Ulaanbaatar vs Yerevan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ulaanbaatar Yerevan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$907
$1298
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2342
$2989
🏠 One person rent
$472
$736
🏘️ Family rent
$1015
$1236
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.3
$44.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$408
$558
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
43
50
😀 Quality of life
55
63
🏙️ Population
1.4M
1.05M

The cost of living in Ulaanbaatar is 30% less expensive than in Yerevan. Cities ranked 6109th and 4338th ($907 vs $1298) 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 0.4 months in Yerevan. Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st best city to live in Mongolia vs Yerevan ranked 1st in Armenia, while ranked 5802nd and 4709th 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
$4.82
$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.5
$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.82
$9.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$2.07
☕ Cappuccino
$2.51
$3.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$507
$843
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$383
$580
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1391
$1588
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$806
$966
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.9
$80.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.3
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.5
$22.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.39%
15.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1637
$3527
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$959
$1636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.15
$0.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.32
$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.34
$4.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.91
$0.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.17
$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$8.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$7.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.9
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$2.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.09
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$2.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$5.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.86
$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.62
$3.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.89
$3.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.7
$122
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.69
$7.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$36.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.6
$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.5
$110
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.2
$139
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$154
$376
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7750
$10858

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$581
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$644
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$1380
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$676
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$646
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$637
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$447
992 km or 616 mi Shizuishan
$806
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$729
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$657
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$605
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$648
1050 km or 652 mi Shenmu
$602
1051 km or 653 mi Yinchuan
$561
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$619
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$574
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$573
1106 km or 687 mi Wuzhong
$601
1113 km or 692 mi Jinchang
$603
1124 km or 698 mi Yuanping
$570
1126 km or 700 mi Zhangye
$515
1131 km or 703 mi Chifeng
$628
1131 km or 703 mi Jiuquan
$502
1156 km or 718 mi Xinzhou
$577
1164 km or 723 mi Wuwei
$589
1165 km or 724 mi Chengde
$760
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$537
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$623
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Distance City Cost of living
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$1190
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$1160
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$1173
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$1052
50 km or 31 mi Igdir
$541
70 km or 44 mi Vanadzor
$807
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$916
79 km or 49 mi Dogubayazit
$541
88 km or 55 mi Gyumri
$701
126 km or 79 mi Caldiran
$538
129 km or 80 mi Kars
$542
135 km or 84 mi Agri
$532
148 km or 92 mi Marneuli
$845
149 km or 93 mi Gardabani
$791
156 km or 97 mi Rustavi
$681
166 km or 103 mi Ganja
$481
170 km or 106 mi Tbilisi
$1046
172 km or 107 mi Goris
$1050
185 km or 115 mi Khoy
$425
196 km or 122 mi Kapan
$1051
203 km or 126 mi Gori
$608
209 km or 130 mi Van
$552
215 km or 134 mi Khashuri
$728
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$587
224 km or 139 mi Marand
$907
228 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$621
251 km or 156 mi Shaki
$609
268 km or 167 mi Oguz
$632
276 km or 171 mi Kutaisi
$716
277 km or 172 mi Erzurum
$512
279 km or 173 mi Tabriz
$1610
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$570
290 km or 180 mi Ahar
$941
291 km or 181 mi Batumi
$855
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$519
298 km or 185 mi Hakkari
$540
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$580
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$837
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$477
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$578