Tallinn vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Tallinn Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1601
$870
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3833
$2091
🏠 One person rent
$807
$430
🏘️ Family rent
$1402
$764
🍽️ Food expenses
$532
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.9
$43.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1941
$516
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
57
43
😀 Quality of life
87
61
🏙️ Population
458K
1.4M

The cost of living in Tallinn is 84% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 3511th and 6373rd ($1601 vs $870) 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 0.6 months in Ulaanbaatar. Tallinn ranked 1st best city to live in Estonia vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 345th and 5856th among best cities to live in the world.

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Tallinn Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15
$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.5
$29.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.96
$1.95
☕ Cappuccino
$4.31
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$732
$417
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$533
$358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1341
$769
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$983
$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$46
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$311
$70.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.85%
6.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5392
$1651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3509
$881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.32
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35
$8.29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.4
$4.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$0.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.9
$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.88
$5.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.7
$5.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$4.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.78
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$9.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.96
$1.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.18
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.92
$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.8
$70
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$80.4
$19
💇 Haircut, simple
$33.5
$4.85
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$549
$167
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8113
$6621

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi Maardu
$1372
78 km or 48 mi Kirkkonummi
$1737
83 km or 51 mi Helsinki
$1947
86 km or 53 mi Espoo
$1937
92 km or 57 mi Rakvere
$999
95 km or 59 mi Raseborg
$1566
97 km or 60 mi Vantaa
$1881
98 km or 61 mi Lohja
$1383
109 km or 67 mi Tuusula
$1655
109 km or 68 mi Kerava
$1611
115 km or 71 mi Nurmijarvi
$1642
117 km or 72 mi Jarvenpaa
$1783
118 km or 73 mi Parnu
$1184
118 km or 73 mi Porvoo
$1561
129 km or 80 mi Viljandi
$1041
133 km or 83 mi Hyvinkaa
$1546
138 km or 86 mi Salo
$1589
144 km or 89 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1089
144 km or 90 mi Riihimaki
$1394
163 km or 102 mi Tartu
$1174
168 km or 104 mi Kotka
$1516
171 km or 106 mi Kaarina
$1521
171 km or 107 mi Sillamae
$1064
175 km or 108 mi Hameenlinna
$1444
178 km or 111 mi Turku
$1545
179 km or 111 mi Lahti
$1618
185 km or 115 mi Raisio
$1524
185 km or 115 mi Kuressaare
$1192
186 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1516
193 km or 120 mi Kouvola
$1561
196 km or 122 mi Narva
$1083
207 km or 129 mi Valkeakoski
$1570
215 km or 133 mi Valmiera
$928
235 km or 146 mi Sastamala
$1476
235 km or 146 mi Tampere
$1422
237 km or 147 mi Nokia
$1437
243 km or 151 mi Ylojarvi
$1438
259 km or 161 mi Rauma
$1353
262 km or 163 mi Lappeenranta
$1454
271 km or 168 mi Jamsa
$1503

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Distance City Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi Bulgan
$838
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$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