Cost of living comparison
Ulaanbaatar is 20.7% cheaper than Manila.
If you lived in Ulaanbaatar instead of Manila, you would:
pay 4.4% less for restaurants
Manila
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.59
₱261.81
|
$4.26
MNT14,705.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.67
₱209.45
|
$4.26
MNT14,705.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
₱58.67
|
$0.79
MNT2,724.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
₱26.18
|
$0.44
MNT1,527.78
|
|
pay 6.0% less for groceries
Manila
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.32
₱75.60
|
$0.58
MNT2,017.97
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.43
₱195.53
|
$3.32
MNT11,437.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.66
₱380.25
|
$4.00
MNT13,805.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
₱107.17
|
$1.73
MNT5,984.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
₱120.04
|
$1.71
MNT5,904.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
₱74.76
|
$1.26
MNT4,362.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
₱39.59
|
$1.13
MNT3,903.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.39
₱79.06
|
$1.31
MNT4,502.58
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
₱37.89
|
$1.57
MNT5,405.32
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
₱50.22
|
$0.23
MNT798.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
₱56.85
|
$0.43
MNT1,486.56
|
|
pay 20.8% less for transportation
Manila
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.45
₱311.13
|
$2.92
MNT10,062.27
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.48
₱712.12
|
$6.96
MNT24,019.61
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,857.59
₱1,361,397.57
|
$16,339.87
MNT56,372,549.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.76
₱157.61
|
$3.84
MNT13,235.29
|
|
pay 48.1% less for housing
Manila
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.58
₱2,201.39
|
$12.08
MNT41,666.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$559.30
₱31,915.79
|
$337.85
MNT1,165,577.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$299.03
₱17,063.67
|
$195.76
MNT675,381.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.53
₱4,880.41
|
$42.93
MNT148,093.55
|
|
pay 59.0% less for childcare
Manila
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$388.89
₱22,191.28
|
$125.51
MNT433,006.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,846.39
₱733,060.23
|
$6,399.26
MNT22,077,450.98
|
|
pay 15.4% less for entertainment and sports
Manila
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.43
₱81.68
|
$1.49
MNT5,147.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
₱178.50
|
$2.22
MNT7,647.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.75
₱157.08
|
$1.71
MNT5,882.35
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.28
₱2,755.02
|
$56.83
MNT196,078.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.24
₱356.06
|
$4.26
MNT14,705.88
|
|
pay 8.6% more for clothing
Manila
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.44
₱2,193.36
|
$39.25
MNT135,416.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.87
₱1,761.81
|
$27.71
MNT95,588.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.18
₱4,233.01
|
$70.41
MNT242,919.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.74
₱3,751.32
|
$97.02
MNT334,733.89
|
|
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