Cost of living comparison
Rome is 2.5 times more expensive than Ulaanbaatar.
If you lived in Rome instead of Ulaanbaatar, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Rome
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.83
₮11,504
|
$19.99
€17.53
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.59
₮10,928
|
$8.42
€7.38
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
₮2,114
|
$1.89
€1.66
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₮978
|
$1.17
€1.03
|
|
pay 72.0% more for groceries
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Rome
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
₮1,385
|
$1.63
€1.43
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.68
₮8,756
|
$7.60
€6.67
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.84
₮9,145
|
$5.42
€4.76
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.71
₮4,080
|
$3.34
€2.93
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.00
₮4,771
|
$4.07
€3.57
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
₮2,823
|
$1.03
€0.91
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.15
₮2,743
|
$0.82
€0.72
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
₮2,986
|
$1.05
€0.92
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
₮3,166
|
$1.19
€1.05
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
₮462
|
$0.73
€0.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
₮1,019
|
$0.69
€0.60
|
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pay 2.9 times more for transportation
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.30
₮7,846
|
$8.03
€7.04
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.89
₮18,789
|
$36.82
€32.29
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,528.18
₮44,097,078
|
$26,298.13
€23,060.85
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.35
₮10,353
|
$13.73
€12.04
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Rome
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.87
₮28,239
|
$29.82
€26.15
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.10
₮688,065
|
$1,121.35
€983.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$167.67
₮399,062
|
$748.49
€656.35
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.01
₮114,273
|
$150.76
€132.21
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$131.58
₮313,153
|
$465.48
€408.18
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,766.81
₮16,105,020
|
$10,701.00
€9,383.72
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Rome
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.61
₮3,835
|
$5.26
€4.61
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
₮5,531
|
$1.51
€1.32
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.61
₮3,835
|
$6.31
€5.53
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.83
₮149,547
|
$51.36
€45.04
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.22
₮7,669
|
$9.05
€7.93
|
|
pay 44.9% more for clothing
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Rome
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.87
₮121,062
|
$81.47
€71.44
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.46
₮67,743
|
$38.16
€33.46
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.81
₮170,910
|
$92.83
€81.40
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.26
₮181,501
|
$118.92
€104.28
|
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