Ulaanbaatar vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ulaanbaatar Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person
$870
$1414
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2091
$3338
🏠 One person rent
$430
$764
🏘️ Family rent
$764
$1283
🍽️ Food expenses
$306
$436
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.7
$86.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$516
$1836
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
43
61
😀 Quality of life
61
83
🏙️ Population
1.4M
581K

The cost of living in Ulaanbaatar is 39% less expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 6373rd and 4221st ($870 vs $1414) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Mongolia and Lithuania, respectively. Check Mongolia vs Lithuania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Ulaanbaatar compared to 1.3 months in Vilnius. Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st best city to live in Mongolia vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 5856th and 544th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ulaanbaatar vs Vilnius

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Ulaanbaatar Vilnius
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.45
$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.3
$63.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.44
$8.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$5.39
☕ Cappuccino
$2.41
$3.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$417
$763
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$358
$547
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$769
$1376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$933
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46
$159
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.7
$246
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.9
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.05%
4.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1651
$6130
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$881
$3717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.29
$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.98
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.85
$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.07
$3.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.88
$7.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$2.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$3.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.25
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.69
$5.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.61
$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$2.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$70
$38.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.92
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$54.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.85
$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.1
$78.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$167
$609
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6621
$9582

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$1365
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$655
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$638
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$642
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$518
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$785
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$748
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$652
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$614
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$654
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$580
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$548
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$600
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$564
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$563
1106 km or 687 mi Wuzhong
$589
1113 km or 692 mi Jinchang
$480
1124 km or 698 mi Yuanping
$546
1126 km or 700 mi Zhangye
$484
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$615
1131 km or 703 mi Jiuquan
$470
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$553
1164 km or 723 mi Wuwei
$411
1165 km or 724 mi Chengde
$694
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$532
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$600

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$865
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$883
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$1334
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$974
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$920
130 km or 81 mi Panevezys
$988
148 km or 92 mi Grodno
$349
153 km or 95 mi Daugavpils
$929
166 km or 103 mi Suwalki
$1113
171 km or 107 mi Minsk
$735
180 km or 112 mi Baranavichy
$517
186 km or 116 mi Siauliai
$967
205 km or 127 mi Jekabpils
$894
214 km or 133 mi Elk
$1125
215 km or 133 mi Barysaw
$561
223 km or 138 mi Bialystok
$1148
240 km or 149 mi Jelgava
$889
240 km or 149 mi Rezekne
$840
241 km or 150 mi Ogre
$1046
259 km or 161 mi Mazeikiai
$864
262 km or 163 mi Riga
$1270
269 km or 167 mi Lomza
$993
271 km or 168 mi Jurmala
$1419
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$1057
290 km or 180 mi Pinsk
$426
301 km or 187 mi Ostroleka
$1113
307 km or 191 mi Kaliningrad
$829
308 km or 192 mi Brest
$528
310 km or 192 mi Babruysk
$406
317 km or 197 mi Vitebsk
$293
318 km or 197 mi Valmiera
$928
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$1182
328 km or 204 mi Biala Podlaska
$1079
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$1034
339 km or 211 mi Mogilev
$545
342 km or 212 mi Siedlce
$1009
366 km or 228 mi Ciechanow
$1241
379 km or 236 mi Ventspils
$968
385 km or 239 mi Elblag
$1074
390 km or 242 mi Otwock
$1522