Cost of living comparison
Ulaanbaatar is 20.2% cheaper than Bucharest.
If you lived in Ulaanbaatar instead of Bucharest, you would:
pay 60.5% less for restaurants
Bucharest
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.94
RON50.56
|
$4.71
MNT16,250.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.66
RON35.39
|
$4.35
MNT15,000.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
RON9.64
|
$0.75
MNT2,571.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
RON9.78
|
$0.47
MNT1,630.77
|
|
pay 31.4% more for groceries
Bucharest
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
RON5.12
|
$0.81
MNT2,783.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.60
RON21.25
|
$6.94
MNT23,928.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.63
RON30.62
|
$4.95
MNT17,091.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
RON15.09
|
$1.98
MNT6,815.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
RON13.94
|
$1.88
MNT6,501.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
RON2.50
|
$1.51
MNT5,223.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
RON3.55
|
$1.23
MNT4,243.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
RON3.31
|
$1.78
MNT6,157.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
RON4.17
|
$1.49
MNT5,134.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
RON2.10
|
$0.27
MNT940.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
RON2.06
|
$0.49
MNT1,697.73
|
|
pay 22.2% less for transportation
Bucharest
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.88
RON27.17
|
$3.78
MNT13,034.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.51
RON80.90
|
$7.97
MNT27,500.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,408.94
RON122,043.64
|
$29,855.07
MNT103,000,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.91
RON27.30
|
$5.22
MNT18,000.00
|
|
pay 7.2% less for housing
Bucharest
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.86
RON40.96
|
$12.17
MNT42,000.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$568.98
RON2,629.44
|
$486.53
MNT1,678,527.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$395.47
RON1,827.59
|
$380.95
MNT1,314,285.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$118.98
RON549.85
|
$61.80
MNT213,218.12
|
|
pay 54.6% less for childcare
Bucharest
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$483.31
RON2,233.54
|
$150.72
MNT520,000.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,056.32
RON46,473.28
|
$5,997.58
MNT20,691,666.67
|
|
pay 32.9% less for entertainment and sports
Bucharest
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.06
RON14.16
|
$1.59
MNT5,500.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.15
RON14.54
|
$2.39
MNT8,233.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.69
RON26.29
|
$1.74
MNT6,000.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.37
RON232.79
|
$59.58
MNT205,555.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.66
RON35.39
|
$4.49
MNT15,500.00
|
|
pay 4.4% more for clothing
Bucharest
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.75
RON363.92
|
$60.87
MNT210,000.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.30
RON186.24
|
$43.66
MNT150,624.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.53
RON376.80
|
$85.14
MNT293,750.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.55
RON464.69
|
$128.36
MNT442,857.14
|
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