Ulaanbaatar vs Yerevan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ulaanbaatar Yerevan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$927
$1148
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2221
$2725
🏠 One person rent
$481
$597
🏘️ Family rent
$858
$1030
🍽️ Food expenses
$311
$363
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.2
$57
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$436
$589
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
44
52
😀 Quality of life
62
69
🏙️ Population
1.4M
1.11M

The cost of living in Ulaanbaatar is 19% less expensive than in Yerevan. Cities ranked 6169th and 4903rd ($927 vs $1148) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Mongolia and Armenia, respectively. Check Mongolia vs Armenia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Ulaanbaatar compared to 0.5 months in Yerevan. Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st best city to live in Mongolia vs Yerevan ranked 1st in Armenia, while ranked 5662nd and 4456th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ulaanbaatar vs Yerevan

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Ulaanbaatar Yerevan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.46
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.9
$53.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.6
$8.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$2.37
$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$482
$657
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$411
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$1170
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$755
$823
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.4
$76.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.8
$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7%
15.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1825
$3242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$946
$1546
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.43
$24.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.97
$4.17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$0.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.19
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$7.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.86
$7.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$1.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.74
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.53
$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.36
$5.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.66
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$2.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$3.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.5
$91.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.16
$6.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$32
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.1
$106
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$136
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$191
$388
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7641
$8146

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$667
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$651
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$655
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$543
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$804
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$770
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$657
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$636
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$666
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$590
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$566
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$610
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$582
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$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
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$633
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$484
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$567
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$426
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$709
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$566
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$1057
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$1033
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$1046
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$981
50 km or 31 mi Igdir
$562
70 km or 44 mi Vanadzor
$728
76 km or 47 mi Spitak
$853
79 km or 49 mi Dogubayazit
$562
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$746
126 km or 79 mi Caldiran
$565
129 km or 80 mi Kars
$559
135 km or 84 mi Agri
$560
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$740
149 km or 93 mi Gardabani
$698
156 km or 97 mi Rustavi
$655
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$488
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$1028
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$959
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$404
196 km or 122 mi Kapan
$953
203 km or 126 mi Gori
$612
209 km or 130 mi Van
$568
215 km or 134 mi Khashuri
$730
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$631
224 km or 139 mi Marand
$489
228 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$631
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$615
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$634
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$706
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$445
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$508
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$575
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$550
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$840
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$503
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$566
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$842
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$841
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$588