Cost of living comparison
Ulaanbaatar is 24.4% cheaper than Podgorica.
If you lived in Ulaanbaatar instead of Podgorica, you would:
pay 47.2% less for restaurants
Podgorica
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.48
€6.94
|
$4.26
MNT14,705.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.95
€4.59
|
$4.26
MNT14,705.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
€1.83
|
$0.79
MNT2,724.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
€1.47
|
$0.44
MNT1,527.78
|
|
pay 10.6% more for groceries
Podgorica
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.58
MNT2,017.97
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.56
€3.30
|
$3.32
MNT11,437.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.99
€4.63
|
$4.00
MNT13,805.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.77
€2.58
|
$1.73
MNT5,984.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.46
€3.21
|
$1.71
MNT5,904.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$1.26
MNT4,362.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.74
|
$1.13
MNT3,903.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.57
|
$1.31
MNT4,502.58
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.93
|
$1.57
MNT5,405.32
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
€0.39
|
$0.23
MNT798.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.43
MNT1,486.56
|
|
pay 52.0% less for transportation
Podgorica
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.24
€5.80
|
$2.92
MNT10,062.27
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.63
|
$6.96
MNT24,019.61
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,525.10
|
$16,339.87
MNT56,372,549.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.94
€5.51
|
$3.84
MNT13,235.29
|
|
pay 43.1% less for housing
Podgorica
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.23
€27.14
|
$12.08
MNT41,666.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$441.52
€410.01
|
$337.85
MNT1,165,577.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.02
€301.83
|
$195.76
MNT675,381.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.56
€80.39
|
$42.93
MNT148,093.55
|
|
pay 11.5% less for childcare
Podgorica
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$186.91
€173.57
|
$125.51
MNT433,006.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,827.08
€5,411.32
|
$6,399.26
MNT22,077,450.98
|
|
pay 4.5% less for entertainment and sports
Podgorica
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
€2.04
|
$1.49
MNT5,147.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
€1.56
|
$2.22
MNT7,647.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
€3.57
|
$1.71
MNT5,882.35
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.48
€33.88
|
$56.83
MNT196,078.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
€5.11
|
$4.26
MNT14,705.88
|
|
pay 23.2% less for clothing
Podgorica
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.02
€74.31
|
$39.25
MNT135,416.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.04
€32.54
|
$27.71
MNT95,588.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.38
€78.36
|
$70.41
MNT242,919.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.39
€94.16
|
$97.02
MNT334,733.89
|
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