Cost of living comparison
Greece is 85.1% more expensive than Ulaanbaatar.
If you lived in Greece instead of Ulaanbaatar, you would:
pay 90.6% more for restaurants
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Ulaanbaatar
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.83
₮15,150
|
$11.58
€11.37
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.59
₮14,392
|
$7.08
€6.95
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
₮2,785
|
$1.87
€1.84
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₮1,288
|
$0.65
€0.64
|
|
pay 23.0% more for groceries
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
₮1,824
|
$0.97
€0.95
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.68
₮11,531
|
$4.56
€4.48
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.84
₮12,043
|
$5.03
€4.93
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.71
₮5,373
|
$3.33
€3.27
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.00
₮6,283
|
$3.34
€3.28
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
₮3,717
|
$0.79
€0.77
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.15
₮3,613
|
$0.80
€0.79
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
₮3,932
|
$0.58
€0.57
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
₮4,169
|
$0.73
€0.72
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
₮608
|
$0.46
€0.45
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
₮1,342
|
$0.41
€0.40
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.30
₮10,333
|
$8.41
€8.25
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.89
₮24,745
|
$36.15
€35.49
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,528.18
₮58,074,251
|
$19,836.21
€19,472.55
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.35
₮13,635
|
$12.35
€12.12
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.87
₮37,190
|
$33.91
€33.29
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.10
₮906,157
|
$377.49
€370.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$167.67
₮525,550
|
$296.91
€291.47
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.01
₮150,493
|
$138.63
€136.09
|
|
pay 67.5% more for childcare
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$131.58
₮412,411
|
$323.64
€317.71
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,766.81
₮21,209,727
|
$6,014.67
€5,904.41
|
|
pay 97.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.61
₮5,050
|
$3.93
€3.85
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
₮7,285
|
$3.06
€3.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.61
₮5,050
|
$4.73
€4.65
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.83
₮196,947
|
$41.50
€40.74
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.22
₮10,100
|
$8.16
€8.01
|
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pay 20.1% more for clothing
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.87
₮159,434
|
$70.87
€69.57
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.46
₮89,216
|
$32.81
€32.21
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.81
₮225,083
|
$73.51
€72.16
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.26
₮239,030
|
$94.08
€92.35
|
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