Cost of living comparison
Ulaanbaatar is 2.6% more expensive than Windhoek.
If you lived in Ulaanbaatar instead of Windhoek, you would:
pay 28.2% less for restaurants
Windhoek
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.21
NAD150.79
|
$4.26
MNT14,705.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.65
NAD85.45
|
$4.26
MNT14,705.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
NAD15.80
|
$0.79
MNT2,724.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
NAD15.80
|
$0.44
MNT1,527.78
|
|
pay 25.7% more for groceries
Windhoek
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
NAD13.27
|
$0.58
MNT2,017.97
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.84
NAD52.11
|
$3.32
MNT11,437.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.30
NAD78.96
|
$4.00
MNT13,805.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.17
NAD39.92
|
$1.73
MNT5,984.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.99
NAD36.60
|
$1.71
MNT5,904.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
NAD14.44
|
$1.26
MNT4,362.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
NAD13.03
|
$1.13
MNT3,903.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
NAD11.76
|
$1.31
MNT4,502.58
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
NAD10.49
|
$1.57
MNT5,405.32
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
NAD12.35
|
$0.23
MNT798.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
NAD8.51
|
$0.43
MNT1,486.56
|
|
pay 10.1% less for transportation
Windhoek
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.15
NAD76.27
|
$2.92
MNT10,062.27
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.59
NAD396.74
|
$6.96
MNT24,019.61
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,205.69
NAD150,790.43
|
$16,339.87
MNT56,372,549.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.62
NAD121.64
|
$3.84
MNT13,235.29
|
|
pay 34.8% less for housing
Windhoek
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.96
NAD954.80
|
$12.08
MNT41,666.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$349.50
NAD6,422.56
|
$337.85
MNT1,165,577.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.08
NAD4,595.52
|
$195.76
MNT675,381.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.42
NAD1,257.27
|
$42.93
MNT148,093.55
|
|
pay 30.9% more for childcare
Windhoek
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$140.81
NAD2,587.56
|
$125.51
MNT433,006.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,704.96
NAD68,083.55
|
$6,399.26
MNT22,077,450.98
|
|
pay 13.5% more for entertainment and sports
Windhoek
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.37
NAD25.13
|
$1.49
MNT5,147.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.76
NAD32.42
|
$2.22
MNT7,647.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
NAD40.21
|
$1.71
MNT5,882.35
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.54
NAD836.89
|
$56.83
MNT196,078.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.28
NAD60.32
|
$4.26
MNT14,705.88
|
|
pay 21.3% more for clothing
Windhoek
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.93
NAD678.56
|
$39.25
MNT135,416.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.33
NAD447.09
|
$27.71
MNT95,588.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.75
NAD1,281.72
|
$70.41
MNT242,919.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$59.15
NAD1,086.91
|
$97.02
MNT334,733.89
|
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