Tallinn vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Tallinn Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1447
$907
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3442
$2342
🏠 One person rent
$758
$472
🏘️ Family rent
$1325
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$469
$305
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.7
$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1738
$408
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
56
43
😀 Quality of life
86
55
🏙️ Population
458K
1.4M

The cost of living in Tallinn is 60% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 3932nd and 6109th ($1447 vs $907) 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 0.5 months in Ulaanbaatar. Tallinn ranked 1st best city to live in Estonia vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 323rd and 5802nd among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Tallinn vs Ulaanbaatar infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Tallinn vs Ulaanbaatar

Prices for goods and services in Tallinn and Ulaanbaatar are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Tallinn Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.6
$4.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.2
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$4.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.34
$1.69
 Cappuccino
$4.2
$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.67
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$699
$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$1391
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$897
$806
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$317
$78.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.6
$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.54%
6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4778
$1637
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3290
$959
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.24
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.8
$7.32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10
$5.34
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$0.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.74
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.73
$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18
$5.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$3.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$4.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.31
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.3
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.11
$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.8
$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.5
$68.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$4.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.2
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.3
$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.6
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$519
$154
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7079
$7750

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Tallinn

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi Maardu
$1278
78 km or 48 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
83 km or 51 mi Helsinki
$1936
86 km or 53 mi Espoo
$2023
92 km or 57 mi Rakvere
$973
95 km or 59 mi Raseborg
$1525
97 km or 60 mi Vantaa
$1782
98 km or 61 mi Lohja
$1363
109 km or 67 mi Tuusula
$1570
109 km or 68 mi Kerava
$1532
115 km or 71 mi Nurmijarvi
$1562
117 km or 72 mi Jarvenpaa
$1631
118 km or 73 mi Parnu
$1102
118 km or 73 mi Porvoo
$1453
129 km or 80 mi Viljandi
$966
133 km or 83 mi Hyvinkaa
$1360
138 km or 86 mi Salo
$1571
144 km or 89 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
144 km or 90 mi Riihimaki
$1534
163 km or 102 mi Tartu
$1120
168 km or 104 mi Kotka
$1416
171 km or 106 mi Kaarina
$1546
171 km or 107 mi Sillamae
$979
175 km or 108 mi Hameenlinna
$1431
178 km or 111 mi Turku
$1591
179 km or 111 mi Lahti
$1453
185 km or 115 mi Raisio
$1544
185 km or 115 mi Kuressaare
$1151
186 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1439
193 km or 120 mi Kouvola
$1447
196 km or 122 mi Narva
$846
207 km or 129 mi Valkeakoski
$1584
215 km or 133 mi Valmiera
$893
235 km or 146 mi Sastamala
$1469
235 km or 146 mi Tampere
$1527
237 km or 147 mi Nokia
$1499
243 km or 151 mi Ylojarvi
$1496
259 km or 161 mi Rauma
$1331
262 km or 163 mi Lappeenranta
$1378
271 km or 168 mi Jamsa
$1467

Cities near Ulaanbaatar

Distance City Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi Bulgan
$875
437 km or 272 mi Ulan-Ude
$568
520 km or 323 mi Irkutsk
$741
559 km or 347 mi Angarsk
$575
656 km or 408 mi Chita
$617
794 km or 493 mi Manzhouli
$629
798 km or 496 mi Bayannur
$1005
835 km or 519 mi Xilinhot
$677
840 km or 522 mi Baotou
$684
875 km or 544 mi Hohhot
$581
914 km or 568 mi Ulanqab
$644
917 km or 570 mi Wuhai
$1380
934 km or 581 mi Ordos
$676
954 km or 593 mi Hulunbuir
$646
969 km or 602 mi Fengzhen
$637
985 km or 612 mi Bratsk
$447
992 km or 616 mi Shizuishan
$806
1008 km or 626 mi Datong
$729
1012 km or 629 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
1025 km or 637 mi Yakeshi
$605
1028 km or 639 mi Huairen
$648
1050 km or 652 mi Shenmu
$602
1051 km or 653 mi Yinchuan
$561
1051 km or 653 mi Shuozhou
$619
1094 km or 680 mi Lingwu
$574
1103 km or 685 mi Qingtongxia
$573
1106 km or 687 mi Wuzhong
$601
1113 km or 692 mi Jinchang
$603
1124 km or 698 mi Yuanping
$570
1126 km or 700 mi Zhangye
$515
1131 km or 703 mi Chifeng
$628
1131 km or 703 mi Jiuquan
$502
1156 km or 718 mi Xinzhou
$577
1164 km or 723 mi Wuwei
$589
1165 km or 724 mi Chengde
$760
1166 km or 724 mi Ulanhot
$537
1166 km or 724 mi Zhongwei
$623
1169 km or 726 mi Beijing
$1067
1169 km or 727 mi Yumen
$629
1176 km or 731 mi Zalantun
$594