Cost of living comparison
Victoria is 2.6 times more expensive than Ulaanbaatar.
If you lived in Victoria instead of Ulaanbaatar, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
Ulaanbaatar
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.71
MNT16,250.00
|
$14.76
SCR199.64
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.35
MNT15,000.00
|
$10.19
SCR137.89
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
MNT2,571.88
|
$2.26
SCR30.63
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
MNT1,630.77
|
$2.24
SCR30.35
|
|
pay 62.1% more for groceries
Ulaanbaatar
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.81
MNT2,783.70
|
$1.88
SCR25.38
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.94
MNT23,928.57
|
$10.83
SCR146.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.95
MNT17,091.14
|
$8.52
SCR115.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.98
MNT6,815.00
|
$3.87
SCR52.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
MNT6,501.50
|
$3.08
SCR41.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.51
MNT5,223.12
|
$0.95
SCR12.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.23
MNT4,243.16
|
$1.30
SCR17.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.78
MNT6,157.52
|
$0.90
SCR12.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
MNT5,134.67
|
$3.60
SCR48.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
MNT940.64
|
$0.78
SCR10.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
MNT1,697.73
|
$0.58
SCR7.81
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for transportation
Ulaanbaatar
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.78
MNT13,034.44
|
$5.76
SCR77.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.97
MNT27,500.00
|
$26.57
SCR359.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,855.07
MNT103,000,000.00
|
$26,466.86
SCR357,970.51
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.22
MNT18,000.00
|
$45.76
SCR618.88
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for housing
Ulaanbaatar
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.17
MNT42,000.00
|
$137.77
SCR1,863.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$486.53
MNT1,678,527.03
|
$1,117.62
SCR15,116.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$380.95
MNT1,314,285.71
|
$793.40
SCR10,730.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.80
MNT213,218.12
|
$84.66
SCR1,145.06
|
|
pay 21.7% more for childcare
Ulaanbaatar
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$150.72
MNT520,000.00
|
$166.06
SCR2,245.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,997.58
MNT20,691,666.67
|
$7,986.24
SCR108,015.80
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Ulaanbaatar
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.59
MNT5,500.00
|
$4.06
SCR54.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.39
MNT8,233.33
|
$5.02
SCR67.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.74
MNT6,000.00
|
$13.28
SCR179.68
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.58
MNT205,555.56
|
$95.18
SCR1,287.32
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.49
MNT15,500.00
|
$5.54
SCR74.86
|
|
pay 21.0% less for clothing
Ulaanbaatar
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.87
MNT210,000.00
|
$67.83
SCR917.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.66
MNT150,624.88
|
$26.36
SCR356.51
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.14
MNT293,750.00
|
$72.67
SCR982.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.36
MNT442,857.14
|
$75.65
SCR1,023.18
|
|
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