Cost of living comparison
Poland is 50.8% more expensive than Ulaanbaatar.
If you lived in Poland instead of Ulaanbaatar, you would:
pay 81.2% more for restaurants
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.26
₮14,706
|
$6.88
zł29.75
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.26
₮14,706
|
$5.95
zł25.71
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
₮2,725
|
$1.30
zł5.61
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
₮1,528
|
$1.15
zł4.97
|
|
pay 7.6% less for groceries
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
₮2,018
|
$0.94
zł4.05
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.32
₮11,438
|
$3.34
zł14.44
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.00
₮13,806
|
$2.82
zł12.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
₮5,984
|
$2.49
zł10.75
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
₮5,905
|
$2.20
zł9.49
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
₮4,363
|
$0.38
zł1.65
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
₮3,903
|
$0.55
zł2.37
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
₮4,503
|
$0.63
zł2.72
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
₮5,405
|
$1.15
zł4.97
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
₮799
|
$0.29
zł1.27
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
₮1,487
|
$0.37
zł1.61
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.92
₮10,062
|
$5.68
zł24.57
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.96
₮24,020
|
$23.91
zł103.37
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,339.87
₮56,372,549
|
$19,787.24
zł85,549.15
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.84
₮13,235
|
$6.31
zł27.30
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.08
₮41,667
|
$12.94
zł55.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$337.85
₮1,165,577
|
$480.05
zł2,075.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$195.76
₮675,381
|
$406.85
zł1,758.98
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.93
₮148,094
|
$148.56
zł642.29
|
|
pay 25.9% more for childcare
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$125.51
₮433,007
|
$228.50
zł987.93
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,399.26
₮22,077,451
|
$4,467.72
zł19,315.95
|
|
pay 37.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.49
₮5,147
|
$2.34
zł10.10
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
₮7,647
|
$2.45
zł10.59
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.71
₮5,882
|
$4.13
zł17.86
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.83
₮196,078
|
$27.45
zł118.68
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.26
₮14,706
|
$5.63
zł24.33
|
|
pay 11.5% more for clothing
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.25
₮135,417
|
$64.65
zł279.51
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.71
₮95,588
|
$30.33
zł131.13
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.41
₮242,919
|
$66.37
zł286.97
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.02
₮334,734
|
$75.24
zł325.28
|
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