Singapore City vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Singapore City	Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3201	$870
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6971	$2091
🏠 One person rent	$2218	$430
🏘️ Family rent	$3750	$764
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$306
🚐 Transport expenses	$268	$43.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4609	$516
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	89	43
😀 Quality of life	98	61
🏙️ Population	5.87M	1.4M

The cost of living in Singapore City is 268% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 109th and 6373rd ($3201 vs $870) 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 0.6 months in Ulaanbaatar. Singapore City ranked 1st best city to live in Singapore vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 7th and 5856th 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	$8.79	$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.7	$29.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.79	$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.77	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$5.12	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.47	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2659	$417
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1943	$358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4723	$769
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$46
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$70.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.9	$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.92%	6.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$22654	$1651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.53	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.6	$8.29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$4.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.17	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.93	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$0.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.32	$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$5.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.7	$5.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$4.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$25	$9.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.3	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.6	$1.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.92	$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.73	$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.32	$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$115	$70
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.2	$19
💇 Haircut, simple	$31.5	$4.85
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.7	$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1206	$167
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$29519	$6621

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Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$789
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$542
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$502
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$771
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$788
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$771
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$689
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$643
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$519
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$503
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$552
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$584
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$609
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$866
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$789
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$731
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$681
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$444
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$704
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$598
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$654
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$864
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$657
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$488
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$390
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$563
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$552
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$443
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$411
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$472
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$420
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$461
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$701
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$448
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$754
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$653

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