Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 72.4% more expensive than Ulaanbaatar.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Ulaanbaatar, you would:
pay 44.0% more for restaurants
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.26
₮15,000
|
$8.62
₽696.54
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.26
₮15,000
|
$4.93
₽398.02
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
₮2,779
|
$1.02
₽82.53
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
₮1,558
|
$0.57
₽46.12
|
|
pay 10.0% less for groceries
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Moscow
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
₮2,058
|
$0.69
₽55.73
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.32
₮11,667
|
$5.18
₽418.16
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.00
₮14,082
|
$4.02
₽324.69
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
₮6,104
|
$1.42
₽114.65
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
₮6,023
|
$2.00
₽161.30
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
₮4,450
|
$0.62
₽50.02
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
₮3,982
|
$0.53
₽43.22
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
₮4,593
|
$0.70
₽56.59
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
₮5,513
|
$1.40
₽113.29
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
₮814
|
$0.27
₽21.74
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
₮1,516
|
$0.26
₽21.36
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.92
₮10,264
|
$2.47
₽199.78
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.96
₮24,500
|
$30.79
₽2,487.63
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,339.87
₮57,500,000
|
$30,787.49
₽2,487,629.58
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.84
₮13,500
|
$3.94
₽318.42
|
|
pay 93.2% more for housing
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Moscow
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.08
₮42,500
|
$6.45
₽521.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$337.85
₮1,188,889
|
$860.20
₽69,504.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$195.76
₮688,889
|
$497.14
₽40,169.29
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.93
₮151,055
|
$90.59
₽7,319.53
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$125.51
₮441,667
|
$487.67
₽39,404.05
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,399.26
₮22,519,000
|
$9,121.01
₽736,977.80
|
|
pay 36.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Moscow
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.49
₮5,250
|
$3.08
₽248.76
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
₮7,800
|
$2.57
₽207.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.71
₮6,000
|
$2.52
₽203.49
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.83
₮200,000
|
$38.25
₽3,090.62
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.26
₮15,000
|
$6.16
₽497.53
|
|
pay 73.4% more for clothing
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.25
₮138,125
|
$94.24
₽7,614.77
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.71
₮97,500
|
$45.95
₽3,712.45
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.41
₮247,778
|
$106.61
₽8,613.69
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.02
₮341,429
|
$132.25
₽10,686.15
|
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