Ulaanbaatar vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Ulaanbaatar	Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person	$792	$1303
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2074	$3208
🏠 One person rent	$380	$693
🏘️ Family rent	$826	$1293
🍽️ Food expenses	$292	$422
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.3	$67.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$365	$1540
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	43	61
😀 Quality of life	55	79
🏙️ Population	1.4M	581K

The cost of living in Ulaanbaatar is 39% less expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 6405th and 4167th ($792 vs $1303) 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 0.5 months in Ulaanbaatar compared to 1.2 months in Vilnius. Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st best city to live in Mongolia vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 5931st and 511th 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	$4.71	$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29	$65.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.34	$8.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$4.81
☕ Cappuccino	$2.38	$3.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$2.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$430	$734
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$290	$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1038	$1459
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$664	$979
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.7	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.7	$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$17.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	4.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1426	$4830
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$885	$3067
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.97	$31.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.25	$8.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.76	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.96	$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$7.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$3.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.4	$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.67	$8.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.73	$5.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.86	$4.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.64	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.7	$35
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.33	$8.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.2	$57.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.62	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.8	$77
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.4	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$150	$534
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5952	$8246

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Cities near Ulaanbaatar

Distance	City	Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi	Bulgan	$759
437 km or 272 mi	Ulan-Ude	$576
520 km or 323 mi	Irkutsk	$607
559 km or 347 mi	Angarsk	$589
656 km or 408 mi	Chita	$491
794 km or 493 mi	Manzhouli	$674
798 km or 496 mi	Bayannur	$997
835 km or 519 mi	Xilinhot	$679
840 km or 522 mi	Baotou	$673
875 km or 544 mi	Hohhot	$563
914 km or 568 mi	Ulanqab	$640
917 km or 570 mi	Wuhai	$1345
934 km or 581 mi	Ordos	$674
954 km or 593 mi	Hulunbuir	$677
969 km or 602 mi	Fengzhen	$640
985 km or 612 mi	Bratsk	$444
992 km or 616 mi	Shizuishan	$776
1008 km or 626 mi	Datong	$707
1012 km or 629 mi	Zhangjiakou	$658
1025 km or 637 mi	Yakeshi	$647
1028 km or 639 mi	Huairen	$643
1050 km or 652 mi	Shenmu	$614
1051 km or 653 mi	Yinchuan	$535
1051 km or 653 mi	Shuozhou	$625
1094 km or 680 mi	Lingwu	$573
1103 km or 685 mi	Qingtongxia	$578
1106 km or 687 mi	Wuzhong	$603
1113 km or 692 mi	Jinchang	$593
1124 km or 698 mi	Yuanping	$572
1126 km or 700 mi	Zhangye	$504
1131 km or 703 mi	Chifeng	$602
1131 km or 703 mi	Jiuquan	$510
1156 km or 718 mi	Xinzhou	$576
1164 km or 723 mi	Wuwei	$581
1165 km or 724 mi	Chengde	$700
1166 km or 724 mi	Ulanhot	$560
1166 km or 724 mi	Zhongwei	$628
1169 km or 726 mi	Beijing	$1065
1169 km or 727 mi	Yumen	$666
1176 km or 731 mi	Zalantun	$625

Cities near Vilnius

Distance	City	Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi	Jonava	$835
86 km or 53 mi	Alytus	$850
90 km or 56 mi	Kaunas	$1080
93 km or 58 mi	Utena	$928
125 km or 78 mi	Marijampole	$922
130 km or 81 mi	Panevezys	$877
148 km or 92 mi	Grodno	$385
153 km or 95 mi	Daugavpils	$864
166 km or 103 mi	Suwalki	$1028
171 km or 107 mi	Minsk	$649
180 km or 112 mi	Baranavichy	$490
186 km or 116 mi	Siauliai	$827
205 km or 127 mi	Jekabpils	$927
214 km or 133 mi	Elk	$1013
215 km or 133 mi	Barysaw	$528
223 km or 138 mi	Bialystok	$949
240 km or 149 mi	Jelgava	$827
240 km or 149 mi	Rezekne	$831
241 km or 150 mi	Ogre	$1088
259 km or 161 mi	Mazeikiai	$985
262 km or 163 mi	Riga	$1135
269 km or 167 mi	Lomza	$1027
271 km or 168 mi	Jurmala	$1362
286 km or 178 mi	Klaipeda	$981
290 km or 180 mi	Pinsk	$423
301 km or 187 mi	Ostroleka	$1029
307 km or 191 mi	Kaliningrad	$622
308 km or 192 mi	Brest	$415
310 km or 192 mi	Babruysk	$426
317 km or 197 mi	Vitebsk	$299
318 km or 197 mi	Valmiera	$860
327 km or 203 mi	Olsztyn	$1006
328 km or 204 mi	Biala Podlaska	$969
336 km or 209 mi	Liepaja	$976
339 km or 211 mi	Mogilev	$472
342 km or 212 mi	Siedlce	$842
366 km or 228 mi	Ciechanow	$1040
379 km or 236 mi	Ventspils	$893
385 km or 239 mi	Elblag	$791
390 km or 242 mi	Otwock	$1218