Cost of living comparison
Rabat is 15.7% more expensive than Ulaanbaatar.
If you lived in Rabat instead of Ulaanbaatar, you would:
pay 4.5% less for restaurants
Ulaanbaatar
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.71
MNT16,250.00
|
$3.75
MAD37.54
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.35
MNT15,000.00
|
$6.00
MAD60.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
MNT2,571.88
|
$0.63
MAD6.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
MNT1,630.77
|
$0.37
MAD3.75
|
|
pay 35.2% less for groceries
Ulaanbaatar
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.81
MNT2,783.70
|
$0.51
MAD5.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.94
MNT23,928.57
|
$4.75
MAD47.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.95
MNT17,091.14
|
$3.06
MAD30.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.98
MNT6,815.00
|
$1.79
MAD17.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
MNT6,501.50
|
$2.66
MAD26.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.51
MNT5,223.12
|
$0.65
MAD6.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.23
MNT4,243.16
|
$0.56
MAD5.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.78
MNT6,157.52
|
$0.30
MAD2.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
MNT5,134.67
|
$0.35
MAD3.48
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
MNT940.64
|
$0.28
MAD2.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
MNT1,697.73
|
$0.27
MAD2.74
|
|
pay 78.3% more for transportation
Ulaanbaatar
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.78
MNT13,034.44
|
$5.81
MAD58.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.97
MNT27,500.00
|
$24.99
MAD250.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,855.07
MNT103,000,000.00
|
$26,988.52
MAD270,302.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.22
MNT18,000.00
|
$8.12
MAD81.30
|
|
pay 35.1% more for housing
Ulaanbaatar
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.17
MNT42,000.00
|
$40.82
MAD408.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$486.53
MNT1,678,527.03
|
$412.37
MAD4,130.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$380.95
MNT1,314,285.71
|
$261.16
MAD2,615.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.80
MNT213,218.12
|
$32.04
MAD320.90
|
|
pay 27.0% less for childcare
Ulaanbaatar
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$150.72
MNT520,000.00
|
$135.41
MAD1,356.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,997.58
MNT20,691,666.67
|
$3,362.57
MAD33,677.75
|
|
pay 47.3% more for entertainment and sports
Ulaanbaatar
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.59
MNT5,500.00
|
$4.00
MAD40.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.39
MNT8,233.33
|
$1.74
MAD17.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.74
MNT6,000.00
|
$3.90
MAD39.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.58
MNT205,555.56
|
$26.24
MAD262.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.49
MNT15,500.00
|
$6.50
MAD65.07
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Ulaanbaatar
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.87
MNT210,000.00
|
$64.15
MAD642.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.66
MNT150,624.88
|
$46.23
MAD463.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.14
MNT293,750.00
|
$93.91
MAD940.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.36
MNT442,857.14
|
$100.55
MAD1,007.03
|
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