Ulaanbaatar vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ulaanbaatar Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person
$870
$1978
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2091
$4463
🏠 One person rent
$430
$1217
🏘️ Family rent
$764
$2001
🍽️ Food expenses
$306
$444
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.7
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$516
$2042
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
43
94
😀 Quality of life
61
85
🏙️ Population
1.4M
1.86M

The cost of living in Ulaanbaatar is 56% less expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 6373rd and 2069th ($870 vs $1978) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Mongolia and Poland, respectively. Check Mongolia vs Poland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Ulaanbaatar compared to 1 months in Warsaw. Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st best city to live in Mongolia vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 5856th and 444th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ulaanbaatar Warsaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.45
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.3
$52
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.44
$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$5.27
☕ Cappuccino
$2.41
$4.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$2.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$417
$1225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$358
$917
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$769
$2165
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$1517
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46
$218
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.7
$333
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.9
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.05%
7.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1651
$6642
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$881
$4244
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.29
$34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.98
$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.85
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.07
$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.88
$8.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$3.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$2.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.25
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.69
$6.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.61
$4.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$3.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$3.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$70
$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.92
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$86.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.85
$28.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.1
$107
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$97.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$167
$588
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6621
$15871

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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
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$589
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$480
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$546
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$484
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$615
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$470
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$553
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$411
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$694
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$532
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$1241
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$1009
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$1008
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$1166
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$1113
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$1226
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$1177
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$1338
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$993
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$966
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$902
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$1079
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$1136
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$1089
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$1097
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$1257
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$1148
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$1182
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$528
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$926
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$1216
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$1186
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$1125
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$1033
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$1185
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