Ulaanbaatar vs Yekaterinburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ulaanbaatar Yekaterinburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$870
$962
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2091
$2318
🏠 One person rent
$430
$492
🏘️ Family rent
$764
$852
🍽️ Food expenses
$306
$322
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.7
$58.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$516
$848
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
43
46
😀 Quality of life
61
64
🏙️ Population
1.4M
1.47M

The cost of living in Ulaanbaatar is 10% less expensive than in Yekaterinburg. Cities ranked 6373rd and 5881st ($870 vs $962) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Mongolia and Russia, respectively. Check Mongolia vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Ulaanbaatar compared to 0.9 months in Yekaterinburg. Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st best city to live in Mongolia vs Yekaterinburg ranked 6th in Russia, while ranked 5856th and 5334th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ulaanbaatar Yekaterinburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.45
$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.3
$48.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.44
$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.85
☕ Cappuccino
$2.41
$2.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$1.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$417
$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$358
$363
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$769
$990
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46
$80.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.7
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.9
$9.66
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.05%
17.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1651
$2565
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$881
$1410
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.29
$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.98
$5.34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.85
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.07
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.88
$4.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$2.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.25
$7.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.69
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$3.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.61
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$70
$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.92
$4.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.85
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.1
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$167
$451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6621
$7319

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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
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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
1164 km or 723 mi Wuwei
$411
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$694
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$532
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$675
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$536
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$685
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$868
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$519
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$620
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$693
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$796
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$686
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$729
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