Ulaanbaatar vs Urfa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ulaanbaatar	Urfa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$906	$614
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2335	$1549
🏠 One person rent	$471	$278
🏘️ Family rent	$1016	$458
🍽️ Food expenses	$307	$223
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.9	$57.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$407	$1224
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	33 km
🎓 Higher education	43	22
😀 Quality of life	56	44
🏙️ Population	1.4M	1.99M

The cost of living in Ulaanbaatar is 48% more expensive than in Urfa. Cities ranked 6004th and 7513th ($906 vs $614) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 71st in Mongolia and Turkey, respectively. Check Mongolia vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Ulaanbaatar compared to 2 months in Urfa. Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st best city to live in Mongolia vs Urfa ranked 28th in Turkey, while ranked 5778th and 6606th 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	$4.74	$6.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.2	$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.27	$5.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$3.84
☕ Cappuccino	$2.59	$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.69	$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$503	$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1382	$491
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$815	$368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.6	$35.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.1	$55.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.2	$10.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.34%	27.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1765	$1293
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$978	$534
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.15	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.74	$13.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.26	$5.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$5.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.98	$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$0.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$0.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$0.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.15	$3.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$2.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.76	$1.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.74	$1.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.59	$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$0.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.6	$30.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.41	$4.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20	$21.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.81	$5.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.9	$27.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.3	$58.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$175	$408
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6410	$7315

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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

Cities near Urfa

Distance	City	Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi	Akcakale	$587
81 km or 51 mi	Adiyaman	$644
87 km or 54 mi	Viransehir	$603
90 km or 56 mi	Nizip	$581
117 km or 73 mi	Ceylanpinar	$597
125 km or 78 mi	Gaziantep	$577
133 km or 82 mi	Derik	$606
136 km or 84 mi	Raqqa	$462
139 km or 86 mi	Malatya	$544
152 km or 95 mi	Diyarbakir	$659
157 km or 97 mi	Cinar	$621
157 km or 97 mi	Kilis	$570
170 km or 106 mi	Kahramanmaras	$557
172 km or 107 mi	Elazig	$492
173 km or 108 mi	Mardin	$600
181 km or 113 mi	Aleppo	$509
188 km or 117 mi	Al-Hasakah	$449
192 km or 119 mi	Islahiye	$523
205 km or 127 mi	Hassa	$537
215 km or 134 mi	Nusaybin	$589
215 km or 134 mi	Qamishli	$457
222 km or 138 mi	Reyhanli	$582
222 km or 138 mi	Batman	$600
226 km or 140 mi	Osmaniye	$403
236 km or 147 mi	Idlib	$489
237 km or 147 mi	Deir ez-Zor	$468
240 km or 149 mi	Kadirli	$535
244 km or 151 mi	Bingol	$589
252 km or 156 mi	Iskenderun	$578
259 km or 161 mi	Antakya	$598
264 km or 164 mi	Ceyhan	$575
265 km or 165 mi	Kozan	$585
278 km or 173 mi	Samandag	$597
288 km or 179 mi	Siirt	$573
290 km or 180 mi	Sinjar	$672
290 km or 180 mi	Hama	$417
294 km or 183 mi	Erzincan	$621
294 km or 183 mi	Mus	$589
302 km or 188 mi	Cizre	$578
308 km or 191 mi	Adana	$712