Cost of living comparison
Ulaanbaatar is 44.4% more expensive than Accra.
If you lived in Ulaanbaatar instead of Accra, you would:
pay 25.0% more for restaurants
Accra
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.16
GHS56.88
|
$4.26
MNT14,705.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.47
GHS88.48
|
$4.26
MNT14,705.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
GHS8.33
|
$0.79
MNT2,724.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
GHS3.00
|
$0.44
MNT1,527.78
|
|
pay 15.6% more for groceries
Accra
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.13
GHS15.49
|
$0.58
MNT2,017.97
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.96
GHS54.20
|
$3.32
MNT11,437.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.28
GHS99.66
|
$4.00
MNT13,805.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.71
GHS23.38
|
$1.73
MNT5,984.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.87
GHS25.57
|
$1.71
MNT5,904.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
GHS13.58
|
$1.26
MNT4,362.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.43
GHS5.86
|
$1.13
MNT3,903.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
GHS8.00
|
$1.31
MNT4,502.58
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
GHS11.63
|
$1.57
MNT5,405.32
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
GHS11.48
|
$0.23
MNT798.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
GHS9.51
|
$0.43
MNT1,486.56
|
|
pay 4.7% more for transportation
Accra
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.69
GHS50.42
|
$2.92
MNT10,062.27
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.56
GHS322.32
|
$6.96
MNT24,019.61
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,189.79
GHS84,686.96
|
$16,339.87
MNT56,372,549.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.31
GHS113.76
|
$3.84
MNT13,235.29
|
|
pay 35.3% more for housing
Accra
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.59
GHS569.07
|
$12.08
MNT41,666.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$895.45
GHS12,251.31
|
$337.85
MNT1,165,577.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$59.21
GHS810.10
|
$195.76
MNT675,381.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.83
GHS408.11
|
$42.93
MNT148,093.55
|
|
pay 60.1% more for childcare
Accra
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$60.39
GHS826.27
|
$125.51
MNT433,006.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,690.48
GHS77,855.58
|
$6,399.26
MNT22,077,450.98
|
|
pay 21.2% more for entertainment and sports
Accra
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
GHS12.64
|
$1.49
MNT5,147.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.14
GHS29.26
|
$2.22
MNT7,647.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.48
GHS20.22
|
$1.71
MNT5,882.35
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.72
GHS502.43
|
$56.83
MNT196,078.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.01
GHS82.16
|
$4.26
MNT14,705.88
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
Accra
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$13.41
GHS183.40
|
$39.25
MNT135,416.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$12.88
GHS176.17
|
$27.71
MNT95,588.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$34.37
GHS470.20
|
$70.41
MNT242,919.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$34.18
GHS467.67
|
$97.02
MNT334,733.89
|
|
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