Ulaanbaatar vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ulaanbaatar Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$870
$3691
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2091
$8778
🏠 One person rent
$430
$2299
🏘️ Family rent
$764
$4069
🍽️ Food expenses
$306
$919
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.7
$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$516
$8151
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
43
81
😀 Quality of life
61
100
🏙️ Population
1.4M
449K

The cost of living in Ulaanbaatar is 76% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 6373rd and 23rd ($870 vs $3691) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Mongolia and Switzerland, respectively. Check Mongolia vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Ulaanbaatar compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st best city to live in Mongolia vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 5856th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Ulaanbaatar Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.45
$27.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.3
$90.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.44
$20.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$9.69
☕ Cappuccino
$2.41
$7.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$5.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$417
$2543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$358
$1977
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$769
$4563
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$3579
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46
$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.7
$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.9
$52.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.05%
2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1651
$24740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$881
$9963
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$4.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.29
$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.98
$33.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.85
$3.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$3.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.07
$8.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$24.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.88
$23.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$53.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$4.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$3.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$3.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.25
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.69
$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$20.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.61
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$4.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$70
$83.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.92
$23.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$138
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.85
$55.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.1
$138
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$150
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$167
$2616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6621
$22875

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$655
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$638
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$642
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$518
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$785
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$748
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$652
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$614
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$654
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$580
1051 km or 653 mi Yinchuan
$548
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$600
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$564
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$563
1106 km or 687 mi Wuzhong
$589
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$480
1124 km or 698 mi Yuanping
$546
1126 km or 700 mi Zhangye
$484
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$615
1131 km or 703 mi Jiuquan
$470
1156 km or 718 mi Xinzhou
$553
1164 km or 723 mi Wuwei
$411
1165 km or 724 mi Chengde
$694
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$532
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$597
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$1029
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$439
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$3392
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$3276
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$3239
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$3282
14 km or 8.6 mi Uster
$3249
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$3153
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$3207
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$3225
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$3207
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$3180
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$3240
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$3381
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$3836
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$3169
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$2747
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$2699
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$1684
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$2489
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$3197
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$2650
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$3231
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$3175
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$1705
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$1766
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$2924
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$1887
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$1690
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$2694
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$1810
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$1537
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$1839
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