Ulaanbaatar vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ulaanbaatar	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$927	$629
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2221	$1732
🏠 One person rent	$481	$231
🏘️ Family rent	$858	$389
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$235
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.2	$89.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$436	$147
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	44	30
😀 Quality of life	62	45
🏙️ Population	1.4M	6.87M

The cost of living in Ulaanbaatar is 47% more expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 6169th and 7720th ($927 vs $629) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Mongolia and Myanmar, respectively. Check Mongolia vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Ulaanbaatar compared to 0.2 months in Yangon. Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st best city to live in Mongolia vs Yangon ranked 1st in Myanmar, while ranked 5662nd and 7263rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ulaanbaatar vs Yangon

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	Ulaanbaatar	Yangon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.46	$2.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.9	$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.6	$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$2.37	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.8	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$482	$326
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$411	$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$888	$586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$755	$262
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.4	$27.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62	$42.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.8	$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7%	12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1825	$2130
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$946	$946
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.43	$9.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.97	$9.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.9	$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$6.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.86	$4.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$8.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$4.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.19	$0.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.74	$9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.45	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.53	$1.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$1.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.66	$2.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.5	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.16	$2.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.1	$16.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.76	$3.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.1	$71.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$191	$302
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7641	$17353

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Cities near Ulaanbaatar

Distance	City	Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi	Bulgan	$903
437 km or 272 mi	Ulan-Ude	$722
520 km or 323 mi	Irkutsk	$771
559 km or 347 mi	Angarsk	$767
656 km or 408 mi	Chita	$970
794 km or 493 mi	Manzhouli	$650
798 km or 496 mi	Bayannur	$1010
835 km or 519 mi	Xilinhot	$691
840 km or 522 mi	Baotou	$679
875 km or 544 mi	Hohhot	$555
914 km or 568 mi	Ulanqab	$640
917 km or 570 mi	Wuhai	$1392
934 km or 581 mi	Ordos	$667
954 km or 593 mi	Hulunbuir	$651
969 km or 602 mi	Fengzhen	$655
985 km or 612 mi	Bratsk	$543
992 km or 616 mi	Shizuishan	$804
1008 km or 626 mi	Datong	$770
1012 km or 629 mi	Zhangjiakou	$657
1025 km or 637 mi	Yakeshi	$636
1028 km or 639 mi	Huairen	$666
1050 km or 652 mi	Shenmu	$590
1051 km or 653 mi	Yinchuan	$566
1051 km or 653 mi	Shuozhou	$610
1094 km or 680 mi	Lingwu	$582
1103 km or 685 mi	Qingtongxia	$581
1106 km or 687 mi	Wuzhong	$605
1113 km or 692 mi	Jinchang	$495
1124 km or 698 mi	Yuanping	$555
1126 km or 700 mi	Zhangye	$500
1131 km or 703 mi	Chifeng	$633
1131 km or 703 mi	Jiuquan	$484
1156 km or 718 mi	Xinzhou	$567
1164 km or 723 mi	Wuwei	$426
1165 km or 724 mi	Chengde	$709
1166 km or 724 mi	Ulanhot	$566
1166 km or 724 mi	Zhongwei	$613
1169 km or 726 mi	Beijing	$1044
1169 km or 727 mi	Yumen	$454
1176 km or 731 mi	Zalantun	$635

Cities near Yangon

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Bago	$592
151 km or 94 mi	Pathein	$695
158 km or 98 mi	Hpa-an	$593
161 km or 100 mi	Mawlamyine	$571
334 km or 207 mi	Naypyidaw	$614
373 km or 232 mi	Chiang Mai	$780
373 km or 232 mi	Pai	$709
438 km or 272 mi	Phitsanulok	$585
442 km or 275 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$730
451 km or 280 mi	Taunggyi	$546
506 km or 314 mi	Sittwe	$571
520 km or 323 mi	Chiang Rai	$626
534 km or 332 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$658
552 km or 343 mi	Myeik	$562
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$788
566 km or 352 mi	Tha Khlong	$710
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$789
571 km or 355 mi	Rangsit	$656
576 km or 358 mi	Mandalay	$550
578 km or 359 mi	Bangkok	$1027
588 km or 365 mi	Lat Luang	$833
591 km or 367 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$829
600 km or 373 mi	Monywa	$528
624 km or 388 mi	Hua Hin	$784
658 km or 409 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
662 km or 411 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$823
666 km or 414 mi	Pattaya	$874
666 km or 414 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$610
671 km or 417 mi	Nong Prue	$846
686 km or 427 mi	Cox's Bazar	$324
697 km or 433 mi	Vientiane	$1056
705 km or 438 mi	Udon Thani	$581
708 km or 440 mi	Vang Vieng	$1082
713 km or 443 mi	Khon Kaen	$621
719 km or 447 mi	Luang Prabang	$1269
742 km or 461 mi	Klaeng	$768
756 km or 470 mi	Jinghong	$590
763 km or 474 mi	Chittagong	$358
816 km or 507 mi	Serei Saophoan	$629
834 km or 518 mi	Pu'er	$610