Cost of living comparison
Ulaanbaatar is 53.0% cheaper than Copenhagen.
If you lived in Ulaanbaatar instead of Copenhagen, you would:
pay 78.0% less for restaurants
Copenhagen
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.77
DKK150.76
|
$4.71
MNT16,250.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.51
DKK100.51
|
$4.35
MNT15,000.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.75
DKK25.97
|
$0.75
MNT2,571.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
DKK20.10
|
$0.47
MNT1,630.77
|
|
pay 30.5% less for groceries
Copenhagen
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.54
DKK24.53
|
$0.81
MNT2,783.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.17
DKK42.75
|
$6.94
MNT23,928.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.50
DKK51.90
|
$4.95
MNT17,091.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.72
DKK32.71
|
$1.98
MNT6,815.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.08
DKK35.21
|
$1.88
MNT6,501.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
DKK9.57
|
$1.51
MNT5,223.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.30
DKK9.01
|
$1.23
MNT4,243.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.47
DKK10.18
|
$1.78
MNT6,157.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
DKK13.84
|
$1.49
MNT5,134.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
DKK6.84
|
$0.27
MNT940.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
DKK6.01
|
$0.49
MNT1,697.73
|
|
pay 65.0% less for transportation
Copenhagen
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.79
DKK53.95
|
$3.78
MNT13,034.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$94.34
DKK653.30
|
$7.97
MNT27,500.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$47,149.09
DKK326,507.42
|
$29,855.07
MNT103,000,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.42
DKK182.92
|
$5.22
MNT18,000.00
|
|
pay 67.7% less for housing
Copenhagen
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.16
DKK257.36
|
$12.17
MNT42,000.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,741.81
DKK12,062.04
|
$486.53
MNT1,678,527.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,268.50
DKK8,784.35
|
$380.95
MNT1,314,285.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.03
DKK1,115.12
|
$61.80
MNT213,218.12
|
|
pay 54.2% less for childcare
Copenhagen
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$551.78
DKK3,821.10
|
$150.72
MNT520,000.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,343.23
DKK64,701.89
|
$5,997.58
MNT20,691,666.67
|
|
pay 52.4% less for entertainment and sports
Copenhagen
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.71
DKK60.30
|
$1.59
MNT5,500.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.34
DKK43.88
|
$2.39
MNT8,233.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.00
DKK62.31
|
$1.74
MNT6,000.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.82
DKK296.53
|
$59.58
MNT205,555.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.87
DKK130.66
|
$4.49
MNT15,500.00
|
|
pay 23.5% less for clothing
Copenhagen
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$106.73
DKK739.11
|
$60.87
MNT210,000.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.45
DKK307.80
|
$43.66
MNT150,624.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.59
DKK800.44
|
$85.14
MNT293,750.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$166.32
DKK1,151.77
|
$128.36
MNT442,857.14
|
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