Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 43.1% cheaper than Ulaanbaatar.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Ulaanbaatar, you would:
pay 36.1% less for restaurants
Ulaanbaatar
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.71
MNT16,250.00
|
$3.82
EGP183.20
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.35
MNT15,000.00
|
$4.07
EGP195.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
MNT2,571.88
|
$0.33
EGP15.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
MNT1,630.77
|
$0.17
EGP8.22
|
|
pay 49.7% less for groceries
Ulaanbaatar
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.81
MNT2,783.70
|
$0.75
EGP36.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.94
MNT23,928.57
|
$1.78
EGP85.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.95
MNT17,091.14
|
$3.20
EGP153.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.98
MNT6,815.00
|
$1.47
EGP70.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
MNT6,501.50
|
$1.91
EGP91.80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.51
MNT5,223.12
|
$0.57
EGP27.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.23
MNT4,243.16
|
$0.21
EGP10.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.78
MNT6,157.52
|
$0.14
EGP6.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
MNT5,134.67
|
$0.15
EGP7.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
MNT940.64
|
$0.17
EGP8.12
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
MNT1,697.73
|
$0.29
EGP13.90
|
|
pay 33.7% less for transportation
Ulaanbaatar
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.78
MNT13,034.44
|
$0.97
EGP46.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.97
MNT27,500.00
|
$6.76
EGP324.43
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,855.07
MNT103,000,000.00
|
$27,552.01
EGP1,321,864.33
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.22
MNT18,000.00
|
$3.26
EGP156.19
|
|
pay 58.2% less for housing
Ulaanbaatar
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.17
MNT42,000.00
|
$7.84
EGP376.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$486.53
MNT1,678,527.03
|
$212.64
EGP10,201.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$380.95
MNT1,314,285.71
|
$144.87
EGP6,950.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.80
MNT213,218.12
|
$12.98
EGP622.64
|
|
pay 56.0% less for childcare
Ulaanbaatar
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$150.72
MNT520,000.00
|
$70.10
EGP3,363.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,997.58
MNT20,691,666.67
|
$2,485.76
EGP119,259.20
|
|
pay 27.9% less for entertainment and sports
Ulaanbaatar
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.59
MNT5,500.00
|
$1.76
EGP84.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.39
MNT8,233.33
|
$1.32
EGP63.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.74
MNT6,000.00
|
$1.76
EGP84.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.58
MNT205,555.56
|
$18.83
EGP903.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.49
MNT15,500.00
|
$2.80
EGP134.13
|
|
pay 40.2% less for clothing
Ulaanbaatar
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.87
MNT210,000.00
|
$18.16
EGP871.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.66
MNT150,624.88
|
$33.59
EGP1,611.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.14
MNT293,750.00
|
$92.42
EGP4,434.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.36
MNT442,857.14
|
$30.97
EGP1,485.89
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Egypt or Ulaanbaatar. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.