Cost of living comparison
Ulaanbaatar is 66.5% cheaper than George Town.
If you lived in Ulaanbaatar instead of George Town, you would:
pay 79.2% less for restaurants
George Town
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.00
KYD25.00
|
$4.71
MNT16,250.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.00
KYD12.50
|
$4.35
MNT15,000.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.53
KYD2.94
|
$0.75
MNT2,571.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.73
KYD2.28
|
$0.47
MNT1,630.77
|
|
pay 59.6% less for groceries
George Town
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.68
KYD3.90
|
$0.81
MNT2,783.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.58
KYD5.48
|
$6.94
MNT23,928.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.11
KYD10.09
|
$4.95
MNT17,091.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$8.61
KYD7.17
|
$1.98
MNT6,815.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.48
KYD4.56
|
$1.88
MNT6,501.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$4.58
KYD3.81
|
$1.51
MNT5,223.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.77
KYD1.47
|
$1.23
MNT4,243.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.37
KYD2.81
|
$1.78
MNT6,157.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.78
KYD3.15
|
$1.49
MNT5,134.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$3.11
KYD2.59
|
$0.27
MNT940.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.46
KYD2.05
|
$0.49
MNT1,697.73
|
|
pay 58.9% less for transportation
George Town
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.98
KYD5.82
|
$3.78
MNT13,034.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
KYD25.00
|
$7.97
MNT27,500.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,004.13
KYD32,504.06
|
$29,855.07
MNT103,000,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$72.01
KYD60.01
|
$5.22
MNT18,000.00
|
|
pay 83.7% less for housing
George Town
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$114.70
KYD95.59
|
$12.17
MNT42,000.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,700.29
KYD2,250.28
|
$486.53
MNT1,678,527.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,228.81
KYD1,857.37
|
$380.95
MNT1,314,285.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$317.39
KYD264.49
|
$61.80
MNT213,218.12
|
|
pay 82.5% less for childcare
George Town
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,400.15
KYD1,166.81
|
$150.72
MNT520,000.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$24,778.63
KYD20,649.24
|
$5,997.58
MNT20,691,666.67
|
|
pay 64.6% less for entertainment and sports
George Town
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.20
KYD6.00
|
$1.59
MNT5,500.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.44
KYD5.36
|
$2.39
MNT8,233.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.40
KYD12.00
|
$1.74
MNT6,000.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.67
KYD61.40
|
$59.58
MNT205,555.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.00
KYD15.00
|
$4.49
MNT15,500.00
|
|
pay 36.8% less for clothing
George Town
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.51
KYD71.26
|
$60.87
MNT210,000.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$112.01
KYD93.34
|
$43.66
MNT150,624.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$132.97
KYD110.81
|
$85.14
MNT293,750.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$163.52
KYD136.27
|
$128.36
MNT442,857.14
|
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