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
₮14,706
|
$8.62
₽794.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.26
₮14,706
|
$4.93
₽453.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
₮2,725
|
$1.02
₽94.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
₮1,528
|
$0.57
₽52.59
|
|
pay 10.0% less for groceries
Ulaanbaatar
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
₮2,018
|
$0.69
₽63.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.32
₮11,438
|
$5.18
₽476.82
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.00
₮13,806
|
$4.02
₽370.24
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
₮5,984
|
$1.42
₽130.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
₮5,905
|
$2.00
₽183.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
₮4,363
|
$0.62
₽57.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
₮3,903
|
$0.53
₽49.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
₮4,503
|
$0.70
₽64.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
₮5,405
|
$1.40
₽129.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
₮799
|
$0.27
₽24.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
₮1,487
|
$0.26
₽24.36
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Ulaanbaatar
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.92
₮10,062
|
$2.47
₽227.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.96
₮24,020
|
$30.79
₽2,836.61
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,339.87
₮56,372,549
|
$30,787.49
₽2,836,605.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.84
₮13,235
|
$3.94
₽363.09
|
|
pay 93.2% more for housing
Ulaanbaatar
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.08
₮41,667
|
$6.45
₽594.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$337.85
₮1,165,577
|
$860.20
₽79,254.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$195.76
₮675,381
|
$497.14
₽45,804.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.93
₮148,094
|
$90.59
₽8,346.35
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Ulaanbaatar
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$125.51
₮433,007
|
$487.67
₽44,931.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,399.26
₮22,077,451
|
$9,121.01
₽840,364.44
|
|
pay 36.4% more for entertainment and sports
Ulaanbaatar
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.49
₮5,147
|
$3.08
₽283.66
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
₮7,647
|
$2.57
₽236.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.71
₮5,882
|
$2.52
₽232.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.83
₮196,078
|
$38.25
₽3,524.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.26
₮14,706
|
$6.16
₽567.32
|
|
pay 73.4% more for clothing
Ulaanbaatar
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.25
₮135,417
|
$94.24
₽8,683.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.71
₮95,588
|
$45.95
₽4,233.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.41
₮242,919
|
$106.61
₽9,822.06
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.02
₮334,734
|
$132.25
₽12,185.25
|
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