Cost of living comparison
Ulaanbaatar is 26.6% cheaper than Doha.
If you lived in Ulaanbaatar instead of Doha, you would:
pay 17.6% less for restaurants
Doha
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.24
QAR29.90
|
$4.71
MNT16,250.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.69
QAR27.90
|
$4.35
MNT15,000.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
QAR3.25
|
$0.75
MNT2,571.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
QAR1.29
|
$0.47
MNT1,630.77
|
|
pay 25.5% more for groceries
Doha
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.55
QAR5.63
|
$0.81
MNT2,783.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.39
QAR19.56
|
$6.94
MNT23,928.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.01
QAR29.06
|
$4.95
MNT17,091.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.68
QAR9.72
|
$1.98
MNT6,815.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.92
QAR14.23
|
$1.88
MNT6,501.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
QAR3.15
|
$1.51
MNT5,223.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
QAR2.53
|
$1.23
MNT4,243.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
QAR2.66
|
$1.78
MNT6,157.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
QAR2.02
|
$1.49
MNT5,134.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
QAR1.68
|
$0.27
MNT940.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
QAR1.86
|
$0.49
MNT1,697.73
|
|
pay 9.7% less for transportation
Doha
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.16
QAR7.85
|
$3.78
MNT13,034.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.96
QAR119.59
|
$7.97
MNT27,500.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,975.32
QAR79,724.69
|
$29,855.07
MNT103,000,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.78
QAR71.75
|
$5.22
MNT18,000.00
|
|
pay 60.2% less for housing
Doha
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$88.99
QAR322.85
|
$12.17
MNT42,000.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,696.38
QAR6,154.32
|
$486.53
MNT1,678,527.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,062.28
QAR3,853.88
|
$380.95
MNT1,314,285.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.42
QAR277.23
|
$61.80
MNT213,218.12
|
|
pay 63.2% less for childcare
Doha
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$767.35
QAR2,783.90
|
$150.72
MNT520,000.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,125.00
QAR40,360.63
|
$5,997.58
MNT20,691,666.67
|
|
pay 67.1% less for entertainment and sports
Doha
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.36
QAR44.85
|
$1.59
MNT5,500.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.78
QAR20.96
|
$2.39
MNT8,233.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.59
QAR23.92
|
$1.74
MNT6,000.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$124.58
QAR451.97
|
$59.58
MNT205,555.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.36
QAR44.85
|
$4.49
MNT15,500.00
|
|
pay 6.2% more for clothing
Doha
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.03
QAR217.77
|
$60.87
MNT210,000.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.36
QAR168.18
|
$43.66
MNT150,624.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.37
QAR324.23
|
$85.14
MNT293,750.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.03
QAR348.37
|
$128.36
MNT442,857.14
|
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