Cost of living comparison
Spain is 2.1 times more expensive than Ulaanbaatar.
If you lived in Spain instead of Ulaanbaatar, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.26
₮15,000
|
$12.45
€11.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.26
₮15,000
|
$8.47
€7.90
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
₮2,779
|
$1.99
€1.86
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
₮1,558
|
$1.40
€1.31
|
|
pay 32.4% more for groceries
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
₮2,058
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.32
₮11,667
|
$5.73
€5.35
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.00
₮14,082
|
$3.55
€3.31
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
₮6,104
|
$2.35
€2.20
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
₮6,023
|
$3.11
€2.90
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
₮4,450
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
₮3,982
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
₮4,593
|
$0.74
€0.69
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
₮5,513
|
$0.91
€0.85
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
₮814
|
$0.63
€0.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
₮1,516
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
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pay 3.3 times more for transportation
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.92
₮10,264
|
$6.67
€6.23
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.96
₮24,500
|
$39.84
€37.19
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,339.87
₮57,500,000
|
$24,357.72
€22,735.50
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.84
₮13,500
|
$14.14
€13.20
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.08
₮42,500
|
$40.62
€37.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$337.85
₮1,188,889
|
$697.48
€651.03
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$195.76
₮688,889
|
$570.67
€532.66
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.93
₮151,055
|
$106.79
€99.68
|
|
pay 94.0% more for childcare
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$125.51
₮441,667
|
$342.46
€319.65
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,399.26
₮22,519,000
|
$7,368.05
€6,877.33
|
|
pay 72.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.49
₮5,250
|
$2.66
€2.49
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
₮7,800
|
$1.85
€1.73
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.71
₮6,000
|
$5.55
€5.18
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.83
₮200,000
|
$43.33
€40.44
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.26
₮15,000
|
$8.42
€7.86
|
|
pay 26.6% more for clothing
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.25
₮138,125
|
$73.58
€68.68
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.71
₮97,500
|
$33.02
€30.82
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.41
₮247,778
|
$74.35
€69.40
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.02
₮341,429
|
$91.35
€85.26
|
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