Cost of living comparison
Ulaanbaatar is 1.7% more expensive than Addis Ababa.
If you lived in Ulaanbaatar instead of Addis Ababa, you would:
pay 6.7% less for restaurants
|
Addis Ababa
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
ETB734.33
|
$5.08
MNT17,250.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB763.13
|
$4.86
MNT16,500.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ETB96.08
|
$0.84
MNT2,852.94
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
ETB61.46
|
$0.52
MNT1,773.33
|
|
pay 31.7% more for groceries
|
Addis Ababa
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
ETB147.06
|
$0.92
MNT3,124.01
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
ETB594.01
|
$6.82
MNT23,187.50
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
ETB743.96
|
$5.44
MNT18,498.60
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
ETB324.23
|
$2.21
MNT7,518.68
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.65
ETB691.03
|
$2.04
MNT6,945.64
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
ETB404.05
|
$1.69
MNT5,745.51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
ETB61.97
|
$1.30
MNT4,430.09
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
ETB131.97
|
$1.91
MNT6,503.39
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB47.31
|
$1.47
MNT5,003.13
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB38.10
|
$0.31
MNT1,037.72
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
ETB97.20
|
$0.46
MNT1,547.26
|
|
pay 7.1% more for transportation
|
Addis Ababa
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
ETB597.23
|
$4.00
MNT13,586.19
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB1,223.89
|
$8.09
MNT27,500.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ETB3,059,724.85
|
$30,311.95
MNT103,000,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.67
ETB448.56
|
$5.30
MNT18,000.00
|
|
pay 39.1% less for housing
|
Addis Ababa
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$171.17
ETB20,948.92
|
$14.66
MNT49,800.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$645.10
ETB78,953.14
|
$559.15
MNT1,900,000.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$422.74
ETB51,739.00
|
$428.82
MNT1,457,142.86
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB15,278.83
|
$58.64
MNT199,261.01
|
|
pay 2.6% more for childcare
|
Addis Ababa
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.47
ETB9,971.43
|
$153.03
MNT520,000.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB5,374,916.65
|
$7,690.11
MNT26,131,000.00
|
|
pay 14.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Addis Ababa
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB122.39
|
$1.77
MNT6,000.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
ETB140.71
|
$2.52
MNT8,557.14
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB489.56
|
$1.77
MNT6,000.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$90.59
ETB11,087.83
|
$59.96
MNT203,750.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.70
ETB820.01
|
$4.56
MNT15,500.00
|
|
pay 1.3% more for clothing
|
Addis Ababa
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.33
ETB5,915.47
|
$66.51
MNT226,000.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.17
ETB9,199.57
|
$50.62
MNT171,999.80
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.84
ETB13,321.15
|
$88.29
MNT300,000.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.32
ETB14,603.66
|
$142.24
MNT483,333.33
|
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