Cost of living comparison
Ulaanbaatar is 35.5% cheaper than Santiago.
If you lived in Ulaanbaatar instead of Santiago, you would:
pay 55.1% less for restaurants
Santiago
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.94
CLF0.3800
|
$4.26
₮14,706
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.55
CLF0.2900
|
$4.26
₮14,706
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
CLF0.0500
|
$0.79
₮2,725
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
CLF0.0400
|
$0.44
₮1,528
|
|
pay 11.4% less for groceries
Santiago
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.72
CLF0.0600
|
$0.58
₮2,018
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.03
CLF0.2100
|
$3.32
₮11,438
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
CLF0.1600
|
$4.00
₮13,806
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.35
CLF0.1200
|
$1.73
₮5,984
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.42
CLF0.1200
|
$1.71
₮5,905
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
CLF0.0300
|
$1.26
₮4,363
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
$1.13
₮3,903
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
$1.31
₮4,503
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
$1.57
₮5,405
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
$0.23
₮799
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
CLF0.0200
|
$0.43
₮1,487
|
|
pay 52.2% less for transportation
Santiago
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.15
CLF0.2100
|
$2.92
₮10,062
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.88
CLF1.6800
|
$6.96
₮24,020
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,775.09
CLF610.9300
|
$16,339.87
₮56,372,549
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.20
CLF0.3500
|
$3.84
₮13,235
|
|
pay 53.1% less for housing
Santiago
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.79
CLF0.8900
|
$12.08
₮41,667
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$515.89
CLF17.7300
|
$337.85
₮1,165,577
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$484.85
CLF16.6600
|
$195.76
₮675,381
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.09
CLF4.2300
|
$42.93
₮148,094
|
|
pay 36.9% less for childcare
Santiago
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$427.49
CLF14.6900
|
$125.51
₮433,007
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,617.78
CLF227.4500
|
$6,399.26
₮22,077,451
|
|
pay 31.5% less for entertainment and sports
Santiago
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.91
CLF0.1300
|
$1.49
₮5,147
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
CLF0.1100
|
$2.22
₮7,647
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.74
CLF0.2000
|
$1.71
₮5,882
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.00
CLF1.3400
|
$56.83
₮196,078
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.33
CLF0.2500
|
$4.26
₮14,706
|
|
pay 8.0% less for clothing
Santiago
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.07
CLF1.9600
|
$39.25
₮135,417
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.83
CLF1.0900
|
$27.71
₮95,588
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.61
CLF2.5600
|
$70.41
₮242,919
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.33
CLF2.8300
|
$97.02
₮334,734
|
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