Cost of living comparison
Riyadh is 92.3% more expensive than Ulaanbaatar.
If you lived in Riyadh instead of Ulaanbaatar, you would:
pay 34.9% more for restaurants
Ulaanbaatar
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.71
MNT16,250.00
|
$8.00
SAR30.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.35
MNT15,000.00
|
$8.00
SAR30.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
MNT2,571.88
|
$0.80
SAR3.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
MNT1,630.77
|
$0.37
SAR1.38
|
|
pay 14.3% more for groceries
Ulaanbaatar
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.81
MNT2,783.70
|
$1.20
SAR4.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.94
MNT23,928.57
|
$4.02
SAR15.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.95
MNT17,091.14
|
$6.57
SAR24.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.98
MNT6,815.00
|
$2.66
SAR9.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
MNT6,501.50
|
$3.82
SAR14.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.51
MNT5,223.12
|
$0.97
SAR3.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.23
MNT4,243.16
|
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.78
MNT6,157.52
|
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
MNT5,134.67
|
$0.81
SAR3.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
MNT940.64
|
$0.60
SAR2.25
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
MNT1,697.73
|
$0.67
SAR2.51
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Ulaanbaatar
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.78
MNT13,034.44
|
$2.29
SAR8.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.97
MNT27,500.00
|
$27.82
SAR104.34
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,855.07
MNT103,000,000.00
|
$31,995.90
SAR119,986.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.22
MNT18,000.00
|
$16.80
SAR62.99
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Ulaanbaatar
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.17
MNT42,000.00
|
$75.45
SAR282.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$486.53
MNT1,678,527.03
|
$1,149.81
SAR4,311.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$380.95
MNT1,314,285.71
|
$771.57
SAR2,893.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.80
MNT213,218.12
|
$71.19
SAR266.98
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Ulaanbaatar
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$150.72
MNT520,000.00
|
$398.81
SAR1,495.55
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,997.58
MNT20,691,666.67
|
$11,026.17
SAR41,348.70
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Ulaanbaatar
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.59
MNT5,500.00
|
$2.00
SAR7.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.39
MNT8,233.33
|
$4.65
SAR17.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.74
MNT6,000.00
|
$7.47
SAR28.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.58
MNT205,555.56
|
$107.87
SAR404.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.49
MNT15,500.00
|
$17.33
SAR64.99
|
|
pay 6.5% more for clothing
Ulaanbaatar
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.87
MNT210,000.00
|
$54.05
SAR202.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.66
MNT150,624.88
|
$58.60
SAR219.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.14
MNT293,750.00
|
$107.57
SAR403.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.36
MNT442,857.14
|
$98.29
SAR368.58
|
|
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