Cost of living comparison
Peru is 22.7% more expensive than Ulaanbaatar.
If you lived in Peru instead of Ulaanbaatar, you would:
pay 3.0% less for restaurants
Ulaanbaatar
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.26
₮14,706
|
$2.98
PEN11.32
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.26
₮14,706
|
$5.00
PEN19.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
₮2,725
|
$0.76
PEN2.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
₮1,528
|
$0.46
PEN1.76
|
|
pay 5.0% less for groceries
Ulaanbaatar
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
₮2,018
|
$1.30
PEN4.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.32
₮11,438
|
$2.56
PEN9.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.00
₮13,806
|
$4.32
PEN16.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
₮5,984
|
$2.03
PEN7.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
₮5,905
|
$2.13
PEN8.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
₮4,363
|
$0.59
PEN2.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
₮3,903
|
$0.42
PEN1.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
₮4,503
|
$0.45
PEN1.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
₮5,405
|
$0.42
PEN1.58
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
₮799
|
$0.38
PEN1.43
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
₮1,487
|
$0.39
PEN1.47
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Ulaanbaatar
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.92
₮10,062
|
$5.30
PEN20.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.96
₮24,020
|
$16.55
PEN62.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,339.87
₮56,372,549
|
$20,417.59
PEN77,545.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.84
₮13,235
|
$11.94
PEN45.33
|
|
pay 30.7% more for housing
Ulaanbaatar
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.08
₮41,667
|
$29.53
PEN112.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$337.85
₮1,165,577
|
$277.70
PEN1,054.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$195.76
₮675,381
|
$204.62
PEN777.14
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.93
₮148,094
|
$39.33
PEN149.37
|
|
pay 2.5% more for childcare
Ulaanbaatar
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$125.51
₮433,007
|
$162.20
PEN616.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,399.26
₮22,077,451
|
$4,852.04
PEN18,427.81
|
|
pay 34.2% more for entertainment and sports
Ulaanbaatar
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.49
₮5,147
|
$1.83
PEN6.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
₮7,647
|
$2.60
PEN9.87
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.71
₮5,882
|
$4.57
PEN17.37
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.83
₮196,078
|
$31.17
PEN118.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.26
₮14,706
|
$4.59
PEN17.42
|
|
pay 14.3% less for clothing
Ulaanbaatar
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.25
₮135,417
|
$40.11
PEN152.32
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.71
₮95,588
|
$22.91
PEN87.01
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.41
₮242,919
|
$67.62
PEN256.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.02
₮334,734
|
$59.99
PEN227.83
|
|
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