Cost of living comparison
Ulaanbaatar is 47.0% more expensive than Kampala.
If you lived in Ulaanbaatar instead of Kampala, you would:
pay 41.9% more for restaurants
Kampala
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.66
UGX10,063
|
$4.71
MNT16,250.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.99
UGX30,188
|
$4.35
MNT15,000.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
UGX1,593
|
$0.75
MNT2,571.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
UGX1,118
|
$0.47
MNT1,630.77
|
|
pay 64.0% more for groceries
Kampala
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.24
UGX4,667
|
$0.81
MNT2,783.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.55
UGX5,845
|
$6.94
MNT23,928.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
UGX10,505
|
$4.95
MNT17,091.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
UGX6,647
|
$1.98
MNT6,815.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
UGX7,912
|
$1.88
MNT6,501.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
UGX4,680
|
$1.51
MNT5,223.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,531
|
$1.23
MNT4,243.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
UGX2,941
|
$1.78
MNT6,157.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
UGX2,282
|
$1.49
MNT5,134.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
UGX1,835
|
$0.27
MNT940.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,528
|
$0.49
MNT1,697.73
|
|
pay 25.2% more for transportation
Kampala
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.85
UGX22,081
|
$3.78
MNT13,034.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.30
UGX201,256
|
$7.97
MNT27,500.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,992.84
UGX37,735,465
|
$29,855.07
MNT103,000,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.26
UGX16,100
|
$5.22
MNT18,000.00
|
|
pay 43.3% more for housing
Kampala
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.83
UGX312,780
|
$12.17
MNT42,000.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$281.28
UGX1,062,183
|
$486.53
MNT1,678,527.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$179.13
UGX676,443
|
$380.95
MNT1,314,285.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.76
UGX135,030
|
$61.80
MNT213,218.12
|
|
pay 9.6% more for childcare
Kampala
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.55
UGX591,189
|
$150.72
MNT520,000.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,882.34
UGX18,436,919
|
$5,997.58
MNT20,691,666.67
|
|
pay 7.5% less for entertainment and sports
Kampala
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
UGX4,780
|
$1.59
MNT5,500.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
UGX9,504
|
$2.39
MNT8,233.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
UGX10,063
|
$1.74
MNT6,000.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.62
UGX225,155
|
$59.58
MNT205,555.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.86
UGX22,138
|
$4.49
MNT15,500.00
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
Kampala
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.45
UGX65,911
|
$60.87
MNT210,000.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.49
UGX88,692
|
$43.66
MNT150,624.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$36.31
UGX137,106
|
$85.14
MNT293,750.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.30
UGX201,256
|
$128.36
MNT442,857.14
|
|
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