Cost of living comparison
Ulaanbaatar is 49.8% cheaper than Rome.
If you lived in Ulaanbaatar instead of Rome, you would:
pay 65.9% less for restaurants
Rome
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.79
€18.23
|
$4.26
₮14,706
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.11
|
$4.26
₮14,706
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
€2.08
|
$0.79
₮2,725
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
€1.11
|
$0.44
₮1,528
|
|
pay 30.4% less for groceries
Rome
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
€1.64
|
$0.58
₮2,018
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.48
€7.81
|
$3.32
₮11,438
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.93
€6.38
|
$4.00
₮13,806
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
€3.28
|
$1.73
₮5,984
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.84
€4.45
|
$1.71
₮5,905
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.07
|
$1.26
₮4,363
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$1.13
₮3,903
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.02
|
$1.31
₮4,503
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.22
|
$1.57
₮5,405
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.23
₮799
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.73
|
$0.43
₮1,487
|
|
pay 64.9% less for transportation
Rome
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.67
€7.06
|
$2.92
₮10,062
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.48
€35.44
|
$6.96
₮24,020
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,313.45
|
$16,339.87
₮56,372,549
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.39
€14.18
|
$3.84
₮13,235
|
|
pay 70.3% less for housing
Rome
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.43
€28.02
|
$12.08
₮41,667
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,171.91
€1,079.27
|
$337.85
₮1,165,577
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$773.95
€712.77
|
$195.76
₮675,381
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$173.31
€159.61
|
$42.93
₮148,094
|
|
pay 51.6% less for childcare
Rome
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$531.12
€489.13
|
$125.51
₮433,007
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,734.44
€8,043.98
|
$6,399.26
₮22,077,451
|
|
pay 34.0% less for entertainment and sports
Rome
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.06
|
$1.49
₮5,147
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
€1.54
|
$2.22
₮7,647
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.60
€6.08
|
$1.71
₮5,882
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.27
€51.82
|
$56.83
₮196,078
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.11
|
$4.26
₮14,706
|
|
pay 31.8% less for clothing
Rome
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.59
€78.83
|
$39.25
₮135,417
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.33
€33.46
|
$27.71
₮95,588
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.35
€89.66
|
$70.41
₮242,919
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.90
€114.11
|
$97.02
₮334,734
|
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