Tabriz vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Tabriz	Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$658	$906
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1826	$2335
🏠 One person rent	$230	$471
🏘️ Family rent	$521	$1016
🍽️ Food expenses	$233	$307
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.4	$44.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$249	$407
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	59	43
😀 Quality of life	47	56
🏙️ Population	1.56M	1.4M

The cost of living in Tabriz is 27% less expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 7153rd and 6004th ($658 vs $906) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 1st in Iran and Mongolia, respectively. Check Iran vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Tabriz compared to 0.4 months in Ulaanbaatar. Tabriz ranked 6th best city to live in Iran vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 6409th and 5778th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Tabriz vs Ulaanbaatar

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	Tabriz	Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.95	$4.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.1	$29.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.01	$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.55	$1.62
☕ Cappuccino	$1.18	$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.62	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$330	$503
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$172	$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$685	$1382
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$441	$815
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.83	$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$13.6	$70.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.1	$17.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.07%	6.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1732	$1765
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1813	$978
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.47	$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20	$8.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.37	$5.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.71	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.65	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.58	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.2	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$4.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$5.77
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$3.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.7	$2.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$4.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.71	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.6	$9.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$1.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.24	$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.42	$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.52	$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.1	$63.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.75	$4.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$98.1	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.7	$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.4	$65.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$176	$90.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$96.4	$175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$671	$6410

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Cities near Tabriz

Distance	City	Cost of living
58 km or 36 mi	Marand	$553
78 km or 48 mi	Maragheh	$573
81 km or 50 mi	Ahar	$622
120 km or 74 mi	Urmia	$519
125 km or 78 mi	Kapan	$961
125 km or 78 mi	Miandoab	$540
127 km or 79 mi	Khoy	$419
159 km or 99 mi	Goris	$967
174 km or 108 mi	Bukan	$536
177 km or 110 mi	Ardabil	$827
184 km or 114 mi	Mahabad	$458
184 km or 115 mi	Piranshahr	$476
204 km or 127 mi	Saqqez	$533
230 km or 143 mi	Hakkari	$575
235 km or 146 mi	Baneh	$531
236 km or 147 mi	Lankaran	$608
237 km or 147 mi	Caldiran	$574
250 km or 155 mi	Zanjan	$466
251 km or 156 mi	Dogubayazit	$570
254 km or 158 mi	Van	$615
264 km or 164 mi	Masis	$1081
266 km or 165 mi	Barda	$618
279 km or 173 mi	Yerevan	$1199
282 km or 175 mi	Igdir	$565
282 km or 175 mi	Abovyan	$1094
284 km or 177 mi	Marivan	$536
289 km or 180 mi	Ganja	$481
291 km or 181 mi	Erbil	$854
291 km or 181 mi	Yevlakh	$618
292 km or 181 mi	Sulaymaniyah	$676
295 km or 183 mi	Ashtarak	$1071
300 km or 187 mi	Armavir	$990
305 km or 190 mi	Rasht	$534
307 km or 191 mi	Sirvan	$634
315 km or 196 mi	Sanandaj	$449
322 km or 200 mi	Duhok	$646
334 km or 207 mi	Agri	$553
334 km or 208 mi	Zakho	$688
336 km or 209 mi	Kirkuk	$508
339 km or 211 mi	Mosul	$597

Cities near Ulaanbaatar

Distance	City	Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi	Bulgan	$879
437 km or 272 mi	Ulan-Ude	$616
520 km or 323 mi	Irkutsk	$770
559 km or 347 mi	Angarsk	$624
656 km or 408 mi	Chita	$651
794 km or 493 mi	Manzhouli	$612
798 km or 496 mi	Bayannur	$979
835 km or 519 mi	Xilinhot	$660
840 km or 522 mi	Baotou	$648
875 km or 544 mi	Hohhot	$563
914 km or 568 mi	Ulanqab	$620
917 km or 570 mi	Wuhai	$1339
934 km or 581 mi	Ordos	$651
954 km or 593 mi	Hulunbuir	$639
969 km or 602 mi	Fengzhen	$616
985 km or 612 mi	Bratsk	$470
992 km or 616 mi	Shizuishan	$781
1008 km or 626 mi	Datong	$703
1012 km or 629 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
1025 km or 637 mi	Yakeshi	$603
1028 km or 639 mi	Huairen	$624
1050 km or 652 mi	Shenmu	$588
1051 km or 653 mi	Yinchuan	$549
1051 km or 653 mi	Shuozhou	$600
1094 km or 680 mi	Lingwu	$566
1103 km or 685 mi	Qingtongxia	$563
1106 km or 687 mi	Wuzhong	$592
1113 km or 692 mi	Jinchang	$469
1124 km or 698 mi	Yuanping	$550
1126 km or 700 mi	Zhangye	$469
1131 km or 703 mi	Chifeng	$623
1131 km or 703 mi	Jiuquan	$458
1156 km or 718 mi	Xinzhou	$555
1164 km or 723 mi	Wuwei	$403
1165 km or 724 mi	Chengde	$711
1166 km or 724 mi	Ulanhot	$532
1166 km or 724 mi	Zhongwei	$586
1169 km or 726 mi	Beijing	$1016
1169 km or 727 mi	Yumen	$426
1176 km or 731 mi	Zalantun	$598