Sydney vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Sydney	Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2844	$935
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6812	$2240
🏠 One person rent	$1756	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$3107	$841
🍽️ Food expenses	$592	$314
🚐 Transport expenses	$335	$46.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4188	$589
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	99	44
😀 Quality of life	100	64
🏙️ Population	5.45M	1.4M

The cost of living in Sydney is 204% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 370th and 6046th ($2844 vs $935) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Australia and Mongolia, respectively. Check Australia vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Sydney compared to 0.6 months in Ulaanbaatar. Sydney ranked 2nd best city to live in Australia vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 2nd and 5297th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sydney vs Ulaanbaatar

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	Sydney	Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$5.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.6	$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.3	$2.39
☕ Cappuccino	$3.97	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2215	$522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1420	$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3992	$962
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2582	$710
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.1	$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.83%	8.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12962	$1954
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7403	$961
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.96	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$117	$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.2	$4.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.78	$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.72	$4.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$6.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$3.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.4	$9.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.08	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$28.3	$1.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.65	$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.58	$2.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.34	$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66	$75.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$4.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$70	$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.4	$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$77.3	$82.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2275	$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25164	$8817

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Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2354
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2481
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2040
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1709
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1995
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1701
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1795
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1460
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2258
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1855
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1273
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1825
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1816
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$2000
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2341
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1936
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1915
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1493
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1913
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1825
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1834
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2543
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1933
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1896
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2323
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1813
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1992
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2179
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1606
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1863

Cities near Ulaanbaatar

Distance	City	Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi	Bulgan	$904
437 km or 272 mi	Ulan-Ude	$739
520 km or 323 mi	Irkutsk	$778
559 km or 347 mi	Angarsk	$776
656 km or 408 mi	Chita	$863
794 km or 493 mi	Manzhouli	$656
798 km or 496 mi	Bayannur	$1039
835 km or 519 mi	Xilinhot	$721
840 km or 522 mi	Baotou	$693
875 km or 544 mi	Hohhot	$578
914 km or 568 mi	Ulanqab	$665
917 km or 570 mi	Wuhai	$1426
934 km or 581 mi	Ordos	$691
954 km or 593 mi	Hulunbuir	$658
969 km or 602 mi	Fengzhen	$676
985 km or 612 mi	Bratsk	$568
992 km or 616 mi	Shizuishan	$820
1008 km or 626 mi	Datong	$789
1012 km or 629 mi	Zhangjiakou	$680
1025 km or 637 mi	Yakeshi	$639
1028 km or 639 mi	Huairen	$684
1050 km or 652 mi	Shenmu	$607
1051 km or 653 mi	Yinchuan	$577
1051 km or 653 mi	Shuozhou	$629
1094 km or 680 mi	Lingwu	$594
1103 km or 685 mi	Qingtongxia	$593
1106 km or 687 mi	Wuzhong	$618
1113 km or 692 mi	Jinchang	$503
1124 km or 698 mi	Yuanping	$570
1126 km or 700 mi	Zhangye	$509
1131 km or 703 mi	Chifeng	$653
1131 km or 703 mi	Jiuquan	$492
1156 km or 718 mi	Xinzhou	$580
1164 km or 723 mi	Wuwei	$433
1165 km or 724 mi	Chengde	$722
1166 km or 724 mi	Ulanhot	$594
1166 km or 724 mi	Zhongwei	$627
1169 km or 726 mi	Beijing	$1108
1169 km or 727 mi	Yumen	$460
1176 km or 731 mi	Zalantun	$672