Singapore City vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Singapore City	Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3168	$907
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7320	$2342
🏠 One person rent	$2164	$472
🏘️ Family rent	$4039	$1015
🍽️ Food expenses	$567	$305
🚐 Transport expenses	$273	$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4523	$408
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	89	43
😀 Quality of life	97	55
🏙️ Population	5.87M	1.4M

The cost of living in Singapore City is 249% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 81st and 6109th ($3168 vs $907) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Singapore and Mongolia, respectively. Check Singapore vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Singapore City compared to 0.5 months in Ulaanbaatar. Singapore City ranked 1st best city to live in Singapore vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 8th and 5802nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Singapore City vs Ulaanbaatar

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	Singapore City	Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.4	$4.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.6	$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.77	$4.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.1	$1.69
☕ Cappuccino	$5.08	$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.6	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2514	$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1898	$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5063	$1391
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3531	$806
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$78.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.4	$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.5%	6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$21434	$1637
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7782	$959
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.52	$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.6	$7.32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.3	$5.34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.23	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.94	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.37	$0.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.72	$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.8	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$5.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$3.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$4.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.16	$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$28.5	$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.27	$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9	$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.01	$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.31	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$113	$68.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$4.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$72.1	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.9	$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$76	$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1202	$154
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28407	$7750

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Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2852
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$709
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$604
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$549
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$745
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$750
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$752
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$699
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$630
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$585
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$590
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$518
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$571
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$617
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$892
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$732
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$738
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$687
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$499
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$729
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$579
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$673
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$544
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$950
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$670
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$538
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$420
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$624
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$759
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$496
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$441
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$518
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$504
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$459
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$530
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$671
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$485
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$669
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$637

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