Cost of living comparison
Asmara is 80.8% more expensive than Ulaanbaatar.
If you lived in Asmara instead of Ulaanbaatar, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Ulaanbaatar
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.71
MNT16,250.00
|
$18.14
ERN272.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.35
MNT15,000.00
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
MNT2,571.88
|
$1.06
ERN15.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
MNT1,630.77
|
$1.32
ERN19.88
|
|
pay 78.5% more for groceries
Ulaanbaatar
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.81
MNT2,783.70
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.94
MNT23,928.57
|
$1.50
ERN22.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.95
MNT17,091.14
|
$6.19
ERN92.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.98
MNT6,815.00
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
MNT6,501.50
|
$12.17
ERN182.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.51
MNT5,223.12
|
$5.04
ERN75.60
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.23
MNT4,243.16
|
$0.49
ERN7.37
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.78
MNT6,157.52
|
$0.91
ERN13.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
MNT5,134.67
|
$0.64
ERN9.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
MNT940.64
|
$0.82
ERN12.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
MNT1,697.73
|
$0.48
ERN7.14
|
|
pay 64.8% more for transportation
Ulaanbaatar
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.78
MNT13,034.44
|
$8.52
ERN127.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.97
MNT27,500.00
|
$8.00
ERN120.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,855.07
MNT103,000,000.00
|
$66,666.00
ERN999,990.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.22
MNT18,000.00
|
$5.73
ERN85.99
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for housing
Ulaanbaatar
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.17
MNT42,000.00
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$486.53
MNT1,678,527.03
|
$475.00
ERN7,125.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$380.95
MNT1,314,285.71
|
$400.00
ERN6,000.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.80
MNT213,218.12
|
$21.03
ERN315.44
|
|
pay 77.8% less for childcare
Ulaanbaatar
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$150.72
MNT520,000.00
|
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,997.58
MNT20,691,666.67
|
$1,675.00
ERN25,125.00
|
|
pay 37.4% less for entertainment and sports
Ulaanbaatar
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.59
MNT5,500.00
|
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.39
MNT8,233.33
|
$0.88
ERN13.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.74
MNT6,000.00
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.58
MNT205,555.56
|
$27.00
ERN405.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.49
MNT15,500.00
|
$1.10
ERN16.50
|
|
pay 54.0% more for clothing
Ulaanbaatar
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.87
MNT210,000.00
|
$82.50
ERN1,237.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.66
MNT150,624.88
|
$75.00
ERN1,125.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.14
MNT293,750.00
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.36
MNT442,857.14
|
$95.00
ERN1,425.00
|
|
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