Cost of living comparison
Ulaanbaatar is 52.0% cheaper than Dublin.
If you lived in Ulaanbaatar instead of Dublin, you would:
pay 63.8% less for restaurants
|
Dublin
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.78
€13.84
|
$4.83
₮11,504
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.47
€8.30
|
$4.59
₮10,928
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
€1.89
|
$0.89
₮2,114
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.68
€1.48
|
$0.41
₮978
|
|
pay 19.5% less for groceries
|
Dublin
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
€1.48
|
$0.58
₮1,385
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.23
€3.71
|
$3.68
₮8,756
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.20
€3.68
|
$3.84
₮9,145
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.26
€2.86
|
$1.71
₮4,080
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.35
€3.82
|
$2.00
₮4,771
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.05
|
$1.19
₮2,823
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.69
|
$1.15
₮2,743
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.90
|
$1.25
₮2,986
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
€1.21
|
$1.33
₮3,166
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.58
|
$0.19
₮462
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.47
|
$0.43
₮1,019
|
|
pay 65.8% less for transportation
|
Dublin
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.50
€6.58
|
$3.30
₮7,846
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$126.23
€110.69
|
$7.89
₮18,789
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,505.83
€26,750.59
|
$18,528.18
₮44,097,078
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.83
€14.76
|
$4.35
₮10,353
|
|
pay 80.7% less for housing
|
Dublin
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.18
€50.14
|
$11.87
₮28,239
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,938.73
€1,700.08
|
$289.10
₮688,065
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,627.31
€1,426.99
|
$167.67
₮399,062
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$152.93
€134.11
|
$48.01
₮114,273
|
|
pay 58.7% less for childcare
|
Dublin
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,238.40
€1,085.96
|
$131.58
₮313,153
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,389.65
€8,233.79
|
$6,766.81
₮16,105,020
|
|
pay 49.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Dublin
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.31
€5.53
|
$1.61
₮3,835
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.80
€3.33
|
$2.32
₮5,531
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.78
€13.84
|
$1.61
₮3,835
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.11
€43.06
|
$62.83
₮149,547
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.62
€11.07
|
$3.22
₮7,669
|
|
pay 25.7% less for clothing
|
Dublin
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.82
€69.99
|
$50.87
₮121,062
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.90
€31.48
|
$28.46
₮67,743
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.78
€77.85
|
$71.81
₮170,910
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.18
€91.36
|
$76.26
₮181,501
|
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