Ulaanbaatar vs. St. George's Cost of Living Summary

Ulaanbaatar is 27.4% cheaper than St. George's.

Restaurants
pay 37.6% less in Ulaanbaatar
Groceries
pay 48.4% less in Ulaanbaatar
Transportation
pay 35.6% less in Ulaanbaatar
Housing
pay 40.8% less in Ulaanbaatar
Childcare
pay 6.0 times more in Ulaanbaatar
Entertainment and Sports
pay 23.8% less in Ulaanbaatar
Clothing
pay 79.4% more in Ulaanbaatar

The cost of childcare and clothing in Ulaanbaatar are more expensive than in St. George's. Expenses including groceries, housing, restaurants, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Ulaanbaatar. Notably, childcare and clothing are significantly more expensive in Ulaanbaatar.

Ulaanbaatar vs. St. George's Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ulaanbaatar instead of St. George's, you would:

pay 37.6% less for restaurants

 
St. George's
Ulaanbaatar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $7.40
EC$20.00
$5.56
MNT20,000.00
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.33
EC$22.50
$5.56
MNT20,000.00
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.94
EC$5.25
$0.86
MNT3,083.33

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pay 48.4% less for groceries

 
St. George's
Ulaanbaatar
Bread
1 loaf
$2.38
EC$6.44
$1.00
MNT3,588.33
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.93
EC$18.74
$6.18
MNT22,248.75
Milk (1 gallon) $15.41
EC$41.64
$5.49
MNT19,758.34

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pay 35.6% less for transportation

 
St. George's
Ulaanbaatar
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.28
EC$14.26
$4.32
MNT15,549.41
Monthly public transit pass $64.35
EC$173.91
$16.67
MNT60,000.00
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $25,901.46
EC$70,000.00
$26,896.36
MNT97M

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pay 40.8% less for housing

 
St. George's
Ulaanbaatar
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$50.94
EC$137.67
$13.63
MNT49,062.50
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,134.73
EC$3,066.67
$569.30
MNT2M
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $437.86
EC$1,183.33
$444.50
MNT2M

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pay 6.0 times more for childcare

 
St. George's
Ulaanbaatar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $55.50
EC$150.00
$817.79
MNT3M
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
$8,262.71
MNT30M

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pay 23.8% less for entertainment and sports

 
St. George's
Ulaanbaatar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.78
EC$7.50
$2.36
MNT8,500.00
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.38
EC$11.83
$2.42
MNT8,692.31
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $1.68
MNT6,044.89

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pay 79.4% more for clothing

 
St. George's
Ulaanbaatar
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$35.15
EC$95.00
$81.73
MNT294K
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$44.40
EC$120.00
$45.38
MNT163K
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$50.57
EC$136.67
$102.93
MNT370K

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