Cost of living comparison
Ulaanbaatar is 4.0% more expensive than Sarajevo.
If you lived in Ulaanbaatar instead of Sarajevo, you would:
pay 38.7% less for restaurants
Sarajevo
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.52
BAM9.96
|
$4.71
MNT16,250.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.62
BAM11.95
|
$4.35
MNT15,000.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
BAM3.01
|
$0.75
MNT2,571.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
BAM1.71
|
$0.47
MNT1,630.77
|
|
pay 42.3% more for groceries
Sarajevo
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
BAM1.78
|
$0.81
MNT2,783.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
BAM7.49
|
$6.94
MNT23,928.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.90
BAM8.85
|
$4.95
MNT17,091.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
BAM4.80
|
$1.98
MNT6,815.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.09
BAM5.58
|
$1.88
MNT6,501.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.51
BAM0.92
|
$1.51
MNT5,223.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
BAM1.43
|
$1.23
MNT4,243.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
BAM1.23
|
$1.78
MNT6,157.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
BAM1.44
|
$1.49
MNT5,134.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
BAM0.73
|
$0.27
MNT940.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
BAM0.80
|
$0.49
MNT1,697.73
|
|
pay 30.1% less for transportation
Sarajevo
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.63
BAM10.16
|
$3.78
MNT13,034.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.26
BAM52.80
|
$7.97
MNT27,500.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,843.53
BAM44,826.24
|
$29,855.07
MNT103,000,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.01
BAM14.44
|
$5.22
MNT18,000.00
|
|
pay 3.4% less for housing
Sarajevo
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.06
BAM50.64
|
$12.17
MNT42,000.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$341.28
BAM615.79
|
$486.53
MNT1,678,527.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$246.13
BAM444.11
|
$380.95
MNT1,314,285.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.03
BAM243.64
|
$61.80
MNT213,218.12
|
|
pay 35.8% more for childcare
Sarajevo
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.40
BAM361.60
|
$150.72
MNT520,000.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,054.83
BAM5,511.97
|
$5,997.58
MNT20,691,666.67
|
|
pay 7.5% more for entertainment and sports
Sarajevo
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.21
BAM3.98
|
$1.59
MNT5,500.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
BAM3.13
|
$2.39
MNT8,233.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.37
BAM6.08
|
$1.74
MNT6,000.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.58
BAM55.17
|
$59.58
MNT205,555.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.52
BAM9.96
|
$4.49
MNT15,500.00
|
|
pay 14.5% more for clothing
Sarajevo
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.19
BAM151.91
|
$60.87
MNT210,000.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.22
BAM52.73
|
$43.66
MNT150,624.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.57
BAM152.59
|
$85.14
MNT293,750.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.72
BAM170.90
|
$128.36
MNT442,857.14
|
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