Cost of living comparison

Maldives

compared to

Mongolia

Ulaanbaatar vs. Male Cost of Living Summary

Ulaanbaatar is 23.3% cheaper than Male.

Restaurants: pay 20.3% less in Ulaanbaatar
Groceries: pay 23.3% less in Ulaanbaatar
Transportation: pay 25.5% less in Ulaanbaatar
Housing: pay 42.2% less in Ulaanbaatar
Childcare: pay 3.5 times more in Ulaanbaatar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 48.5% less in Ulaanbaatar
Clothing: pay 68.1% more in Ulaanbaatar

The cost of childcare and clothing in Ulaanbaatar are more expensive than in Male. Expenses including entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, groceries, and restaurants are lower in Ulaanbaatar. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Ulaanbaatar.

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Ulaanbaatar vs. Male Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ulaanbaatar instead of Male, you would:

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pay 20.3% less for restaurants

	Male	Ulaanbaatar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.00 MVR92.74	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	-7.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.73 MVR150.39	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	-42.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.63 MVR25.12	$0.86 MNT3,083.33	-47.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.30 MVR4.59	$0.59 MNT2,125.00	+98.8%
Average			-20.3%

Male vs. Ulaanbaatar - Cost of restaurants

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pay 23.3% less for groceries

	Male	Ulaanbaatar
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 MVR25.57	$1.00 MNT3,588.33	-39.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.34 MVR82.43	$6.18 MNT22,248.75	+15.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.69 MVR118.80	$5.49 MNT19,758.34	-28.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.92 MVR29.70	$2.10 MNT7,573.96	+9.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.77 MVR42.73	$2.22 MNT7,975.68	-19.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.80 MVR27.83	$1.39 MNT5,003.76	-22.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.39 MVR21.40	$1.09 MNT3,926.41	-21.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.85 MVR28.65	$1.69 MNT6,091.75	-8.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.22 MVR18.84	$1.37 MNT4,944.16	+12.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.93 MVR14.40	$0.33 MNT1,188.41	-64.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.86 MVR13.30	$0.48 MNT1,730.24	-44.2%
Average			-23.3%

Male vs. Ulaanbaatar - Cost of groceries

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pay 25.5% less for transportation

	Male	Ulaanbaatar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.81 MVR58.81	$4.32 MNT15,549.41	+13.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.82 MVR476.23	$16.67 MNT60,000.00	-45.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,446.46 MVR501K	$26,896.36 MNT97M	-17.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.52 MVR270.70	$4.86 MNT17,500.00	-72.2%
Average			-25.5%

Male vs. Ulaanbaatar - Cost of transportation

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pay 42.2% less for housing

	Male	Ulaanbaatar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$73.00 MVR1,127.92	$13.63 MNT49,062.50	-81.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$951.14 MVR14,695.19	$569.30 MNT2M	-40.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$699.92 MVR10,813.71	$444.50 MNT2M	-36.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$90.98 MVR1,405.60	$54.38 MNT196K	-40.2%
Average			-42.2%

Male vs. Ulaanbaatar - Cost of housing

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pay 3.5 times more for childcare

	Male	Ulaanbaatar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$184.98 MVR2,857.90	$817.79 MNT3M	+342.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,004.83 MVR46,424.59	$8,262.71 MNT30M	+175.0%
Average			+248.7%

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pay 48.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Male	Ulaanbaatar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.87 MVR75.19	$2.36 MNT8,500.00	-51.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.55 MVR54.84	$2.42 MNT8,692.31	-32.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.93 MVR230.60	$1.68 MNT6,044.89	-88.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$70.81 MVR1,093.98	$67.73 MNT244K	-4.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.73 MVR150.39	$4.17 MNT15,000.00	-57.2%
Average			-48.5%

Male vs. Ulaanbaatar - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 68.1% more for clothing

	Male	Ulaanbaatar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$39.51 MVR610.48	$81.73 MNT294K	+106.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.64 MVR766.88	$45.38 MNT163K	-8.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.13 MVR1,346.11	$102.93 MNT370K	+18.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$52.52 MVR811.39	$187.55 MNT675K	+257.1%
Average			+68.1%

Male vs. Ulaanbaatar - Cost of clothing

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