Cost of living comparison
Ulaanbaatar is 41.7% more expensive than Khartoum.
If you lived in Ulaanbaatar instead of Khartoum, you would:
pay 10.8% less for restaurants
Khartoum
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.60
SDG3,967.00
|
$4.71
MNT16,250.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SDG4,808.00
|
$4.35
MNT15,000.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
SDG376.83
|
$0.75
MNT2,571.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
SDG253.36
|
$0.47
MNT1,630.77
|
|
pay 15.2% more for groceries
Khartoum
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.14
SDG683.66
|
$0.81
MNT2,783.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.05
SDG3,636.17
|
$6.94
MNT23,928.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.13
SDG3,684.58
|
$4.95
MNT17,091.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
SDG1,715.07
|
$1.98
MNT6,815.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.81
SDG1,690.29
|
$1.88
MNT6,501.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
SDG1,212.45
|
$1.51
MNT5,223.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
SDG305.00
|
$1.23
MNT4,243.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
SDG538.89
|
$1.78
MNT6,157.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
SDG479.02
|
$1.49
MNT5,134.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SDG359.00
|
$0.27
MNT940.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
SDG255.94
|
$0.49
MNT1,697.73
|
|
pay 49.0% less for transportation
Khartoum
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.20
SDG3,127.10
|
$3.78
MNT13,034.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SDG15,025.00
|
$7.97
MNT27,500.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$29,855.07
MNT103,000,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
SDG6,453.31
|
$5.22
MNT18,000.00
|
|
pay 0.3% more for housing
Khartoum
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.15
SDG42,158.58
|
$12.17
MNT42,000.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$637.80
SDG383,315.58
|
$486.53
MNT1,678,527.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$252.68
SDG151,859.35
|
$380.95
MNT1,314,285.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.45
SDG23,709.77
|
$61.80
MNT213,218.12
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Khartoum
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.07
SDG37,902.15
|
$150.72
MNT520,000.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,057.46
SDG1,236,531.56
|
$5,997.58
MNT20,691,666.67
|
|
pay 13.5% more for entertainment and sports
Khartoum
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SDG1,202.00
|
$1.59
MNT5,500.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
SDG1,430.41
|
$2.39
MNT8,233.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
SDG1,081.80
|
$1.74
MNT6,000.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.33
SDG20,033.33
|
$59.58
MNT205,555.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SDG2,404.00
|
$4.49
MNT15,500.00
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
Khartoum
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.17
SDG10,918.50
|
$60.87
MNT210,000.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.00
SDG12,020.00
|
$43.66
MNT150,624.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.00
SDG33,055.00
|
$85.14
MNT293,750.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.00
SDG24,040.00
|
$128.36
MNT442,857.14
|
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