Seattle vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Seattle	Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3154	$927
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7508	$2221
🏠 One person rent	$1981	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$3422	$858
🍽️ Food expenses	$796	$311
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$44.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6532	$436
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	80	44
😀 Quality of life	95	62
🏙️ Population	737K	1.4M

The cost of living in Seattle is 240% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 142nd and 6169th ($3154 vs $927) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 101st 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 2.1 months in Seattle compared to 0.5 months in Ulaanbaatar. Seattle ranked 5th best city to live in the United States vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 32nd and 5662nd 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	$22.3	$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$96.5	$29.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.6	$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.73	$2.24
☕ Cappuccino	$6.45	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.97	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2110	$482
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1647	$411
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3872	$888
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2891	$755
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$40.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$262	$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$72.8	$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.53%	7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7394	$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5077	$946
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$111	$9.43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.9	$4.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.47	$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.95	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.9	$5.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.6	$3.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.09	$2.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.47	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.2	$9.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.65	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.5	$1.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.04	$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.86	$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.42	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$83.5	$67.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.8	$4.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.7	$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.7	$73.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2521	$191
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28950	$7641

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Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2896
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3292
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$3041
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2681
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2717
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2855
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2778
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2604
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3559
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2702
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2807
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2737
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2915
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2739
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2798
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2677
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2734
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2475
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2814
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2717
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2587
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2656
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2674
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2325
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2641
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2519
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2720
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2828
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2641
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2582
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2628
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2362
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2584
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2558
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2710
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2754
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2456
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2539
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2747
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2173

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