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Ulaanbaatar vs. Suva Cost of Living Summary

Ulaanbaatar is 10.2% more expensive than Suva.

Restaurants: pay 23.1% less in Ulaanbaatar
Groceries: pay 1.5% more in Ulaanbaatar
Transportation: pay 14.1% less in Ulaanbaatar
Housing: pay 8.3% more in Ulaanbaatar
Childcare: pay 39.3% less in Ulaanbaatar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.9% less in Ulaanbaatar
Clothing: pay 2.4 times more in Ulaanbaatar

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

Ulaanbaatar vs. Suva Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ulaanbaatar instead of Suva, you would:

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pay 23.1% less for restaurants

	Suva	Ulaanbaatar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.30 FJD11.98	$5.56 MNT19,913.00	+4.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.62 FJD14.97	$5.41 MNT19,365.39	-18.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.37 FJD3.11	$0.72 MNT2,588.69	-47.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 FJD1.51	$0.46 MNT1,637.41	-31.7%
Average			-23.1%

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pay 1.5% more for groceries

	Suva	Ulaanbaatar
Bread 1 loaf	$0.51 FJD1.16	$0.92 MNT3,304.31	+79.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.08 FJD11.49	$5.86 MNT21,008.22	+15.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.78 FJD10.80	$5.29 MNT18,955.04	+10.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.23 FJD7.31	$2.05 MNT7,329.93	-36.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.54 FJD5.73	$2.65 MNT9,484.02	+4.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.12 FJD2.53	$1.34 MNT4,786.76	+19.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.12 FJD2.53	$1.03 MNT3,703.28	-7.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.56 FJD3.53	$1.87 MNT6,683.97	+19.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.44 FJD3.25	$1.17 MNT4,177.48	-19.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 FJD1.41	$0.31 MNT1,106.47	-50.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 FJD1.22	$0.44 MNT1,580.67	-18.4%
Average			+1.5%

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pay 14.1% less for transportation

	Suva	Ulaanbaatar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.08 FJD11.48	$3.78 MNT13,555.64	-25.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.07 FJD49.90	$8.34 MNT29,869.50	-62.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,281.49 FJD54,887.09	$28,628.61 MNT102,551,962.31	+17.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.41 FJD9.98	$5.00 MNT17,921.70	+13.3%
Average			-14.1%

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pay 8.3% more for housing

	Suva	Ulaanbaatar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.84 FJD53.89	$13.74 MNT49,201.71	-42.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$485.63 FJD1,097.74	$503.97 MNT1,805,294.99	+3.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$379.67 FJD858.23	$394.69 MNT1,413,823.17	+4.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.55 FJD78.09	$58.01 MNT207,795.08	+67.9%
Average			+8.3%

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pay 39.3% less for childcare

	Suva	Ulaanbaatar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.05 FJD506.46	$166.77 MNT597,390.07	-25.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,127.41 FJD31,934.31	$6,632.97 MNT23,760,294.02	-53.0%
Average			-39.3%

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pay 0.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Suva	Ulaanbaatar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.09 FJD6.99	$1.95 MNT6,969.55	-37.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.98 FJD6.73	$2.42 MNT8,675.43	-18.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.71 FJD21.95	$1.71 MNT6,142.65	-82.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.87 FJD67.53	$69.49 MNT248,912.53	+132.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.86 FJD8.73	$3.89 MNT13,939.10	+0.7%
Average			-0.9%

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pay 2.4 times more for clothing

	Suva	Ulaanbaatar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.61 FJD57.88	$81.91 MNT293,429.59	+219.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.93 FJD60.87	$65.60 MNT234,973.23	+143.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.78 FJD155.48	$98.97 MNT354,518.77	+43.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.75 FJD137.32	$150.55 MNT539,310.48	+147.8%
Average			+138.8%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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