Cost of living comparison
Ulaanbaatar is 13.6% cheaper than Poland.
If you lived in Ulaanbaatar instead of Poland, you would:
pay 41.8% less for restaurants
Poland
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.88
zł27.51
|
$4.26
₮14,706
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.95
zł23.78
|
$4.26
₮14,706
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
zł5.19
|
$0.79
₮2,725
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
zł4.59
|
$0.44
₮1,528
|
|
pay 38.9% more for groceries
Poland
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
zł3.75
|
$0.58
₮2,018
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.34
zł13.36
|
$3.32
₮11,438
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.82
zł11.26
|
$4.00
₮13,806
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
zł9.94
|
$1.73
₮5,984
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
zł8.78
|
$1.71
₮5,905
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
zł1.53
|
$1.26
₮4,363
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
zł2.19
|
$1.13
₮3,903
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
zł2.51
|
$1.31
₮4,503
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
zł4.59
|
$1.57
₮5,405
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
zł1.18
|
$0.23
₮799
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
zł1.49
|
$0.43
₮1,487
|
|
pay 44.0% less for transportation
Poland
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
zł22.72
|
$2.92
₮10,062
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.91
zł95.59
|
$6.96
₮24,020
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,787.24
zł79,107.07
|
$16,339.87
₮56,372,549
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.31
zł25.24
|
$3.84
₮13,235
|
|
pay 39.8% less for housing
Poland
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.94
zł51.73
|
$12.08
₮41,667
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.05
zł1,919.18
|
$337.85
₮1,165,577
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.85
zł1,626.53
|
$195.76
₮675,381
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.56
zł593.92
|
$42.93
₮148,094
|
|
pay 0.9% less for childcare
Poland
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.50
zł913.53
|
$125.51
₮433,007
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,467.72
zł17,861.41
|
$6,399.26
₮22,077,451
|
|
pay 4.3% less for entertainment and sports
Poland
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
zł9.34
|
$1.49
₮5,147
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
zł9.79
|
$2.22
₮7,647
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
zł16.51
|
$1.71
₮5,882
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.45
zł109.75
|
$56.83
₮196,078
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
zł22.50
|
$4.26
₮14,706
|
|
pay 3.2% less for clothing
Poland
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.65
zł258.46
|
$39.25
₮135,417
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.33
zł121.26
|
$27.71
₮95,588
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.37
zł265.36
|
$70.41
₮242,919
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.24
zł300.78
|
$97.02
₮334,734
|
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