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Ulaanbaatar vs. Tripoli Cost of Living Summary

Ulaanbaatar is 3.8 times more expensive than Tripoli.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Ulaanbaatar
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Ulaanbaatar
Transportation: pay 9.8 times more in Ulaanbaatar
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Ulaanbaatar
Childcare: pay 5.1 times more in Ulaanbaatar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3 times more in Ulaanbaatar
Clothing: pay 2.5 times more in Ulaanbaatar

The cost of transportation, childcare, clothing, housing, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Ulaanbaatar are more expensive than in Tripoli. Notably, transportation, childcare, and clothing are significantly more expensive in Ulaanbaatar.

Ulaanbaatar vs. Tripoli Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Tripoli	Ulaanbaatar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.63 LYD25.110	$5.56 MNT19,913.00	+20.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.70 LYD20.090	$5.41 MNT19,365.39	+46.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 LYD2.630	$0.72 MNT2,588.69	+49.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.11 LYD0.580	$0.46 MNT1,637.41	+329.8%
Average			+111.2%

Tripoli vs. Ulaanbaatar - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Tripoli	Ulaanbaatar
Bread 1 loaf	$0.26 LYD1.430	$0.92 MNT3,304.31	+249.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.86 LYD15.510	$5.86 MNT21,008.22	+105.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.88 LYD21.060	$5.29 MNT18,955.04	+36.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 LYD7.880	$2.05 MNT7,329.93	+40.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.70 LYD9.220	$2.65 MNT9,484.02	+55.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.05 LYD5.710	$1.34 MNT4,786.76	+26.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 LYD3.480	$1.03 MNT3,703.28	+61.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.39 LYD2.100	$1.87 MNT6,683.97	+381.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.27 LYD1.480	$1.17 MNT4,177.48	+327.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 LYD1.780	$0.31 MNT1,106.47	-6.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.26 LYD1.440	$0.44 MNT1,580.67	+66.7%
Average			+122.3%

Tripoli vs. Ulaanbaatar - Cost of groceries

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pay 9.8 times more for transportation

	Tripoli	Ulaanbaatar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$0.11 LYD0.570	$3.78 MNT13,555.64	+3498.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.76 LYD118.010	$8.34 MNT29,869.50	-61.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$13,888.71 LYD75,323.400	$28,628.61 MNT102,551,962.31	+106.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.33 LYD45.190	$5.00 MNT17,921.70	-40.0%
Average			+875.8%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Tripoli	Ulaanbaatar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.71 LYD166.550	$13.74 MNT49,201.71	-55.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$228.39 LYD1,238.650	$503.97 MNT1,805,294.99	+120.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$109.57 LYD594.220	$394.69 MNT1,413,823.17	+260.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.17 LYD103.950	$58.01 MNT207,795.08	+202.6%
Average			+132.1%

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pay 5.1 times more for childcare

	Tripoli	Ulaanbaatar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$53.24 LYD288.740	$166.77 MNT597,390.07	+213.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$925.91 LYD5,021.560	$6,632.97 MNT23,760,294.02	+616.4%
Average			+414.8%

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Tripoli	Ulaanbaatar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.69 LYD3.770	$1.95 MNT6,969.55	+180.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.51 LYD2.780	$2.42 MNT8,675.43	+372.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.94 LYD10.550	$1.71 MNT6,142.65	-11.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.63 LYD160.690	$69.49 MNT248,912.53	+134.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.63 LYD25.110	$3.89 MNT13,939.10	-15.9%
Average			+131.9%

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pay 2.5 times more for clothing

	Tripoli	Ulaanbaatar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$22.96 LYD124.530	$81.91 MNT293,429.59	+256.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.86 LYD194.500	$65.60 MNT234,973.23	+82.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$50.77 LYD275.350	$98.97 MNT354,518.77	+94.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$56.25 LYD305.060	$150.55 MNT539,310.48	+167.7%
Average			+150.6%

Tripoli vs. Ulaanbaatar - Cost of clothing

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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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