Ulaanbaatar vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ulaanbaatar Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$792
$3380
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2074
$8333
🏠 One person rent
$380
$1991
🏘️ Family rent
$826
$3524
🍽️ Food expenses
$292
$899
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.3
$214
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$365
$6558
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
43
81
😀 Quality of life
55
97
🏙️ Population
1.4M
443K

The cost of living in Ulaanbaatar is 77% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 6405th and 31st ($792 vs $3380) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Mongolia and Switzerland, respectively. Check Mongolia vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Ulaanbaatar compared to 1.9 months in Zurich. Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st best city to live in Mongolia vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 5931st and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ulaanbaatar Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.71
$25.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$114
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.34
$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$8.65
☕ Cappuccino
$2.38
$6.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$5.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$2331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$290
$1597
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1038
$4197
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$664
$2921
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.7
$193
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.7
$294
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$54.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.58%
2.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1426
$11003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$885
$7611
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$5.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.97
$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.25
$40.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$3.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.96
$7.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$21.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$46.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$3.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.67
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.73
$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$19.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.86
$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.64
$3.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.7
$91.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.33
$21.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.2
$154
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.62
$50.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.8
$145
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.4
$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$150
$2684
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5952
$29266

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$563
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$674
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$677
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$640
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$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
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$614
1051 km or 653 mi Yinchuan
$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
1124 km or 698 mi Yuanping
$572
1126 km or 700 mi Zhangye
$504
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$602
1131 km or 703 mi Jiuquan
$510
1156 km or 718 mi Xinzhou
$576
1164 km or 723 mi Wuwei
$581
1165 km or 724 mi Chengde
$700
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$560
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$628
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$1065
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$666
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$625

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$3073
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$3200
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$2861
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$3051
14 km or 8.6 mi Uster
$3059
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$2930
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$3041
19 km or 12 mi Wadenswil
$3001
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$3178
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$2949
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$3128
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$3083
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$3444
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$2916
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$2436
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$2354
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$1533
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$2142
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$2882
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$2431
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$2925
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$2838
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$1660
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$1806
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$2649
57 km or 36 mi Konstanz
$2182
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$1510
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$2322
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$1910
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$1412
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$1394
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$1492
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$1499
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$2820
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$1307
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$1717
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$2846