Cost of living comparison
Ulaanbaatar is 52.4% cheaper than Nuuk.
If you lived in Ulaanbaatar instead of Nuuk, you would:
pay 73.4% less for restaurants
Nuuk
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.97
DKK110.56
|
$4.71
MNT16,250.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.60
DKK101.08
|
$4.35
MNT15,000.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.95
DKK20.44
|
$0.75
MNT2,571.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.18
DKK15.08
|
$0.47
MNT1,630.77
|
|
pay 49.3% less for groceries
Nuuk
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.53
DKK24.46
|
$0.81
MNT2,783.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$17.05
DKK118.10
|
$6.94
MNT23,928.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.35
DKK85.53
|
$4.95
MNT17,091.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.75
DKK32.90
|
$1.98
MNT6,815.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.33
DKK57.67
|
$1.88
MNT6,501.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.65
DKK11.40
|
$1.51
MNT5,223.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.87
DKK12.92
|
$1.23
MNT4,243.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.61
DKK11.17
|
$1.78
MNT6,157.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.98
DKK13.68
|
$1.49
MNT5,134.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.54
DKK10.64
|
$0.27
MNT940.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.76
DKK12.16
|
$0.49
MNT1,697.73
|
|
pay 48.2% less for transportation
Nuuk
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.74
DKK25.87
|
$3.78
MNT13,034.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$83.89
DKK580.94
|
$7.97
MNT27,500.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,760.46
DKK240,716.16
|
$29,855.07
MNT103,000,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$48.62
DKK336.70
|
$5.22
MNT18,000.00
|
|
pay 66.2% less for housing
Nuuk
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$133.45
DKK924.17
|
$12.17
MNT42,000.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,112.72
DKK7,705.60
|
$486.53
MNT1,678,527.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$845.47
DKK5,854.87
|
$380.95
MNT1,314,285.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$166.48
DKK1,152.88
|
$61.80
MNT213,218.12
|
|
pay 72.7% less for childcare
Nuuk
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$551.52
DKK3,819.30
|
$150.72
MNT520,000.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$5,997.58
MNT20,691,666.67
|
|
pay 56.5% less for entertainment and sports
Nuuk
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.07
DKK62.82
|
$1.59
MNT5,500.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.68
DKK46.23
|
$2.39
MNT8,233.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.61
DKK80.41
|
$1.74
MNT6,000.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.35
DKK320.95
|
$59.58
MNT205,555.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$21.77
DKK150.76
|
$4.49
MNT15,500.00
|
|
pay 0.5% less for clothing
Nuuk
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$87.08
DKK603.05
|
$60.87
MNT210,000.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.12
DKK180.91
|
$43.66
MNT150,624.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.94
DKK602.04
|
$85.14
MNT293,750.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$203.05
DKK1,406.10
|
$128.36
MNT442,857.14
|
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