Cost of living comparison
Austria is 2.7 times more expensive than Ulaanbaatar.
If you lived in Austria instead of Ulaanbaatar, you would:
pay 3.7 times more for restaurants
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.26
₮15,000
|
$15.13
€14.13
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.26
₮15,000
|
$9.01
€8.41
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
₮2,779
|
$2.84
€2.65
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
₮1,558
|
$2.40
€2.24
|
|
pay 91.7% more for groceries
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
₮2,058
|
$2.29
€2.14
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.32
₮11,667
|
$7.30
€6.82
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.00
₮14,082
|
$5.02
€4.69
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
₮6,104
|
$3.54
€3.31
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
₮6,023
|
$5.30
€4.94
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
₮4,450
|
$1.10
€1.02
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
₮3,982
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
₮4,593
|
$1.13
€1.05
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
₮5,513
|
$1.53
€1.43
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
₮814
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
₮1,516
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
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pay 4.0 times more for transportation
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.92
₮10,264
|
$7.22
€6.74
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.96
₮24,500
|
$48.12
€44.91
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,339.87
₮57,500,000
|
$25,940.65
€24,213.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.84
₮13,500
|
$19.81
€18.49
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.08
₮42,500
|
$37.53
€35.03
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$337.85
₮1,188,889
|
$743.38
€693.87
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$195.76
₮688,889
|
$621.91
€580.49
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.93
₮151,055
|
$222.11
€207.32
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$125.51
₮441,667
|
$416.59
€388.84
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,399.26
₮22,519,000
|
$8,210.34
€7,663.53
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.49
₮5,250
|
$4.19
€3.91
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
₮7,800
|
$3.32
€3.10
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.71
₮6,000
|
$6.20
€5.79
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.83
₮200,000
|
$41.56
€38.79
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.26
₮15,000
|
$12.77
€11.92
|
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pay 41.9% more for clothing
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.25
₮138,125
|
$75.76
€70.71
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.71
₮97,500
|
$38.64
€36.07
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.41
₮247,778
|
$85.33
€79.65
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.02
₮341,429
|
$110.53
€103.17
|
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