Cost of living comparison
Buenos Aires is 15.5% more expensive than Ulaanbaatar.
If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Ulaanbaatar, you would:
pay 75.8% more for restaurants
Ulaanbaatar
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.71
MNT16,250.00
|
$8.50
ARS7,527.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.35
MNT15,000.00
|
$6.00
ARS5,313.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
MNT2,571.88
|
$1.33
ARS1,181.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
MNT1,630.77
|
$0.97
ARS861.63
|
|
pay 5.3% less for groceries
Ulaanbaatar
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.81
MNT2,783.70
|
$2.02
ARS1,791.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.94
MNT23,928.57
|
$4.64
ARS4,108.80
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.95
MNT17,091.14
|
$4.08
ARS3,610.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.98
MNT6,815.00
|
$2.08
ARS1,843.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
MNT6,501.50
|
$2.06
ARS1,826.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.51
MNT5,223.12
|
$0.83
ARS731.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.23
MNT4,243.16
|
$0.81
ARS713.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.78
MNT6,157.52
|
$0.57
ARS505.26
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
MNT5,134.67
|
$0.75
ARS666.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
MNT940.64
|
$0.39
ARS345.07
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
MNT1,697.73
|
$0.40
ARS354.45
|
|
pay 4.5% more for transportation
Ulaanbaatar
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.78
MNT13,034.44
|
$3.45
ARS3,056.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.97
MNT27,500.00
|
$9.00
ARS7,970.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,855.07
MNT103,000,000.00
|
$20,000.00
ARS17,711,563.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.22
MNT18,000.00
|
$7.66
ARS6,783.53
|
|
pay 4.3% more for housing
Ulaanbaatar
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.17
MNT42,000.00
|
$20.18
ARS17,867.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$486.53
MNT1,678,527.03
|
$491.75
ARS435,483.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$380.95
MNT1,314,285.71
|
$356.25
ARS315,487.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.80
MNT213,218.12
|
$35.17
ARS31,149.03
|
|
pay 16.5% more for childcare
Ulaanbaatar
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$150.72
MNT520,000.00
|
$219.88
ARS194,716.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,997.58
MNT20,691,666.67
|
$5,225.19
ARS4,627,313.57
|
|
pay 12.9% less for entertainment and sports
Ulaanbaatar
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.59
MNT5,500.00
|
$1.50
ARS1,328.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.39
MNT8,233.33
|
$2.28
ARS2,018.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.74
MNT6,000.00
|
$2.00
ARS1,771.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.58
MNT205,555.56
|
$21.45
ARS18,999.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.49
MNT15,500.00
|
$4.27
ARS3,780.34
|
|
pay 25.6% more for clothing
Ulaanbaatar
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.87
MNT210,000.00
|
$81.61
ARS72,268.49
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.66
MNT150,624.88
|
$65.79
ARS58,262.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.14
MNT293,750.00
|
$116.21
ARS102,909.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.36
MNT442,857.14
|
$104.11
ARS92,198.75
|
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