Ulaanbaatar vs Urfa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Ulaanbaatar	Urfa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$907	$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2342	$1362
🏠 One person rent	$472	$262
🏘️ Family rent	$1015	$444
🍽️ Food expenses	$305	$200
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.3	$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$408	$1313
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	33 km
🎓 Higher education	43	22
😀 Quality of life	55	46
🏙️ Population	1.4M	1.99M

The cost of living in Ulaanbaatar is 60% more expensive than in Urfa. Cities ranked 6109th and 8124th ($907 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 98th in Mongolia and Turkey, respectively. Check Mongolia vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Ulaanbaatar compared to 2.3 months in Urfa. Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st best city to live in Mongolia vs Urfa ranked 25th in Turkey, while ranked 5802nd and 6486th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ulaanbaatar vs Urfa

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	Ulaanbaatar	Urfa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.82	$4.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.5	$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.82	$5.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$2.21
☕ Cappuccino	$2.51	$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.8	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$507	$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$383	$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1391	$507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$806	$373
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.9	$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.3	$33.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.5	$10.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.39%	27.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1637	$1486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$959	$565
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.15	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.32	$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.34	$6.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$0.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.91	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.17	$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$5.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$3.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.9	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$0.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$0.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.09	$3.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.79	$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$4.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.86	$2.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.62	$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$0.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.7	$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.69	$3.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.9	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.6	$5.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.5	$22.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.2	$49.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$154	$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7750	$1501

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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

Cities near Urfa

Distance	City	Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi	Akcakale	$560
81 km or 51 mi	Adiyaman	$651
87 km or 54 mi	Viransehir	$600
90 km or 56 mi	Nizip	$523
117 km or 73 mi	Ceylanpinar	$590
125 km or 78 mi	Gaziantep	$473
133 km or 82 mi	Derik	$605
136 km or 84 mi	Raqqa	$479
139 km or 86 mi	Malatya	$570
152 km or 95 mi	Diyarbakir	$640
157 km or 97 mi	Cinar	$611
157 km or 97 mi	Kilis	$527
170 km or 106 mi	Kahramanmaras	$604
172 km or 107 mi	Elazig	$622
173 km or 108 mi	Mardin	$600
181 km or 113 mi	Aleppo	$541
188 km or 117 mi	Al-Hasakah	$449
192 km or 119 mi	Islahiye	$522
205 km or 127 mi	Hassa	$535
215 km or 134 mi	Nusaybin	$588
215 km or 134 mi	Qamishli	$443
222 km or 138 mi	Reyhanli	$534
222 km or 138 mi	Batman	$624
226 km or 140 mi	Osmaniye	$433
236 km or 147 mi	Idlib	$516
237 km or 147 mi	Deir ez-Zor	$481
240 km or 149 mi	Kadirli	$540
244 km or 151 mi	Bingol	$590
252 km or 156 mi	Iskenderun	$596
259 km or 161 mi	Antakya	$450
264 km or 164 mi	Ceyhan	$576
265 km or 165 mi	Kozan	$580
278 km or 173 mi	Samandag	$510
288 km or 179 mi	Siirt	$578
290 km or 180 mi	Sinjar	$680
290 km or 180 mi	Hama	$450
294 km or 183 mi	Erzincan	$578
294 km or 183 mi	Mus	$580
302 km or 188 mi	Cizre	$575
308 km or 191 mi	Adana	$705