Ulaanbaatar vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ulaanbaatar Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$792
$1242
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2074
$2882
🏠 One person rent
$380
$637
🏘️ Family rent
$826
$1061
🍽️ Food expenses
$292
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.3
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$365
$1443
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
43
38
😀 Quality of life
55
75
🏙️ Population
1.4M
767K

The cost of living in Ulaanbaatar is 36% less expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 6405th and 4330th ($792 vs $1242) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 1.2 months in Zagreb. Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st best city to live in Mongolia vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 5931st and 983rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Ulaanbaatar Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.71
$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$48.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.34
$8.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$2.38
$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$604
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$290
$473
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1038
$1109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$664
$800
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.7
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.7
$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.58%
4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1426
$4564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$885
$3182
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.97
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.25
$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.96
$4.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$9.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.67
$7.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.73
$5.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$6.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.86
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.64
$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.7
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.33
$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.2
$44.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.62
$7.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.8
$89.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.4
$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$150
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5952
$10009

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$677
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$640
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$444
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$776
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$707
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$658
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$647
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$643
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$614
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$535
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$625
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$573
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$578
1106 km or 687 mi Wuzhong
$603
1113 km or 692 mi Jinchang
$593
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$572
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$504
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$602
1131 km or 703 mi Jiuquan
$510
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$576
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$581
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$700
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$560
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$628
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$1100
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$997
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$1058
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$913
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$1081
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$1133
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1197
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$929
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$682
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$558
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$517
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$1438
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$503
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$1102
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$1274
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$762
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$1321
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$1658
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$742
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$777
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$1664
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$1279
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$747
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$690
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$1167
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$835
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1301
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1200
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$1581
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$1271
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$1393
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$1229
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$1008
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$1219
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$604
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$852
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$1284
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$849
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$765
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$755