Cost of living comparison
Ulaanbaatar is 12.2% cheaper than Beirut.
If you lived in Ulaanbaatar instead of Beirut, you would:
pay 45.4% less for restaurants
Beirut
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
LBP715,814
|
$4.71
MNT16,250.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
LBP626,337
|
$4.35
MNT15,000.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
LBP135,435
|
$0.75
MNT2,571.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
LBP87,488
|
$0.47
MNT1,630.77
|
|
pay 77.2% more for groceries
Beirut
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
LBP70,027
|
$0.81
MNT2,783.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.14
LBP459,642
|
$6.94
MNT23,928.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
LBP574,498
|
$4.95
MNT17,091.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.17
LBP193,775
|
$1.98
MNT6,815.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.32
LBP296,650
|
$1.88
MNT6,501.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
LBP54,284
|
$1.51
MNT5,223.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
LBP51,016
|
$1.23
MNT4,243.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
LBP33,458
|
$1.78
MNT6,157.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,431
|
$1.49
MNT5,134.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
LBP29,357
|
$0.27
MNT940.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
LBP36,020
|
$0.49
MNT1,697.73
|
|
pay 30.7% less for transportation
Beirut
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.53
LBP316,126
|
$3.78
MNT13,034.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.22
LBP5,835,441
|
$7.97
MNT27,500.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
LBP2,236,919,013
|
$29,855.07
MNT103,000,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
LBP1,207,936
|
$5.22
MNT18,000.00
|
|
pay 44.3% less for housing
Beirut
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
LBP4,529,761
|
$12.17
MNT42,000.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$771.88
LBP69,064,875
|
$486.53
MNT1,678,527.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$369.23
LBP33,037,573
|
$380.95
MNT1,314,285.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.49
LBP16,954,530
|
$61.80
MNT213,218.12
|
|
pay 4.6% less for childcare
Beirut
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.00
LBP29,079,947
|
$150.72
MNT520,000.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,150.00
LBP371,328,556
|
$5,997.58
MNT20,691,666.67
|
|
pay 22.6% less for entertainment and sports
Beirut
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,430
|
$1.59
MNT5,500.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
LBP222,113
|
$2.39
MNT8,233.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.29
LBP204,902
|
$1.74
MNT6,000.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.83
LBP5,443,170
|
$59.58
MNT205,555.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
LBP626,337
|
$4.49
MNT15,500.00
|
|
pay 14.8% less for clothing
Beirut
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.69
LBP7,488,086
|
$60.87
MNT210,000.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.29
LBP4,857,310
|
$43.66
MNT150,624.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.86
LBP9,650,708
|
$85.14
MNT293,750.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.86
LBP10,545,475
|
$128.36
MNT442,857.14
|
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