Cost of living comparison
Ulaanbaatar is 47.7% more expensive than Monrovia.
If you lived in Ulaanbaatar instead of Monrovia, you would:
pay 61.6% less for restaurants
Monrovia
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
LRD1,939.00
|
$4.71
MNT16,250.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
LRD1,939.00
|
$4.35
MNT15,000.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
LRD329.63
|
$0.75
MNT2,571.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
LRD484.75
|
$0.47
MNT1,630.77
|
|
pay 39.6% less for groceries
Monrovia
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
LRD302.80
|
$0.81
MNT2,783.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.91
LRD1,145.06
|
$6.94
MNT23,928.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.71
LRD1,107.43
|
$4.95
MNT17,091.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.93
LRD762.99
|
$1.98
MNT6,815.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.09
LRD792.99
|
$1.88
MNT6,501.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
LRD184.90
|
$1.51
MNT5,223.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.33
LRD645.41
|
$1.23
MNT4,243.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.27
LRD828.24
|
$1.78
MNT6,157.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.18
LRD810.58
|
$1.49
MNT5,134.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
LRD199.70
|
$0.27
MNT940.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$4.00
LRD775.60
|
$0.49
MNT1,697.73
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Monrovia
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
LRD817.32
|
$3.78
MNT13,034.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$7.97
MNT27,500.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
LRD983,048.28
|
$29,855.07
MNT103,000,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.69
LRD2,460.97
|
$5.22
MNT18,000.00
|
|
pay 34.8% more for housing
Monrovia
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$93.25
LRD18,081.16
|
$12.17
MNT42,000.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$666.67
LRD129,266.65
|
$486.53
MNT1,678,527.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$90.00
LRD17,451.00
|
$380.95
MNT1,314,285.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$208.46
LRD40,419.82
|
$61.80
MNT213,218.12
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Monrovia
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.33
LRD14,412.73
|
$150.72
MNT520,000.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,500.00
LRD290,849.96
|
$5,997.58
MNT20,691,666.67
|
|
pay 40.2% less for entertainment and sports
Monrovia
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LRD484.75
|
$1.59
MNT5,500.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
LRD605.94
|
$2.39
MNT8,233.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
LRD969.50
|
$1.74
MNT6,000.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.25
LRD14,784.87
|
$59.58
MNT205,555.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.75
LRD1,890.48
|
$4.49
MNT15,500.00
|
|
pay 99.5% more for clothing
Monrovia
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.41
LRD3,570.17
|
$60.87
MNT210,000.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.75
LRD6,544.12
|
$43.66
MNT150,624.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$56.25
LRD10,906.87
|
$85.14
MNT293,750.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.75
LRD13,330.62
|
$128.36
MNT442,857.14
|
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