Ulaanbaatar vs Yerevan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ulaanbaatar Yerevan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$870
$1181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2091
$2713
🏠 One person rent
$430
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$764
$1050
🍽️ Food expenses
$306
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.7
$57.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$516
$577
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
43
50
😀 Quality of life
61
69
🏙️ Population
1.4M
1.11M

The cost of living in Ulaanbaatar is 26% less expensive than in Yerevan. Cities ranked 6373rd and 4747th ($870 vs $1181) 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 0.6 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 5856th and 4402nd 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
$5.45
$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.3
$52.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.44
$7.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.85
☕ Cappuccino
$2.41
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$417
$683
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$358
$502
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$769
$1220
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$836
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46
$77.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.7
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.9
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.05%
15.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1651
$3535
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$881
$1676
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.29
$23.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.98
$4.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.85
$0.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.07
$2.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$7.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.88
$7.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.25
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.69
$2.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$5.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.61
$4.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$3.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$70
$93.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.92
$6.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$31.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.85
$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.1
$111
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$139
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$167
$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6621
$7136

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$541
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$629
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$1365
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$655
954 km or 593 mi Hulunbuir
$638
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$642
985 km or 612 mi Bratsk
$518
992 km or 616 mi Shizuishan
$785
1008 km or 626 mi Datong
$748
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$652
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$614
1028 km or 639 mi Huairen
$654
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$580
1051 km or 653 mi Yinchuan
$548
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$600
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$564
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$563
1106 km or 687 mi Wuzhong
$589
1113 km or 692 mi Jinchang
$480
1124 km or 698 mi Yuanping
$546
1126 km or 700 mi Zhangye
$484
1131 km or 703 mi Chifeng
$615
1131 km or 703 mi Jiuquan
$470
1156 km or 718 mi Xinzhou
$553
1164 km or 723 mi Wuwei
$411
1165 km or 724 mi Chengde
$694
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$532
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$597
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$1029
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$439
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$600

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1081
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$1059
20 km or 13 mi Masis
$1068
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$1001
50 km or 31 mi Igdir
$569
70 km or 44 mi Vanadzor
$719
76 km or 47 mi Spitak
$852
79 km or 49 mi Dogubayazit
$567
88 km or 55 mi Gyumri
$736
126 km or 79 mi Caldiran
$573
129 km or 80 mi Kars
$567
135 km or 84 mi Agri
$562
148 km or 92 mi Marneuli
$736
149 km or 93 mi Gardabani
$691
156 km or 97 mi Rustavi
$643
166 km or 103 mi Ganja
$484
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$1035
172 km or 107 mi Goris
$968
185 km or 115 mi Khoy
$402
196 km or 122 mi Kapan
$968
203 km or 126 mi Gori
$608
209 km or 130 mi Van
$585
215 km or 134 mi Khashuri
$718
222 km or 138 mi Barda
$629
224 km or 139 mi Marand
$488
228 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$627
251 km or 156 mi Shaki
$613
268 km or 167 mi Oguz
$630
276 km or 171 mi Kutaisi
$668
277 km or 172 mi Erzurum
$457
279 km or 173 mi Tabriz
$511
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$583
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$547
291 km or 181 mi Batumi
$836
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$504
298 km or 185 mi Hakkari
$577
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$573
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$823
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$836
342 km or 212 mi Siirt
$596