680 mi	Lingwu	$573
1103 km or 685 mi	Qingtongxia	$578
1106 km or 687 mi	Wuzhong	$603
1113 km or 692 mi	Jinchang	$593
1124 km or 698 mi	Yuanping	$572
1126 km or 700 mi	Zhangye	$504
1131 km or 703 mi	Chifeng	$602
1131 km or 703 mi	Jiuquan	$510
1156 km or 718 mi	Xinzhou	$576
1164 km or 723 mi	Wuwei	$581
1165 km or 724 mi	Chengde	$700
1166 km or 724 mi	Ulanhot	$560
1166 km or 724 mi	Zhongwei	$628
1169 km or 726 mi	Beijing	$1065
1169 km or 727 mi	Yumen	$666
1176 km or 731 mi	Zalantun	$625