Cost of living comparison
Vienna is 2.8 times more expensive than Ulaanbaatar.
If you lived in Vienna instead of Ulaanbaatar, you would:
pay 3.8 times more for restaurants
Ulaanbaatar
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.26
₮14,706
|
$16.49
€15.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.26
₮14,706
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
₮2,725
|
$2.97
€2.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
₮1,528
|
$2.34
€2.19
|
|
pay 90.1% more for groceries
Ulaanbaatar
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
₮2,018
|
$2.25
€2.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.32
₮11,438
|
$5.98
€5.61
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.00
₮13,806
|
$5.64
€5.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
₮5,984
|
$4.12
€3.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
₮5,905
|
$5.24
€4.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
₮4,363
|
$1.11
€1.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
₮3,903
|
$0.86
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
₮4,503
|
$1.12
€1.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
₮5,405
|
$1.62
€1.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
₮799
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
₮1,487
|
$0.67
€0.63
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for transportation
Ulaanbaatar
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.92
₮10,062
|
$7.47
€7.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.96
₮24,020
|
$49.48
€46.40
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,339.87
₮56,372,549
|
$28,585.69
€26,809.55
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.84
₮13,235
|
$18.56
€17.41
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
Ulaanbaatar
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.08
₮41,667
|
$32.60
€30.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$337.85
₮1,165,577
|
$918.12
€861.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$195.76
₮675,381
|
$715.20
€670.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.93
₮148,094
|
$192.75
€180.77
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Ulaanbaatar
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$125.51
₮433,007
|
$275.36
€258.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,399.26
₮22,077,451
|
$12,936.40
€12,132.61
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Ulaanbaatar
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.49
₮5,147
|
$4.84
€4.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
₮7,647
|
$4.00
€3.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.71
₮5,882
|
$6.60
€6.19
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.83
₮196,078
|
$31.68
€29.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.26
₮14,706
|
$12.09
€11.34
|
|
pay 54.5% more for clothing
Ulaanbaatar
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.25
₮135,417
|
$94.30
€88.44
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.71
₮95,588
|
$35.86
€33.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.41
₮242,919
|
$90.35
€84.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.02
₮334,734
|
$116.35
€109.12
|
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