Ulaanbaatar vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ulaanbaatar Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$935
$1487
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2240
$3493
🏠 One person rent
$481
$783
🏘️ Family rent
$841
$1306
🍽️ Food expenses
$314
$464
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.3
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$589
$1896
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
44
39
😀 Quality of life
64
78
🏙️ Population
1.4M
767K

The cost of living in Ulaanbaatar is 37% less expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 6046th and 4035th ($935 vs $1487) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Mongolia and Croatia, respectively. Check Mongolia vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 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 5297th and 835th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ulaanbaatar Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.63
$13.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$58.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.65
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.39
$3.28
☕ Cappuccino
$2.37
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$522
$734
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$570
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$962
$1318
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$710
$983
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.1
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.7
$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.1%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1954
$5126
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$961
$3295
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.7
$54.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.99
$15.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.14
$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.22
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$2.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.81
$9.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$5.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.66
$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.51
$2.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.8
$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.18
$8.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$50.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.3
$103
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$217
$546
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8817
$12142

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$665
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$1426
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$691
954 km or 593 mi Hulunbuir
$658
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$676
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$568
992 km or 616 mi Shizuishan
$820
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$789
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$680
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$639
1028 km or 639 mi Huairen
$684
1050 km or 652 mi Shenmu
$607
1051 km or 653 mi Yinchuan
$577
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$629
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$594
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$593
1106 km or 687 mi Wuzhong
$618
1113 km or 692 mi Jinchang
$503
1124 km or 698 mi Yuanping
$570
1126 km or 700 mi Zhangye
$509
1131 km or 703 mi Chifeng
$653
1131 km or 703 mi Jiuquan
$492
1156 km or 718 mi Xinzhou
$580
1164 km or 723 mi Wuwei
$433
1165 km or 724 mi Chengde
$722
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$594
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$627
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$1108
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$460
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$672

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$1265
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$1072
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$1188
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$1144
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1347
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$1279
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1396
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$1043
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$911
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$661
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$733
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$1719
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$586
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1342
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1431
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$953
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$1436
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$1681
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$972
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$893
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$1752
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$1659
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$917
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$971
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$1170
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$1189
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1372
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1409
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$1648
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$1381
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$1409
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$1518
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$1029
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1533
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$667
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$1124
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$1517
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$1169
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$1172
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$978