Cost of living comparison
Ulaanbaatar is 46.4% cheaper than Montevideo.
If you lived in Ulaanbaatar instead of Montevideo, you would:
pay 64.3% less for restaurants
Montevideo
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.21
$545.46
|
$4.26
₮14,706
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.33
$396.70
|
$4.26
₮14,706
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.89
$72.72
|
$0.79
₮2,725
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
$57.41
|
$0.44
₮1,528
|
|
pay 12.8% less for groceries
Montevideo
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.54
$97.71
|
$0.58
₮2,018
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.81
$223.26
|
$3.32
₮11,438
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
$163.22
|
$4.00
₮13,806
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.63
$139.30
|
$1.73
₮5,984
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.39
$168.67
|
$1.71
₮5,905
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
$32.86
|
$1.26
₮4,363
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
$42.53
|
$1.13
₮3,903
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
$21.50
|
$1.31
₮4,503
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
$47.86
|
$1.57
₮5,405
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
$27.63
|
$0.23
₮799
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
$28.60
|
$0.43
₮1,487
|
|
pay 71.7% less for transportation
Montevideo
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.51
$288.30
|
$2.92
₮10,062
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.50
$1,785.15
|
$6.96
₮24,020
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,329.05
$1,586,798.10
|
$16,339.87
₮56,372,549
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.24
$738.85
|
$3.84
₮13,235
|
|
pay 59.0% less for housing
Montevideo
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.79
$1,566.24
|
$12.08
₮41,667
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$599.74
$23,026.61
|
$337.85
₮1,165,577
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.10
$19,009.17
|
$195.76
₮675,381
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.42
$4,277.81
|
$42.93
₮148,094
|
|
pay 37.6% less for childcare
Montevideo
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$353.02
$13,553.90
|
$125.51
₮433,007
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,177.69
$275,582.20
|
$6,399.26
₮22,077,451
|
|
pay 40.6% less for entertainment and sports
Montevideo
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
$119.01
|
$1.49
₮5,147
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
$149.97
|
$2.22
₮7,647
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.78
$183.47
|
$1.71
₮5,882
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.84
$1,951.94
|
$56.83
₮196,078
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.56
$366.95
|
$4.26
₮14,706
|
|
pay 39.1% less for clothing
Montevideo
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.50
$3,896.95
|
$39.25
₮135,417
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.37
$1,780.19
|
$27.71
₮95,588
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$119.79
$4,599.33
|
$70.41
₮242,919
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.62
$4,324.02
|
$97.02
₮334,734
|
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