Cost of living comparison
Ulaanbaatar is 2.5 times more expensive than Colombo.
If you lived in Ulaanbaatar instead of Colombo, you would:
pay 10.6% more for restaurants
Colombo
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.32
LKR992.55
|
$4.71
MNT16,250.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.65
LKR1,985.10
|
$4.35
MNT15,000.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
LKR204.67
|
$0.75
MNT2,571.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
LKR111.66
|
$0.47
MNT1,630.77
|
|
pay 13.2% more for groceries
Colombo
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.61
LKR183.27
|
$0.81
MNT2,783.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
LKR2,089.73
|
$6.94
MNT23,928.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.30
LKR1,882.78
|
$4.95
MNT17,091.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
LKR665.56
|
$1.98
MNT6,815.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
LKR704.32
|
$1.88
MNT6,501.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.37
LKR1,006.03
|
$1.51
MNT5,223.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
LKR150.66
|
$1.23
MNT4,243.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.74
LKR819.65
|
$1.78
MNT6,157.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
LKR168.24
|
$1.49
MNT5,134.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
LKR144.77
|
$0.27
MNT940.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
LKR157.34
|
$0.49
MNT1,697.73
|
|
pay 16.2% more for transportation
Colombo
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
LKR1,417.28
|
$3.78
MNT13,034.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.31
LKR1,885.85
|
$7.97
MNT27,500.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,878.30
LKR10,119,057.14
|
$29,855.07
MNT103,000,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.06
LKR913.15
|
$5.22
MNT18,000.00
|
|
pay 60.5% more for housing
Colombo
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.03
LKR5,085.74
|
$12.17
MNT42,000.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$303.18
LKR90,555.68
|
$486.53
MNT1,678,527.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$159.51
LKR47,642.45
|
$380.95
MNT1,314,285.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.13
LKR10,792.74
|
$61.80
MNT213,218.12
|
|
pay 9.0 times more for childcare
Colombo
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.07
LKR7,489.25
|
$150.72
MNT520,000.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$500.02
LKR149,349.73
|
$5,997.58
MNT20,691,666.67
|
|
pay 45.8% more for entertainment and sports
Colombo
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.99
LKR595.53
|
$1.59
MNT5,500.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.49
LKR743.00
|
$2.39
MNT8,233.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.14
LKR2,431.75
|
$1.74
MNT6,000.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.54
LKR4,342.41
|
$59.58
MNT205,555.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
LKR1,101.73
|
$4.49
MNT15,500.00
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Colombo
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.44
LKR8,494.25
|
$60.87
MNT210,000.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.86
LKR5,930.49
|
$43.66
MNT150,624.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.29
LKR19,202.04
|
$85.14
MNT293,750.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.55
LKR10,918.06
|
$128.36
MNT442,857.14
|
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