Cost of living comparison

Antananarivo, Madagascar

compared to

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

Ulaanbaatar vs. Antananarivo Cost of Living Summary

Ulaanbaatar is 70.1% more expensive than Antananarivo.

Restaurants: pay 7.4% more in Ulaanbaatar
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Ulaanbaatar
Transportation: pay 28.8% more in Ulaanbaatar
Housing: pay 2.9 times more in Ulaanbaatar
Childcare: pay 19.3% more in Ulaanbaatar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.8% more in Ulaanbaatar
Clothing: pay 2.0 times more in Ulaanbaatar

The cost of housing, groceries, clothing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and childcare in Ulaanbaatar are more expensive than in Antananarivo. Notably, housing, groceries, and clothing are significantly more expensive in Ulaanbaatar.

Ulaanbaatar vs. Antananarivo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ulaanbaatar instead of Antananarivo, you would:

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pay 7.4% more for restaurants

	Antananarivo	Ulaanbaatar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.22 MGA15,100	$5.08 MNT17,250.00	+57.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 MGA20,134	$4.86 MNT16,500.00	+13.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 MGA5,436	$0.84 MNT2,852.94	-27.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 MGA2,824	$0.52 MNT1,773.33	-13.4%
Average			+7.4%

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Antananarivo	Ulaanbaatar
Bread 1 loaf	$1.19 MGA5,591	$0.92 MNT3,124.01	-23.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.22 MGA24,448	$6.82 MNT23,187.50	+30.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.94 MGA18,478	$5.44 MNT18,498.60	+38.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.80 MGA8,456	$2.21 MNT7,518.68	+22.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.10 MGA9,818	$2.04 MNT6,945.64	-2.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.65 MGA3,044	$1.69 MNT5,745.51	+160.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.27 MGA1,265	$1.30 MNT4,430.09	+382.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.51 MGA2,397	$1.91 MNT6,503.39	+274.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 MGA1,560	$1.47 MNT5,003.13	+342.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 MGA1,621	$0.31 MNT1,037.72	-11.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.42 MGA1,986	$0.46 MNT1,547.26	+7.4%
Average			+111.0%

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pay 28.8% more for transportation

	Antananarivo	Ulaanbaatar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.58 MGA21,436	$4.00 MNT13,586.19	-12.6%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$8.09 MNT27,500.00
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,817.99 MGA55,368,279	$30,311.95 MNT103,000,000.00	+156.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.46 MGA58,388	$5.30 MNT18,000.00	-57.5%
Average			+28.8%

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pay 2.9 times more for housing

	Antananarivo	Ulaanbaatar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$52.31 MGA245,059	$14.66 MNT49,800.00	-72.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$354.54 MGA1,661,048	$559.15 MNT1,900,000.00	+57.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$53.69 MGA251,552	$428.82 MNT1,457,142.86	+698.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$35.96 MGA168,490	$58.64 MNT199,261.01	+63.1%
Average			+186.9%

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pay 19.3% more for childcare

	Antananarivo	Ulaanbaatar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$89.71 MGA420,296	$153.03 MNT520,000.00	+70.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,292.35 MGA52,905,606	$7,690.11 MNT26,131,000.00	-31.9%
Average			+19.3%

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pay 32.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Antananarivo	Ulaanbaatar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.07 MGA5,033	$1.77 MNT6,000.00	+64.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.12 MGA5,235	$2.52 MNT8,557.14	+125.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.22 MGA15,100	$1.77 MNT6,000.00	-45.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.29 MGA188,756	$59.96 MNT203,750.00	+48.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.45 MGA30,201	$4.56 MNT15,500.00	-29.2%
Average			+32.8%

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pay 2.0 times more for clothing

	Antananarivo	Ulaanbaatar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.71 MGA92,343	$66.51 MNT226,000.00	+237.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.89 MGA116,609	$50.62 MNT171,999.80	+103.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.25 MGA422,812	$88.29 MNT300,000.00	-2.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.79 MGA369,122	$142.24 MNT483,333.33	+80.5%
Average			+104.8%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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