Cost of living comparison
Peru is 18.5% more expensive than Ulaanbaatar.
If you lived in Peru instead of Ulaanbaatar, you would:
pay 5.4% less for restaurants
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.83
₮15,150
|
$2.61
PEN10.10
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.59
₮14,392
|
$5.18
PEN20.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
₮2,785
|
$0.83
PEN3.19
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₮1,288
|
$0.49
PEN1.89
|
|
pay 11.5% less for groceries
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
₮1,824
|
$1.45
PEN5.58
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.68
₮11,531
|
$2.20
PEN8.50
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.84
₮12,043
|
$4.64
PEN17.94
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.71
₮5,373
|
$1.50
PEN5.81
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.00
₮6,283
|
$1.70
PEN6.56
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
₮3,717
|
$0.57
PEN2.21
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.15
₮3,613
|
$0.37
PEN1.43
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
₮3,932
|
$0.46
PEN1.76
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
₮4,169
|
$0.38
PEN1.48
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
₮608
|
$0.30
PEN1.14
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
₮1,342
|
$0.32
PEN1.22
|
|
pay 78.1% more for transportation
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.30
₮10,333
|
$4.09
PEN15.79
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.89
₮24,745
|
$18.20
PEN70.33
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,528.18
₮58,074,251
|
$15,958.89
PEN61,657.84
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.35
₮13,635
|
$11.83
PEN45.69
|
|
pay 64.4% more for housing
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.87
₮37,190
|
$35.83
PEN138.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.10
₮906,157
|
$343.66
PEN1,327.75
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$167.67
₮525,550
|
$237.19
PEN916.39
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.01
₮150,493
|
$45.65
PEN176.38
|
|
pay 20.2% less for childcare
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$131.58
₮412,411
|
$131.80
PEN509.22
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,766.81
₮21,209,727
|
$4,020.10
PEN15,531.82
|
|
pay 34.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.61
₮5,050
|
$1.71
PEN6.60
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
₮7,285
|
$2.39
PEN9.22
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.61
₮5,050
|
$4.14
PEN16.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.83
₮196,947
|
$36.36
PEN140.47
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.22
₮10,100
|
$4.71
PEN18.19
|
|
pay 9.6% less for clothing
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.87
₮159,434
|
$40.03
PEN154.66
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.46
₮89,216
|
$28.91
PEN111.69
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.81
₮225,083
|
$68.36
PEN264.11
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.26
₮239,030
|
$65.84
PEN254.36
|
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