Tashkent vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Tashkent	Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$842	$935
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2134	$2240
🏠 One person rent	$422	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$747	$841
🍽️ Food expenses	$280	$314
🚐 Transport expenses	$50.7	$46.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$308	$589
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	47	44
😀 Quality of life	56	64
🏙️ Population	2.96M	1.4M

The cost of living in Tashkent is 10% less expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 6584th and 6046th ($842 vs $935) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Uzbekistan and Mongolia, respectively. Check Uzbekistan vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Tashkent compared to 0.6 months in Ulaanbaatar. Tashkent ranked 1st best city to live in Uzbekistan vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 6238th and 5297th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Tashkent vs Ulaanbaatar

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	Tashkent	Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.84	$5.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.7	$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$2.39
☕ Cappuccino	$2.39	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.7	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$546	$522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$328	$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$967	$962
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$710
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.3	$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.5	$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	23.99%	8.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1617	$1954
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$917	$961
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.2	$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.64	$4.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.85	$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.71	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$4.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$6.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$3.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.64	$9.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2	$1.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15	$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.51	$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.27	$2.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.3	$75.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.85	$4.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.1	$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.94	$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$82.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$317	$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10369	$8817

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Cities near Tashkent

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Chirchiq	$759
87 km or 54 mi	Istiklol	$599
115 km or 71 mi	Shymkent	$587
117 km or 73 mi	Khujand	$576
123 km or 77 mi	Buston	$622
127 km or 79 mi	Ghafurov	$583
149 km or 92 mi	Konibodom	$610
156 km or 97 mi	Istaravshan	$645
178 km or 110 mi	Jizzakh	$568
204 km or 127 mi	Namangan	$572
226 km or 140 mi	Margilan	$669
235 km or 146 mi	Fergana	$688
238 km or 148 mi	Turkistan	$549
244 km or 152 mi	Panjakent	$704
247 km or 153 mi	Taraz	$488
254 km or 158 mi	Kentau	$535
267 km or 166 mi	Andijan	$471
267 km or 166 mi	Samarkand	$497
280 km or 174 mi	Talas	$555
306 km or 190 mi	Dushanbe	$773
308 km or 191 mi	Osh	$570
313 km or 195 mi	Toktogul	$646
314 km or 195 mi	Jalal-Abad	$609
322 km or 200 mi	Tursunzoda	$737
387 km or 241 mi	Qurghonteppa	$734
400 km or 249 mi	Qarshi	$500
443 km or 275 mi	Bukhara	$439
471 km or 292 mi	Bishkek	$789
493 km or 306 mi	Kant	$500
499 km or 310 mi	Kyzylorda	$492
510 km or 317 mi	Kunduz	$468
526 km or 327 mi	Tokmok	$636
542 km or 337 mi	Turkmenabat	$1795
544 km or 338 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$493
562 km or 349 mi	Naryn	$601
597 km or 371 mi	Puli Khumri	$447
598 km or 372 mi	Sheberghan	$470
605 km or 376 mi	Kashgar	$518
610 km or 379 mi	Artux	$514
641 km or 398 mi	Kaskelen	$899

Cities near Ulaanbaatar

Distance	City	Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi	Bulgan	$904
437 km or 272 mi	Ulan-Ude	$739
520 km or 323 mi	Irkutsk	$778
559 km or 347 mi	Angarsk	$776
656 km or 408 mi	Chita	$863
794 km or 493 mi	Manzhouli	$656
798 km or 496 mi	Bayannur	$1039
835 km or 519 mi	Xilinhot	$721
840 km or 522 mi	Baotou	$693
875 km or 544 mi	Hohhot	$578
914 km or 568 mi	Ulanqab	$665
917 km or 570 mi	Wuhai	$1426
934 km or 581 mi	Ordos	$691
954 km or 593 mi	Hulunbuir	$658
969 km or 602 mi	Fengzhen	$676
985 km or 612 mi	Bratsk	$568
992 km or 616 mi	Shizuishan	$820
1008 km or 626 mi	Datong	$789
1012 km or 629 mi	Zhangjiakou	$680
1025 km or 637 mi	Yakeshi	$639
1028 km or 639 mi	Huairen	$684
1050 km or 652 mi	Shenmu	$607
1051 km or 653 mi	Yinchuan	$577
1051 km or 653 mi	Shuozhou	$629
1094 km or 680 mi	Lingwu	$594
1103 km or 685 mi	Qingtongxia	$593
1106 km or 687 mi	Wuzhong	$618
1113 km or 692 mi	Jinchang	$503
1124 km or 698 mi	Yuanping	$570
1126 km or 700 mi	Zhangye	$509
1131 km or 703 mi	Chifeng	$653
1131 km or 703 mi	Jiuquan	$492
1156 km or 718 mi	Xinzhou	$580
1164 km or 723 mi	Wuwei	$433
1165 km or 724 mi	Chengde	$722
1166 km or 724 mi	Ulanhot	$594
1166 km or 724 mi	Zhongwei	$627
1169 km or 726 mi	Beijing	$1108
1169 km or 727 mi	Yumen	$460
1176 km or 731 mi	Zalantun	$672