Ulaanbaatar vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ulaanbaatar Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$927
$1485
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2221
$3493
🏠 One person rent
$481
$785
🏘️ Family rent
$858
$1331
🍽️ Food expenses
$311
$464
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.2
$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$436
$1969
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
44
39
😀 Quality of life
62
79
🏙️ Population
1.4M
767K

The cost of living in Ulaanbaatar is 38% less expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 6169th and 4105th ($927 vs $1485) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Mongolia and Croatia, respectively. Check Mongolia vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Ulaanbaatar compared to 1.3 months in Zagreb. Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st best city to live in Mongolia vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 5662nd and 780th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ulaanbaatar Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.46
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.9
$59.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.6
$9.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$3.42
☕ Cappuccino
$2.37
$2.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$482
$765
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$411
$571
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$1378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$755
$1006
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.4
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62
$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.8
$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7%
3.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1825
$5515
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$946
$3470
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.43
$57.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.97
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$1.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.19
$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.86
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$2.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$2.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.74
$8.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.53
$5.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.36
$8.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.66
$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.5
$52.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.16
$8.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.1
$99.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$191
$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7641
$12339

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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
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$605
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$495
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$555
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$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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$1256
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$1054
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$1171
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$1375
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$1317
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$1425
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$1075
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$864
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$676
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$723
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$1695
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$629
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$1360
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$1406
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$893
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$1434
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$1708
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$965
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$850
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$1771
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$1661
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$875
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$992
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$1158
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$1124
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$1448
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$1434
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$1677
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$1430
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$1391
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$1566
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$952
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$1457
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$682
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$1036
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$1483
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$1160
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$1114
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