Tallinn vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Tallinn	Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1414	$906
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3341	$2335
🏠 One person rent	$742	$471
🏘️ Family rent	$1283	$1016
🍽️ Food expenses	$456	$307
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.7	$44.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1698	$407
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	57	43
😀 Quality of life	86	56
🏙️ Population	458K	1.4M

The cost of living in Tallinn is 56% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 3823rd and 6004th ($1414 vs $906) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Estonia and Mongolia, respectively. Check Estonia vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Tallinn compared to 0.4 months in Ulaanbaatar. Tallinn ranked 1st best city to live in Estonia vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 343rd and 5778th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Tallinn vs Ulaanbaatar

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	Tallinn	Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.5	$4.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.9	$29.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.63	$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.04	$1.62
☕ Cappuccino	$4.05	$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$658	$503
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$484	$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1262	$1382
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$874	$815
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$196	$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$304	$70.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.3	$17.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.38%	6.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4869	$1765
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3324	$978
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.08	$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32	$8.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$5.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.78	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.79	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.29	$4.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.9	$5.77
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$3.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$4.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.46	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.88	$9.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$1.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.42	$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.05	$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.96	$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.61	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.4	$63.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.1	$4.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.4	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.1	$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$96	$65.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.8	$90.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$474	$175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7151	$6410

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Tallinn

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Maardu	$1219
78 km or 48 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
83 km or 51 mi	Helsinki	$1816
86 km or 53 mi	Espoo	$1879
92 km or 57 mi	Rakvere	$899
95 km or 59 mi	Raseborg	$1441
97 km or 60 mi	Vantaa	$1671
98 km or 61 mi	Lohja	$1220
109 km or 67 mi	Tuusula	$1509
109 km or 68 mi	Kerava	$1486
115 km or 71 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1479
117 km or 72 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1533
118 km or 73 mi	Parnu	$1064
118 km or 73 mi	Porvoo	$1327
129 km or 80 mi	Viljandi	$933
133 km or 83 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1323
138 km or 86 mi	Salo	$1396
144 km or 89 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
144 km or 90 mi	Riihimaki	$1443
163 km or 102 mi	Tartu	$1045
168 km or 104 mi	Kotka	$1286
171 km or 106 mi	Kaarina	$1450
171 km or 107 mi	Sillamae	$952
175 km or 108 mi	Hameenlinna	$1309
178 km or 111 mi	Turku	$1495
179 km or 111 mi	Lahti	$1398
185 km or 115 mi	Raisio	$1450
185 km or 115 mi	Kuressaare	$1064
186 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1329
193 km or 120 mi	Kouvola	$1355
196 km or 122 mi	Narva	$953
207 km or 129 mi	Valkeakoski	$1544
215 km or 133 mi	Valmiera	$835
235 km or 146 mi	Sastamala	$1391
235 km or 146 mi	Tampere	$1464
237 km or 147 mi	Nokia	$1432
243 km or 151 mi	Ylojarvi	$1426
259 km or 161 mi	Rauma	$1254
262 km or 163 mi	Lappeenranta	$1295
271 km or 168 mi	Jamsa	$1394

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