Singapore City vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Singapore City	Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3007	$792
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6888	$2074
🏠 One person rent	$2075	$380
🏘️ Family rent	$3850	$826
🍽️ Food expenses	$539	$292
🚐 Transport expenses	$249	$43.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4634	$365
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	89	43
😀 Quality of life	98	55
🏙️ Population	5.87M	1.4M

The cost of living in Singapore City is 280% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 133rd and 6405th ($3007 vs $792) 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 1.5 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 4th and 5931st 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	$9.57	$4.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.4	$29
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.31	$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.73	$1.74
☕ Cappuccino	$4.78	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.59	$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2587	$430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1768	$290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4669	$1038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3392	$664
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$49.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$167	$75.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.3	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.52%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20493	$1426
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12922	$885
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.5	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.8	$7.97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.9	$5.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.17	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.86	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.15	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.44	$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.72	$4.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.2	$5.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$3.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.18	$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.9	$8.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.2	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$1.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.9	$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$2.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$96	$63.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$4.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.4	$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.6	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$80.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1175	$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26424	$5952

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Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2733
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$623
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$585
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$511
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$610
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$609
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$611
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$602
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$545
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$554
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$558
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$482
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$480
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$539
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$743
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$644
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$645
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$582
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$479
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$553
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$512
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$565
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$465
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$913
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$550
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$515
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$457
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$596
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$638
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$493
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$450
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$499
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$485
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$455
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$442
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$521
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$578
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$476
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$566
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$544

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