Cost of living comparison
Ulaanbaatar is 23.4% cheaper than Djibouti.
If you lived in Ulaanbaatar instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 36.1% less for restaurants
Djibouti
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.33
DJF1,660
|
$4.26
MNT14,705.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.05
DJF1,610
|
$4.26
MNT14,705.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
DJF120
|
$0.79
MNT2,724.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
DJF171
|
$0.44
MNT1,527.78
|
|
pay 24.3% less for groceries
Djibouti
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.26
DJF402
|
$0.58
MNT2,017.97
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.09
DJF1,794
|
$3.32
MNT11,437.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.77
DJF2,095
|
$4.00
MNT13,805.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.51
DJF624
|
$1.73
MNT5,984.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.66
DJF829
|
$1.71
MNT5,904.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.80
DJF319
|
$1.26
MNT4,362.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF137
|
$1.13
MNT3,903.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
DJF183
|
$1.31
MNT4,502.58
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF137
|
$1.57
MNT5,405.32
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
DJF103
|
$0.23
MNT798.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
DJF118
|
$0.43
MNT1,486.56
|
|
pay 46.9% less for transportation
Djibouti
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.06
DJF900
|
$2.92
MNT10,062.27
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$339.32
DJF60,370
|
$6.96
MNT24,019.61
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,876.35
DJF2,112,941
|
$16,339.87
MNT56,372,549.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.45
DJF4,528
|
$3.84
MNT13,235.29
|
|
pay 68.9% less for housing
Djibouti
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
DJF6,672
|
$12.08
MNT41,666.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.03
DJF145,894
|
$337.85
MNT1,165,577.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$580.50
DJF103,278
|
$195.76
MNT675,381.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$248.31
DJF44,178
|
$42.93
MNT148,093.55
|
|
pay 4.5% less for childcare
Djibouti
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.39
DJF25,154
|
$125.51
MNT433,006.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,258.65
DJF1,113,486
|
$6,399.26
MNT22,077,450.98
|
|
pay 25.9% less for entertainment and sports
Djibouti
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.66
DJF1,006
|
$1.49
MNT5,147.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.91
DJF340
|
$2.22
MNT7,647.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.41
DJF252
|
$1.71
MNT5,882.35
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.52
DJF13,080
|
$56.83
MNT196,078.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.14
DJF2,515
|
$4.26
MNT14,705.88
|
|
pay 42.9% more for clothing
Djibouti
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.11
DJF3,756
|
$39.25
MNT135,416.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.51
DJF4,360
|
$27.71
MNT95,588.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.32
DJF10,732
|
$70.41
MNT242,919.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.21
DJF11,068
|
$97.02
MNT334,733.89
|
|
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