Cost of living comparison
Ulaanbaatar is 10.5% cheaper than Vientiane.
If you lived in Ulaanbaatar instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 3.4% more for restaurants
Vientiane
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
LAK63,810
|
$4.26
MNT14,705.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
LAK106,350
|
$4.26
MNT14,705.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
LAK19,534
|
$0.79
MNT2,724.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
LAK9,386
|
$0.44
MNT1,527.78
|
|
pay 31.3% less for groceries
Vientiane
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.93
LAK41,050
|
$0.58
MNT2,017.97
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.94
LAK126,446
|
$3.32
MNT11,437.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.37
LAK220,554
|
$4.00
MNT13,805.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
LAK44,148
|
$1.73
MNT5,984.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.37
LAK50,407
|
$1.71
MNT5,904.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
LAK43,016
|
$1.26
MNT4,362.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
LAK11,024
|
$1.13
MNT3,903.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
LAK33,457
|
$1.31
MNT4,502.58
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
LAK47,796
|
$1.57
MNT5,405.32
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
LAK33,457
|
$0.23
MNT798.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.57
LAK33,457
|
$0.43
MNT1,486.56
|
|
pay 43.0% less for transportation
Vientiane
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
LAK111,489
|
$2.92
MNT10,062.27
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.94
LAK126,446
|
$6.96
MNT24,019.61
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,448.31
LAK1,264,460,507
|
$16,339.87
MNT56,372,549.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.89
LAK295,432
|
$3.84
MNT13,235.29
|
|
pay 52.5% less for housing
Vientiane
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.24
LAK3,578,413
|
$12.08
MNT41,666.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$499.61
LAK10,626,643
|
$337.85
MNT1,165,577.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$274.31
LAK5,834,620
|
$195.76
MNT675,381.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.98
LAK2,083,982
|
$42.93
MNT148,093.55
|
|
pay 42.5% more for childcare
Vientiane
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$125.51
MNT433,006.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,490.81
LAK95,519,044
|
$6,399.26
MNT22,077,450.98
|
|
pay 14.6% more for entertainment and sports
Vientiane
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.13
LAK24,004
|
$1.49
MNT5,147.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.10
LAK44,598
|
$2.22
MNT7,647.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
LAK43,359
|
$1.71
MNT5,882.35
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.22
LAK727,798
|
$56.83
MNT196,078.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
LAK106,350
|
$4.26
MNT14,705.88
|
|
pay 7.5% less for clothing
Vientiane
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
LAK1,980,985
|
$39.25
MNT135,416.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
LAK1,076,897
|
$27.71
MNT95,588.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.25
LAK2,642,720
|
$70.41
MNT242,919.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.78
LAK952,559
|
$97.02
MNT334,733.89
|
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