Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 43.1% more expensive than Ulaanbaatar.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Ulaanbaatar, you would:
pay 13.5% less for restaurants
Ulaanbaatar
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.26
₮14,706
|
$2.08
฿76.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.26
₮14,706
|
$5.66
฿209.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
₮2,725
|
$0.67
฿24.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
₮1,528
|
$0.35
฿13.09
|
|
pay 30.1% more for groceries
Ulaanbaatar
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
₮2,018
|
$1.48
฿54.86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.32
₮11,438
|
$7.99
฿295.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.00
₮13,806
|
$6.46
฿238.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
₮5,984
|
$1.75
฿64.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
₮5,905
|
$1.07
฿39.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
₮4,363
|
$1.20
฿44.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
₮3,903
|
$0.50
฿18.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
₮4,503
|
$0.79
฿29.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
₮5,405
|
$0.59
฿21.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
₮799
|
$0.62
฿22.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
₮1,487
|
$0.46
฿17.00
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Ulaanbaatar
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.92
₮10,062
|
$4.57
฿168.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.96
₮24,020
|
$24.32
฿899.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,339.87
₮56,372,549
|
$31,287.73
฿1,157,127.49
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.84
₮13,235
|
$9.68
฿358.06
|
|
pay 12.2% more for housing
Ulaanbaatar
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.08
₮41,667
|
$17.10
฿632.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$337.85
₮1,165,577
|
$290.79
฿10,754.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$195.76
₮675,381
|
$207.49
฿7,673.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.93
₮148,094
|
$49.43
฿1,828.08
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Ulaanbaatar
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$125.51
₮433,007
|
$334.45
฿12,369.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,399.26
₮22,077,451
|
$9,908.05
฿366,433.66
|
|
pay 28.3% more for entertainment and sports
Ulaanbaatar
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.49
₮5,147
|
$1.90
฿70.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
₮7,647
|
$1.94
฿71.91
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.71
₮5,882
|
$3.61
฿133.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.83
₮196,078
|
$47.07
฿1,740.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.26
₮14,706
|
$5.63
฿208.30
|
|
pay 3.9% less for clothing
Ulaanbaatar
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.25
₮135,417
|
$40.39
฿1,493.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.71
₮95,588
|
$27.03
฿999.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.41
₮242,919
|
$82.02
฿3,033.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.02
₮334,734
|
$65.30
฿2,414.88
|
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