Ulaanbaatar vs Yerevan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ulaanbaatar Yerevan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$792
$1187
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2074
$2651
🏠 One person rent
$380
$702
🏘️ Family rent
$826
$1164
🍽️ Food expenses
$292
$330
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.3
$40.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$365
$572
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
43
50
😀 Quality of life
55
64
🏙️ Population
1.4M
1.08M

The cost of living in Ulaanbaatar is 33% less expensive than in Yerevan. Cities ranked 6405th and 4468th ($792 vs $1187) 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 5931st and 4769th 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
$4.71
$9.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$48.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.34
$7.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$1.97
 Cappuccino
$2.38
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$855
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$290
$559
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1038
$1531
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$664
$925
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.7
$62.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.7
$97.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$21.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.58%
13.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1426
$2948
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$885
$1398
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.97
$9.96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.25
$4.13
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.96
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$8.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$7.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$3.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.67
$9.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.73
$2.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$4.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.86
$3.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.64
$2.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.7
$67.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.33
$7.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.2
$26.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.62
$8.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.8
$82
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.4
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$150
$279
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5952
$7342

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$563
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$674
954 km or 593 mi Hulunbuir
$677
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$640
985 km or 612 mi Bratsk
$444
992 km or 616 mi Shizuishan
$776
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$707
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$658
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$647
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$643
1050 km or 652 mi Shenmu
$614
1051 km or 653 mi Yinchuan
$535
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$625
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$573
1103 km or 685 mi Qingtongxia
$578
1106 km or 687 mi Wuzhong
$603
1113 km or 692 mi Jinchang
$593
1124 km or 698 mi Yuanping
$572
1126 km or 700 mi Zhangye
$504
1131 km or 703 mi Chifeng
$602
1131 km or 703 mi Jiuquan
$510
1156 km or 718 mi Xinzhou
$576
1164 km or 723 mi Wuwei
$581
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$700
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$560
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$628
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$968
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$691
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$990
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$861
50 km or 31 mi Igdir
$516
70 km or 44 mi Vanadzor
$690
76 km or 47 mi Spitak
$778
79 km or 49 mi Dogubayazit
$517
88 km or 55 mi Gyumri
$597
126 km or 79 mi Caldiran
$519
129 km or 80 mi Kars
$521
135 km or 84 mi Agri
$522
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$833
149 km or 93 mi Gardabani
$734
156 km or 97 mi Rustavi
$645
166 km or 103 mi Ganja
$475
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$1085
172 km or 107 mi Goris
$884
185 km or 115 mi Khoy
$386
196 km or 122 mi Kapan
$878
203 km or 126 mi Gori
$618
209 km or 130 mi Van
$499
215 km or 134 mi Khashuri
$750
222 km or 138 mi Barda
$419
224 km or 139 mi Marand
$719
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$531
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$546
268 km or 167 mi Oguz
$561
276 km or 171 mi Kutaisi
$732
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$542
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$1148
286 km or 178 mi Bitlis
$561
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$772
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$893
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$461
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$535
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$571
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$848
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$510
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$565