Cost of living comparison
Ulaanbaatar is 14.5% more expensive than China.
If you lived in Ulaanbaatar instead of China, you would:
pay 37.5% more for restaurants
China
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.04
CN¥22.11
|
$4.71
MNT16,250.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.19
CN¥37.74
|
$4.35
MNT15,000.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
CN¥3.54
|
$0.75
MNT2,571.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
CN¥2.16
|
$0.47
MNT1,630.77
|
|
pay 49.2% more for groceries
China
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.65
CN¥11.95
|
$0.81
MNT2,783.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
CN¥43.47
|
$6.94
MNT23,928.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.16
CN¥52.04
|
$4.95
MNT17,091.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
CN¥11.99
|
$1.98
MNT6,815.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
CN¥11.45
|
$1.88
MNT6,501.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.76
CN¥5.54
|
$1.51
MNT5,223.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
CN¥4.18
|
$1.23
MNT4,243.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
CN¥4.81
|
$1.78
MNT6,157.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
CN¥3.83
|
$1.49
MNT5,134.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
CN¥2.39
|
$0.27
MNT940.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
CN¥2.97
|
$0.49
MNT1,697.73
|
|
pay 1.6% more for transportation
China
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.45
CN¥32.32
|
$3.78
MNT13,034.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.24
CN¥161.64
|
$7.97
MNT27,500.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,593.81
CN¥142,394.11
|
$29,855.07
MNT103,000,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.91
CN¥28.41
|
$5.22
MNT18,000.00
|
|
pay 45.9% more for housing
China
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.06
CN¥87.64
|
$12.17
MNT42,000.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$335.80
CN¥2,440.36
|
$486.53
MNT1,678,527.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$208.96
CN¥1,518.60
|
$380.95
MNT1,314,285.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.78
CN¥289.08
|
$61.80
MNT213,218.12
|
|
pay 67.8% less for childcare
China
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$483.22
CN¥3,511.70
|
$150.72
MNT520,000.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,043.44
CN¥131,127.06
|
$5,997.58
MNT20,691,666.67
|
|
pay 1.4% less for entertainment and sports
China
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
CN¥7.84
|
$1.59
MNT5,500.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.20
CN¥23.28
|
$2.39
MNT8,233.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.22
CN¥23.38
|
$1.74
MNT6,000.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.07
CN¥305.72
|
$59.58
MNT205,555.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.01
CN¥43.66
|
$4.49
MNT15,500.00
|
|
pay 36.7% more for clothing
China
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.74
CN¥354.24
|
$60.87
MNT210,000.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.37
CN¥227.96
|
$43.66
MNT150,624.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.58
CN¥534.75
|
$85.14
MNT293,750.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.83
CN¥558.32
|
$128.36
MNT442,857.14
|
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