Cost of living comparison
Austria is 2.5 times more expensive than Ulaanbaatar.
If you lived in Austria instead of Ulaanbaatar, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
Ulaanbaatar
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.83
₮15,150
|
$13.96
€13.70
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.59
₮14,392
|
$8.49
€8.33
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
₮2,785
|
$2.73
€2.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₮1,288
|
$2.27
€2.22
|
|
pay 80.8% more for groceries
Ulaanbaatar
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
₮1,824
|
$2.17
€2.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.68
₮11,531
|
$7.10
€6.97
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.84
₮12,043
|
$4.53
€4.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.71
₮5,373
|
$3.19
€3.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.00
₮6,283
|
$5.13
€5.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
₮3,717
|
$1.00
€0.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.15
₮3,613
|
$0.78
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
₮3,932
|
$1.10
€1.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
₮4,169
|
$1.32
€1.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
₮608
|
$0.73
€0.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
₮1,342
|
$0.64
€0.63
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for transportation
Ulaanbaatar
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.30
₮10,333
|
$6.89
€6.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.89
₮24,745
|
$48.91
€48.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,528.18
₮58,074,251
|
$24,457.96
€24,009.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.35
₮13,635
|
$18.99
€18.64
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Ulaanbaatar
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.87
₮37,190
|
$36.27
€35.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.10
₮906,157
|
$766.13
€752.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$167.67
₮525,550
|
$596.46
€585.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.01
₮150,493
|
$178.40
€175.13
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
Ulaanbaatar
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$131.58
₮412,411
|
$368.77
€362.01
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,766.81
₮21,209,727
|
$8,777.60
€8,616.68
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Ulaanbaatar
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.61
₮5,050
|
$3.93
€3.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
₮7,285
|
$3.09
€3.03
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.61
₮5,050
|
$5.84
€5.73
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.83
₮196,947
|
$39.56
€38.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.22
₮10,100
|
$12.05
€11.83
|
|
pay 37.8% more for clothing
Ulaanbaatar
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.87
₮159,434
|
$84.61
€83.06
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.46
₮89,216
|
$34.20
€33.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.81
₮225,083
|
$83.23
€81.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.26
₮239,030
|
$113.40
€111.32
|
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