Ulaanbaatar vs Yekaterinburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ulaanbaatar Yekaterinburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$935
$1163
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2240
$2729
🏠 One person rent
$481
$633
🏘️ Family rent
$841
$1107
🍽️ Food expenses
$314
$368
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.3
$53.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$589
$1033
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
44
48
😀 Quality of life
64
64
🏙️ Population
1.4M
1.47M

The cost of living in Ulaanbaatar is 20% less expensive than in Yekaterinburg. Cities ranked 6046th and 4849th ($935 vs $1163) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 5th in Russia, while ranked 5297th and 5361st among best cities to live in the world.

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Ulaanbaatar Yekaterinburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.63
$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$56.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.65
$6.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.39
$2.26
☕ Cappuccino
$2.37
$3.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$522
$737
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$962
$1319
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$710
$877
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.1
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.7
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.1%
21.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1954
$2871
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$961
$1871
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.7
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.99
$4.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.14
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$5.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.22
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.81
$8.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$4.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.66
$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.51
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.8
$56.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.18
$6.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.3
$91.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$141
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$217
$381
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8817
$7933

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$691
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$676
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$568
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$820
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$789
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$680
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$639
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$684
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$607
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$577
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$629
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$594
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$593
1106 km or 687 mi Wuzhong
$618
1113 km or 692 mi Jinchang
$503
1124 km or 698 mi Yuanping
$570
1126 km or 700 mi Zhangye
$509
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$653
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$492
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$580
1164 km or 723 mi Wuwei
$433
1165 km or 724 mi Chengde
$722
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$594
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$627
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$780
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$791
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$1024
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$713
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$913
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$702
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$708
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$788
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$575
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$615
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$812
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$648
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$763
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$981
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$606
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$727
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$754
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$845
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$789
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$705
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$819
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$620
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$792
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$823
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$1051
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