Cost of living comparison
Ulaanbaatar is 48.9% cheaper than Wellington.
If you lived in Ulaanbaatar instead of Wellington, you would:
pay 67.3% less for restaurants
Wellington
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.16
NZ$25.37
|
$4.71
MNT16,005.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.09
NZ$15.22
|
$4.35
MNT14,773.91
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.49
NZ$4.16
|
$0.75
MNT2,533.11
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
NZ$3.62
|
$0.47
MNT1,606.19
|
|
pay 28.2% less for groceries
Wellington
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.13
NZ$3.57
|
$0.81
MNT2,741.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.53
NZ$7.59
|
$6.94
MNT23,567.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.33
NZ$12.27
|
$4.95
MNT16,833.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.98
NZ$11.69
|
$1.98
MNT6,712.28
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.27
NZ$8.82
|
$1.88
MNT6,403.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
NZ$2.40
|
$1.51
MNT5,144.40
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.15
NZ$1.93
|
$1.23
MNT4,179.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
NZ$2.47
|
$1.78
MNT6,064.71
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.61
NZ$4.37
|
$1.49
MNT5,057.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
NZ$1.82
|
$0.27
MNT926.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
NZ$1.56
|
$0.49
MNT1,672.14
|
|
pay 51.3% less for transportation
Wellington
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.60
NZ$11.05
|
$3.78
MNT12,837.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$115.94
NZ$194.07
|
$7.97
MNT27,085.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,007.11
NZ$50,225.32
|
$29,855.07
MNT101,447,536.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.83
NZ$28.16
|
$5.22
MNT17,728.70
|
|
pay 68.2% less for housing
Wellington
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.37
NZ$96.02
|
$12.17
MNT41,366.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,516.42
NZ$2,538.16
|
$486.53
MNT1,653,227.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,371.90
NZ$2,296.27
|
$380.95
MNT1,294,476.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$134.66
NZ$225.40
|
$61.80
MNT210,004.40
|
|
pay 67.0% less for childcare
Wellington
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$777.00
NZ$1,300.52
|
$150.72
MNT512,162.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,897.92
NZ$21,588.29
|
$5,997.58
MNT20,379,792.27
|
|
pay 41.6% less for entertainment and sports
Wellington
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.28
NZ$12.18
|
$1.59
MNT5,417.10
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.39
NZ$5.68
|
$2.39
MNT8,109.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$23.83
NZ$39.88
|
$1.74
MNT5,909.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.32
NZ$64.13
|
$59.58
MNT202,457.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.13
NZ$20.30
|
$4.49
MNT15,266.38
|
|
pay 18.5% less for clothing
Wellington
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.07
NZ$134.01
|
$60.87
MNT206,834.78
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.09
NZ$88.86
|
$43.66
MNT148,354.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.73
NZ$208.77
|
$85.14
MNT289,322.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.08
NZ$216.05
|
$128.36
MNT436,182.19
|
|
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