Cost of living comparison
Ulaanbaatar is 24.2% cheaper than Belgrade.
If you lived in Ulaanbaatar instead of Belgrade, you would:
pay 61.5% less for restaurants
Belgrade
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.22
RSD1,112
|
$4.71
MNT16,250.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.29
RSD1,011
|
$4.35
MNT15,000.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
RSD257
|
$0.75
MNT2,571.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
RSD174
|
$0.47
MNT1,630.77
|
|
pay 31.0% more for groceries
Belgrade
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.81
RSD89
|
$0.81
MNT2,783.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.04
RSD548
|
$6.94
MNT23,928.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.13
RSD558
|
$4.95
MNT17,091.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
RSD299
|
$1.98
MNT6,815.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.27
RSD356
|
$1.88
MNT6,501.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.52
RSD56
|
$1.51
MNT5,223.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
RSD82
|
$1.23
MNT4,243.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
RSD87
|
$1.78
MNT6,157.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
RSD113
|
$1.49
MNT5,134.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
RSD57
|
$0.27
MNT940.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
RSD51
|
$0.49
MNT1,697.73
|
|
pay 36.8% less for transportation
Belgrade
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.86
RSD746
|
$3.78
MNT13,034.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.45
RSD2,224
|
$7.97
MNT27,500.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,545.65
RSD3,104,311
|
$29,855.07
MNT103,000,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.65
RSD1,049
|
$5.22
MNT18,000.00
|
|
pay 42.5% less for housing
Belgrade
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.07
RSD2,835
|
$12.17
MNT42,000.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$819.25
RSD89,093
|
$486.53
MNT1,678,527.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$492.43
RSD53,551
|
$380.95
MNT1,314,285.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.43
RSD14,402
|
$61.80
MNT213,218.12
|
|
pay 36.2% less for childcare
Belgrade
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$331.95
RSD36,100
|
$150.72
MNT520,000.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,304.25
RSD794,330
|
$5,997.58
MNT20,691,666.67
|
|
pay 14.2% less for entertainment and sports
Belgrade
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.79
RSD303
|
$1.59
MNT5,500.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.42
RSD264
|
$2.39
MNT8,233.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.90
RSD424
|
$1.74
MNT6,000.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.23
RSD3,939
|
$59.58
MNT205,555.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.97
RSD758
|
$4.49
MNT15,500.00
|
|
pay 9.1% less for clothing
Belgrade
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.82
RSD10,094
|
$60.87
MNT210,000.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.07
RSD4,249
|
$43.66
MNT150,624.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.47
RSD11,143
|
$85.14
MNT293,750.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.50
RSD13,539
|
$128.36
MNT442,857.14
|
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