Cost of living comparison
Ulaanbaatar is 3.1% cheaper than Port Louis.
If you lived in Ulaanbaatar instead of Port Louis, you would:
pay 19.6% less for restaurants
Port Louis
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.96
MUR273.27
|
$4.71
MNT16,250.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.31
MUR243.46
|
$4.35
MNT15,000.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
MUR45.57
|
$0.75
MNT2,571.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
MUR25.34
|
$0.47
MNT1,630.77
|
|
pay 12.4% more for groceries
Port Louis
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
MUR31.05
|
$0.81
MNT2,783.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.85
MUR268.30
|
$6.94
MNT23,928.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.66
MUR259.55
|
$4.95
MNT17,091.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
MUR92.75
|
$1.98
MNT6,815.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.98
MUR136.73
|
$1.88
MNT6,501.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
MUR37.64
|
$1.51
MNT5,223.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
MUR39.21
|
$1.23
MNT4,243.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
MUR42.26
|
$1.78
MNT6,157.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.41
MUR64.79
|
$1.49
MNT5,134.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
MUR26.48
|
$0.27
MNT940.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
MUR29.86
|
$0.49
MNT1,697.73
|
|
pay 47.0% less for transportation
Port Louis
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.90
MUR270.69
|
$3.78
MNT13,034.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.67
MUR993.72
|
$7.97
MNT27,500.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,669.56
MUR1,589,945.79
|
$29,855.07
MNT103,000,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.59
MUR944.03
|
$5.22
MNT18,000.00
|
|
pay 7.4% more for housing
Port Louis
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.24
MUR1,661.86
|
$12.17
MNT42,000.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$462.26
MUR21,199.28
|
$486.53
MNT1,678,527.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$375.59
MUR17,224.41
|
$380.95
MNT1,314,285.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.64
MUR1,497.00
|
$61.80
MNT213,218.12
|
|
pay 10.9% more for childcare
Port Louis
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$221.74
MUR10,169.03
|
$150.72
MNT520,000.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,900.32
MUR178,868.90
|
$5,997.58
MNT20,691,666.67
|
|
pay 1.6% less for entertainment and sports
Port Louis
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.38
MUR109.31
|
$1.59
MNT5,500.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
MUR105.54
|
$2.39
MNT8,233.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.50
MUR298.11
|
$1.74
MNT6,000.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.17
MUR1,291.83
|
$59.58
MNT205,555.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
MUR248.43
|
$4.49
MNT15,500.00
|
|
pay 16.1% more for clothing
Port Louis
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.50
MUR2,683.03
|
$60.87
MNT210,000.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.49
MUR2,040.43
|
$43.66
MNT150,624.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.73
MUR4,206.73
|
$85.14
MNT293,750.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.84
MUR3,478.01
|
$128.36
MNT442,857.14
|
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