Cost of living comparison
Ulaanbaatar is 3.8% more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Ulaanbaatar instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 38.0% more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫49,967
|
$4.26
MNT14,705.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
₫125,002
|
$4.26
MNT14,705.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₫15,117
|
$0.79
MNT2,724.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
₫9,786
|
$0.44
MNT1,527.78
|
|
pay 17.4% more for groceries
Vietnam
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
₫28,144
|
$0.58
MNT2,017.97
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
₫176,223
|
$3.32
MNT11,437.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫138,992
|
$4.00
MNT13,805.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫41,167
|
$1.73
MNT5,984.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
₫45,355
|
$1.71
MNT5,904.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
₫35,582
|
$1.26
MNT4,362.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₫13,249
|
$1.13
MNT3,903.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₫19,785
|
$1.31
MNT4,502.58
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,583
|
$1.57
MNT5,405.32
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫14,115
|
$0.23
MNT798.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,727
|
$0.43
MNT1,486.56
|
|
pay 34.0% less for transportation
Vietnam
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
₫103,129
|
$2.92
MNT10,062.27
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
₫203,586
|
$6.96
MNT24,019.61
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,523.11
₫1,031,647,414
|
$16,339.87
MNT56,372,549.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.93
₫151,088
|
$3.84
MNT13,235.29
|
|
pay 1.1% more for housing
Vietnam
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.02
₫255,024
|
$12.08
MNT41,666.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$364.76
₫9,286,256
|
$337.85
MNT1,165,577.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$221.46
₫5,637,936
|
$195.76
MNT675,381.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.86
₫1,065,609
|
$42.93
MNT148,093.55
|
|
pay 40.7% less for childcare
Vietnam
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
₫5,771,499
|
$125.51
MNT433,006.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,132.35
₫257,951,975
|
$6,399.26
MNT22,077,450.98
|
|
pay 49.8% more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
₫23,831
|
$1.49
MNT5,147.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
₫47,398
|
$2.22
MNT7,647.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.29
₫32,791
|
$1.71
MNT5,882.35
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.96
₫635,529
|
$56.83
MNT196,078.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.86
₫98,253
|
$4.26
MNT14,705.88
|
|
pay 4.9% less for clothing
Vietnam
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.66
₫856,979
|
$39.25
MNT135,416.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.49
₫750,779
|
$27.71
MNT95,588.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.06
₫2,292,706
|
$70.41
MNT242,919.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.00
₫2,698,529
|
$97.02
MNT334,733.89
|
|
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