Cost of living comparison
Ulaanbaatar is 63.5% more expensive than Delhi.
If you lived in Ulaanbaatar instead of Delhi, you would:
pay 42.9% more for restaurants
Delhi
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.28
₹356.54
|
$4.26
₮14,706
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.28
₹356.54
|
$4.26
₮14,706
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
₹40.81
|
$0.79
₮2,725
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.21
₹17.51
|
$0.44
₮1,528
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Delhi
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
₹44.14
|
$0.58
₮2,018
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.13
₹177.29
|
$3.32
₮11,438
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.82
₹235.44
|
$4.00
₮13,806
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.02
₹85.20
|
$1.73
₮5,984
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
₹140.39
|
$1.71
₮5,905
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
₹61.36
|
$1.26
₮4,363
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.33
₹27.37
|
$1.13
₮3,903
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
₹36.38
|
$1.31
₮4,503
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
₹19.20
|
$1.57
₮5,405
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
₹12.58
|
$0.23
₮799
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.18
₹15.36
|
$0.43
₮1,487
|
|
pay 2.2% less for transportation
Delhi
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
₹386.83
|
$2.92
₮10,062
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.22
₹1,018.69
|
$6.96
₮24,020
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,440.78
₹1,120,563.07
|
$16,339.87
₮56,372,549
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.57
₹213.93
|
$3.84
₮13,235
|
|
pay 34.2% more for housing
Delhi
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.65
₹637.51
|
$12.08
₮41,667
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$236.59
₹19,724.27
|
$337.85
₮1,165,577
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.05
₹12,009.44
|
$195.76
₮675,381
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.89
₹3,575.54
|
$42.93
₮148,094
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Delhi
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$72.71
₹6,061.59
|
$125.51
₮433,007
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,816.81
₹151,468.43
|
$6,399.26
₮22,077,451
|
|
pay 19.5% more for entertainment and sports
Delhi
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.83
₹152.80
|
$1.49
₮5,147
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.87
₹156.30
|
$2.22
₮7,647
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.15
₹346.36
|
$1.71
₮5,882
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.09
₹1,757.94
|
$56.83
₮196,078
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.89
₹407.48
|
$4.26
₮14,706
|
|
pay 54.7% more for clothing
Delhi
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.84
₹2,404.69
|
$39.25
₮135,417
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.82
₹2,903.08
|
$27.71
₮95,588
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$47.67
₹3,974.41
|
$70.41
₮242,919
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$38.00
₹3,168.29
|
$97.02
₮334,734
|
|
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