Cost of living comparison
Ulaanbaatar is 2.5 times more expensive than Tripoli.
If you lived in Ulaanbaatar instead of Tripoli, you would:
pay 39.5% more for restaurants
Tripoli
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.30
LYD30.190
|
$4.26
₮14,706
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.20
LYD20.130
|
$4.26
₮14,706
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
LYD2.580
|
$0.79
₮2,725
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.18
LYD0.880
|
$0.44
₮1,528
|
|
pay 89.2% more for groceries
Tripoli
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.39
LYD1.870
|
$0.58
₮2,018
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
LYD15.650
|
$3.32
₮11,438
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.74
LYD17.930
|
$4.00
₮13,806
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.43
LYD6.840
|
$1.73
₮5,984
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.74
LYD8.360
|
$1.71
₮5,905
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
LYD4.000
|
$1.26
₮4,363
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
LYD2.590
|
$1.13
₮3,903
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
LYD1.780
|
$1.31
₮4,503
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
LYD1.300
|
$1.57
₮5,405
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
LYD1.470
|
$0.23
₮799
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.32
LYD1.520
|
$0.43
₮1,487
|
|
pay 6.6 times more for transportation
Tripoli
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.12
LYD0.570
|
$2.92
₮10,062
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.05
LYD110.450
|
$6.96
₮24,020
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,223.10
LYD72,959.330
|
$16,339.87
₮56,372,549
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.30
LYD30.190
|
$3.84
₮13,235
|
|
pay 13.3% more for housing
Tripoli
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.66
LYD108.610
|
$12.08
₮41,667
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$230.97
LYD1,106.970
|
$337.85
₮1,165,577
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$137.80
LYD660.410
|
$195.76
₮675,381
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.44
LYD184.220
|
$42.93
₮148,094
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
Tripoli
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$70.16
LYD336.250
|
$125.51
₮433,007
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,259.84
LYD6,038.010
|
$6,399.26
₮22,077,451
|
|
pay 74.0% more for entertainment and sports
Tripoli
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
LYD4.810
|
$1.49
₮5,147
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.60
LYD2.870
|
$2.22
₮7,647
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.31
LYD11.070
|
$1.71
₮5,882
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.91
LYD138.560
|
$56.83
₮196,078
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.25
LYD25.160
|
$4.26
₮14,706
|
|
pay 14.3% more for clothing
Tripoli
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.42
LYD188.920
|
$39.25
₮135,417
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.22
LYD164.010
|
$27.71
₮95,588
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.78
LYD262.560
|
$70.41
₮242,919
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.56
LYD314.200
|
$97.02
₮334,734
|
|
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