Taichung vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taichung Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$957
$927
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2561
$2221
🏠 One person rent
$348
$481
🏘️ Family rent
$601
$858
🍽️ Food expenses
$378
$311
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$44.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1411
$436
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
85
44
😀 Quality of life
86
62
🏙️ Population
2.87M
1.4M

The cost of living in Taichung is 3% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 5984th and 6169th ($957 vs $927) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Taiwan and Mongolia, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Taichung compared to 0.5 months in Ulaanbaatar. Taichung ranked 7th best city to live in Taiwan vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 409th and 5662nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Taichung vs Ulaanbaatar

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Taichung Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.75
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$29.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.58
$2.24
☕ Cappuccino
$2.9
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$482
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$252
$411
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$593
$888
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$464
$755
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.6
$40.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.7
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.9
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.27%
7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6960
$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7979
$946
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.79
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.7
$9.43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.7
$4.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.37
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$5.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$3.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$2.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$9.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.91
$1.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.7
$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.81
$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.53
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$67.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$4.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.7
$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.8
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.7
$73.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.1
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$343
$191
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17495
$7641

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$888
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$879
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$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
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$910
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$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665

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$970
794 km or 493 mi Manzhouli
$650
798 km or 496 mi Bayannur
$1010
835 km or 519 mi Xilinhot
$691
840 km or 522 mi Baotou
$679
875 km or 544 mi Hohhot
$555
914 km or 568 mi Ulanqab
$640
917 km or 570 mi Wuhai
$1392
934 km or 581 mi Ordos
$667
954 km or 593 mi Hulunbuir
$651
969 km or 602 mi Fengzhen
$655
985 km or 612 mi Bratsk
$543
992 km or 616 mi Shizuishan
$804
1008 km or 626 mi Datong
$770
1012 km or 629 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
1025 km or 637 mi Yakeshi
$636
1028 km or 639 mi Huairen
$666
1050 km or 652 mi Shenmu
$590
1051 km or 653 mi Yinchuan
$566
1051 km or 653 mi Shuozhou
$610
1094 km or 680 mi Lingwu
$582
1103 km or 685 mi Qingtongxia
$581
1106 km or 687 mi Wuzhong
$605
1113 km or 692 mi Jinchang
$495
1124 km or 698 mi Yuanping
$555
1126 km or 700 mi Zhangye
$500
1131 km or 703 mi Chifeng
$633
1131 km or 703 mi Jiuquan
$484
1156 km or 718 mi Xinzhou
$567
1164 km or 723 mi Wuwei
$426
1165 km or 724 mi Chengde
$709
1166 km or 724 mi Ulanhot
$566
1166 km or 724 mi Zhongwei
$613
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$1044
1169 km or 727 mi Yumen
$454
1176 km or 731 mi Zalantun
$635