Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 71.0% more expensive than Ulaanbaatar.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of Ulaanbaatar, you would:
pay 66.6% more for restaurants
Ulaanbaatar
|
Mexico City
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.26
MNT14,705.88
|
$8.28
MX$140.44
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.26
MNT14,705.88
|
$6.95
MX$117.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
MNT2,724.67
|
$1.06
MX$18.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
MNT1,527.78
|
$0.78
MX$13.16
|
|
pay 54.4% more for groceries
Ulaanbaatar
|
Mexico City
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
MNT2,017.97
|
$2.09
MX$35.39
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.32
MNT11,437.91
|
$4.43
MX$75.23
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.00
MNT13,805.62
|
$5.45
MX$92.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
MNT5,984.31
|
$2.15
MX$36.51
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
MNT5,904.61
|
$3.19
MX$54.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
MNT4,362.99
|
$1.21
MX$20.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
MNT3,903.47
|
$0.62
MX$10.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
MNT4,502.58
|
$0.71
MX$12.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
MNT5,405.32
|
$0.76
MX$12.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
MNT798.51
|
$0.78
MX$13.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
MNT1,486.56
|
$0.73
MX$12.46
|
|
pay 75.8% more for transportation
Ulaanbaatar
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.92
MNT10,062.27
|
$4.92
MX$83.56
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.96
MNT24,019.61
|
$17.77
MX$301.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,339.87
MNT56,372,549.02
|
$22,067.99
MX$374,493.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.84
MNT13,235.29
|
$5.52
MX$93.62
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Ulaanbaatar
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.08
MNT41,666.67
|
$28.01
MX$475.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$337.85
MNT1,165,577.34
|
$826.42
MX$14,024.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$195.76
MNT675,381.26
|
$480.11
MX$8,147.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.93
MNT148,093.55
|
$40.24
MX$682.88
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Ulaanbaatar
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$125.51
MNT433,006.54
|
$377.91
MX$6,413.21
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,399.26
MNT22,077,450.98
|
$8,870.11
MX$150,525.71
|
|
pay 49.2% more for entertainment and sports
Ulaanbaatar
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.49
MNT5,147.06
|
$2.76
MX$46.81
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
MNT7,647.06
|
$2.89
MX$48.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.71
MNT5,882.35
|
$3.86
MX$65.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.83
MNT196,078.43
|
$49.94
MX$847.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.26
MNT14,705.88
|
$4.97
MX$84.26
|
|
pay 27.4% more for clothing
Ulaanbaatar
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.25
MNT135,416.67
|
$56.86
MX$964.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.71
MNT95,588.24
|
$37.51
MX$636.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.41
MNT242,919.39
|
$92.48
MX$1,569.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.02
MNT334,733.89
|
$95.13
MX$1,614.28
|
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