Cost of living comparison
Ulaanbaatar is 54.6% cheaper than Saint Helier.
If you lived in Ulaanbaatar instead of Saint Helier, you would:
pay 72.8% less for restaurants
Saint Helier
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$37.84
£29.78
|
$4.71
MNT16,250.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.83
£6.95
|
$4.35
MNT15,000.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
£2.23
|
$0.75
MNT2,571.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
£1.80
|
$0.47
MNT1,630.77
|
|
pay 26.5% less for groceries
Saint Helier
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
£1.59
|
$0.81
MNT2,783.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.49
£4.32
|
$6.94
MNT23,928.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.51
£5.91
|
$4.95
MNT17,091.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.04
£3.97
|
$1.98
MNT6,815.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.39
£4.25
|
$1.88
MNT6,501.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.95
£1.53
|
$1.51
MNT5,223.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
£0.68
|
$1.23
MNT4,243.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.80
£1.42
|
$1.78
MNT6,157.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
£1.13
|
$1.49
MNT5,134.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
£0.86
|
$0.27
MNT940.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
£0.73
|
$0.49
MNT1,697.73
|
|
pay 55.8% less for transportation
Saint Helier
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.04
£5.54
|
$3.78
MNT13,034.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.58
£51.62
|
$7.97
MNT27,500.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,458.39
£23,973.55
|
$29,855.07
MNT103,000,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$41.21
£32.44
|
$5.22
MNT18,000.00
|
|
pay 68.8% less for housing
Saint Helier
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.32
£50.63
|
$12.17
MNT42,000.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,860.29
£1,464.22
|
$486.53
MNT1,678,527.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,686.88
£1,327.73
|
$380.95
MNT1,314,285.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.19
£85.16
|
$61.80
MNT213,218.12
|
|
pay 80.2% less for childcare
Saint Helier
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,002.18
£1,575.90
|
$150.72
MNT520,000.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,733.28
£14,744.81
|
$5,997.58
MNT20,691,666.67
|
|
pay 61.6% less for entertainment and sports
Saint Helier
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.94
£5.46
|
$1.59
MNT5,500.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.76
£3.75
|
$2.39
MNT8,233.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.93
£10.18
|
$1.74
MNT6,000.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.30
£60.06
|
$59.58
MNT205,555.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.40
£12.91
|
$4.49
MNT15,500.00
|
|
pay 16.2% less for clothing
Saint Helier
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.59
£74.45
|
$60.87
MNT210,000.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.23
£42.69
|
$43.66
MNT150,624.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.32
£78.17
|
$85.14
MNT293,750.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.97
£96.79
|
$128.36
MNT442,857.14
|
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