Cost of living comparison
Ulaanbaatar is 25.4% cheaper than Russia.
If you lived in Ulaanbaatar instead of Russia, you would:
pay 32.1% less for restaurants
|
Russia
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.05
₽633.93
|
$4.83
₮15,150
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.50
₽409.98
|
$4.59
₮14,392
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
₽69.53
|
$0.89
₮2,785
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
₽35.90
|
$0.41
₮1,288
|
|
pay 5.8% less for groceries
|
Russia
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.74
₽46.96
|
$0.58
₮1,824
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.12
₽385.80
|
$3.68
₮11,531
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.79
₽302.39
|
$3.84
₮12,043
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
₽118.57
|
$1.71
₮5,373
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.54
₽160.28
|
$2.00
₮6,283
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
₽58.64
|
$1.19
₮3,717
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
₽50.71
|
$1.15
₮3,613
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
₽58.81
|
$1.25
₮3,932
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
₽99.02
|
$1.33
₮4,169
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
₽29.99
|
$0.19
₮608
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
₽23.20
|
$0.43
₮1,342
|
|
pay 32.1% less for transportation
|
Russia
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.32
₽209.64
|
$3.30
₮10,333
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.69
₽1,683.35
|
$7.89
₮24,745
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,723.29
₽2,568,621.63
|
$18,528.18
₮58,074,251
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.48
₽282.50
|
$4.35
₮13,635
|
|
pay 24.5% less for housing
|
Russia
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.10
₽573.85
|
$11.87
₮37,190
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$429.22
₽27,072.93
|
$289.10
₮906,157
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$297.58
₽18,769.75
|
$167.67
₮525,550
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.47
₽6,337.35
|
$48.01
₮150,493
|
|
pay 27.2% less for childcare
|
Russia
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$310.74
₽19,599.90
|
$131.58
₮412,411
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,542.10
₽412,643.12
|
$6,766.81
₮21,209,727
|
|
pay 15.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Russia
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
₽140.00
|
$1.61
₮5,050
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.43
₽153.35
|
$2.32
₮7,285
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.03
₽190.85
|
$1.61
₮5,050
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.79
₽2,698.81
|
$62.83
₮196,947
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.70
₽359.77
|
$3.22
₮10,100
|
|
pay 40.8% less for clothing
|
Russia
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$87.55
₽5,522.07
|
$50.87
₮159,434
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.71
₽3,577.17
|
$28.46
₮89,216
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.20
₽6,698.88
|
$71.81
₮225,083
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.51
₽7,916.59
|
$76.26
₮239,030
|
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