Ulaanbaatar vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ulaanbaatar Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person
$935
$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2240
$5469
🏠 One person rent
$481
$1157
🏘️ Family rent
$841
$2021
🍽️ Food expenses
$314
$669
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.3
$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$589
$3329
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
44
98
😀 Quality of life
64
93
🏙️ Population
1.4M
2.03M

The cost of living in Ulaanbaatar is 58% less expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 6046th and 1403rd ($935 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Mongolia and Austria, respectively. Check Mongolia vs Austria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Ulaanbaatar compared to 1.5 months in Vienna. Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st best city to live in Mongolia vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 5297th and 54th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ulaanbaatar Vienna
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.63
$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$86
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.65
$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.39
$6.29
☕ Cappuccino
$2.37
$5.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$3.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$522
$1167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$844
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$962
$2069
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$710
$1556
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$212
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.1
$326
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.7
$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.1%
3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1954
$13774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$961
$6758
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$3.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.7
$59
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.99
$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$2.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.14
$4.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$19.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.22
$24.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$3.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$4.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$3.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.81
$8.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$7.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$19.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.66
$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.51
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.8
$41.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.18
$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$159
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.3
$97.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$217
$366
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8817
$28814

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$568
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$820
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$789
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$680
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$639
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$684
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$607
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$577
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$629
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$594
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$593
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$618
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$503
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$570
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$509
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$653
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$492
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$580
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$433
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$722
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$1172
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$1789
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$1150
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$1230
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$1308
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$974
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$1628
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$1499
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$967
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$1126
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$1518
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$1619
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$1218
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$1409
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$1126
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$1156
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$1265
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$1108
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$1255
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