Cost of living comparison
Ulaanbaatar is 48.8% more expensive than Baghdad.
If you lived in Ulaanbaatar instead of Baghdad, you would:
pay 44.2% more for restaurants
Baghdad
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.35
IQD7,007
|
$4.71
MNT16,250.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.88
IQD9,009
|
$4.35
MNT15,000.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD547
|
$0.75
MNT2,571.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
IQD250
|
$0.47
MNT1,630.77
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Baghdad
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.86
IQD1,123
|
$0.81
MNT2,783.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.39
IQD3,123
|
$6.94
MNT23,928.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.86
IQD6,358
|
$4.95
MNT17,091.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
IQD2,387
|
$1.98
MNT6,815.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.99
IQD2,605
|
$1.88
MNT6,501.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD603
|
$1.51
MNT5,223.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD669
|
$1.23
MNT4,243.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
IQD611
|
$1.78
MNT6,157.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD386
|
$1.49
MNT5,134.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD397
|
$0.27
MNT940.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD384
|
$0.49
MNT1,697.73
|
|
pay 11.2% more for transportation
Baghdad
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.73
IQD2,259
|
$3.78
MNT13,034.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.94
IQD30,030
|
$7.97
MNT27,500.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,355.59
IQD24,023,860
|
$29,855.07
MNT103,000,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.29
IQD23,944
|
$5.22
MNT18,000.00
|
|
pay 24.6% less for housing
Baghdad
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.82
IQD53,422
|
$12.17
MNT42,000.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$562.97
IQD736,821
|
$486.53
MNT1,678,527.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$291.49
IQD381,504
|
$380.95
MNT1,314,285.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.11
IQD148,036
|
$61.80
MNT213,218.12
|
|
pay 85.5% more for childcare
Baghdad
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$143.70
IQD188,071
|
$150.72
MNT520,000.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,253.45
IQD2,949,322
|
$5,997.58
MNT20,691,666.67
|
|
pay 1.2% less for entertainment and sports
Baghdad
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
IQD2,810
|
$1.59
MNT5,500.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
IQD3,465
|
$2.39
MNT8,233.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
IQD2,878
|
$1.74
MNT6,000.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.02
IQD40,602
|
$59.58
MNT205,555.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.65
IQD10,010
|
$4.49
MNT15,500.00
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Baghdad
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.44
IQD38,533
|
$60.87
MNT210,000.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.82
IQD40,337
|
$43.66
MNT150,624.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.25
IQD60,527
|
$85.14
MNT293,750.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$43.06
IQD56,356
|
$128.36
MNT442,857.14
|
|
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