Cost of living comparison
Ulaanbaatar is 2.2 times more expensive than Paramaribo.
If you lived in Ulaanbaatar instead of Paramaribo, you would:
pay 29.0% less for restaurants
Paramaribo
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.74
SRD217.02
|
$4.71
MNT16,250.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.34
SRD236.14
|
$4.35
MNT15,000.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SRD33.00
|
$0.75
MNT2,571.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
SRD18.52
|
$0.47
MNT1,630.77
|
|
pay 12.2% less for groceries
Paramaribo
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
SRD39.30
|
$0.81
MNT2,783.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.54
SRD210.60
|
$6.94
MNT23,928.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
SRD161.42
|
$4.95
MNT17,091.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
SRD98.11
|
$1.98
MNT6,815.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
SRD65.81
|
$1.88
MNT6,501.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
SRD73.01
|
$1.51
MNT5,223.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
SRD30.09
|
$1.23
MNT4,243.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
SRD39.74
|
$1.78
MNT6,157.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.54
SRD81.89
|
$1.49
MNT5,134.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
SRD15.94
|
$0.27
MNT940.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
SRD19.49
|
$0.49
MNT1,697.73
|
|
pay 39.9% less for transportation
Paramaribo
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.11
SRD132.16
|
$3.78
MNT13,034.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD2,896.47
|
$7.97
MNT27,500.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SRD804,575.00
|
$29,855.07
MNT103,000,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.18
SRD842.39
|
$5.22
MNT18,000.00
|
|
pay 17.6% more for housing
Paramaribo
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.82
SRD1,023.94
|
$12.17
MNT42,000.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.69
SRD16,403.30
|
$486.53
MNT1,678,527.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$205.88
SRD6,625.93
|
$380.95
MNT1,314,285.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.77
SRD1,312.01
|
$61.80
MNT213,218.12
|
|
pay 8.8 times more for childcare
Paramaribo
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$44.54
SRD1,433.44
|
$150.72
MNT520,000.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$420.77
SRD13,541.72
|
$5,997.58
MNT20,691,666.67
|
|
pay 59.4% more for entertainment and sports
Paramaribo
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.60
SRD51.56
|
$1.59
MNT5,500.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
SRD60.69
|
$2.39
MNT8,233.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.64
SRD181.66
|
$1.74
MNT6,000.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.45
SRD432.75
|
$59.58
MNT205,555.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
SRD149.16
|
$4.49
MNT15,500.00
|
|
pay 42.1% more for clothing
Paramaribo
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.12
SRD937.16
|
$60.87
MNT210,000.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.05
SRD902.79
|
$43.66
MNT150,624.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.52
SRD2,430.40
|
$85.14
MNT293,750.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$140.56
SRD4,523.73
|
$128.36
MNT442,857.14
|
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