Cost of living comparison
Ulaanbaatar is 1.9% cheaper than Philippines.
If you lived in Ulaanbaatar instead of Philippines, you would:
pay 20.9% more for restaurants
Philippines
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.36
₱193.05
|
$4.26
MNT14,705.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.06
₱176.31
|
$4.26
MNT14,705.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
₱41.12
|
$0.79
MNT2,724.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₱23.81
|
$0.44
MNT1,527.78
|
|
pay 0.3% more for groceries
Philippines
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
₱70.55
|
$0.58
MNT2,017.97
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.26
₱187.28
|
$3.32
MNT11,437.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.76
₱388.86
|
$4.00
MNT13,805.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
₱104.73
|
$1.73
MNT5,984.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.91
₱110.01
|
$1.71
MNT5,904.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
₱67.04
|
$1.26
MNT4,362.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
₱38.96
|
$1.13
MNT3,903.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
₱61.08
|
$1.31
MNT4,502.58
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
₱37.46
|
$1.57
MNT5,405.32
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
₱46.41
|
$0.23
MNT798.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.02
₱58.89
|
$0.43
MNT1,486.56
|
|
pay 29.7% less for transportation
Philippines
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
₱282.90
|
$2.92
MNT10,062.27
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.10
₱695.86
|
$6.96
MNT24,019.61
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,173.37
₱1,448,148.28
|
$16,339.87
MNT56,372,549.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.86
₱221.96
|
$3.84
MNT13,235.29
|
|
pay 20.1% less for housing
Philippines
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.43
₱2,210.48
|
$12.08
MNT41,666.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$288.35
₱16,587.76
|
$337.85
MNT1,165,577.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$172.40
₱9,917.79
|
$195.76
MNT675,381.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.91
₱4,309.47
|
$42.93
MNT148,093.55
|
|
pay 9.9% less for childcare
Philippines
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.74
₱9,822.40
|
$125.51
MNT433,006.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,005.00
₱345,449.62
|
$6,399.26
MNT22,077,450.98
|
|
pay 2.5% more for entertainment and sports
Philippines
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.30
₱74.80
|
$1.49
MNT5,147.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
₱135.53
|
$2.22
MNT7,647.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
₱140.91
|
$1.71
MNT5,882.35
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.83
₱2,176.12
|
$56.83
MNT196,078.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.08
₱291.96
|
$4.26
MNT14,705.88
|
|
pay 22.4% more for clothing
Philippines
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.79
₱2,173.83
|
$39.25
MNT135,416.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.95
₱1,320.05
|
$27.71
MNT95,588.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.45
₱3,880.28
|
$70.41
MNT242,919.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.35
₱3,471.79
|
$97.02
MNT334,733.89
|
|
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