Cost of living comparison

Athens, Greece

compared to

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

Ulaanbaatar vs. Athens Cost of Living Summary

Ulaanbaatar is 27.1% cheaper than Athens.

Restaurants: pay 45.5% less in Ulaanbaatar
Groceries: pay 18.1% more in Ulaanbaatar
Transportation: pay 44.9% less in Ulaanbaatar
Housing: pay 38.0% less in Ulaanbaatar
Childcare: pay 47.6% less in Ulaanbaatar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 38.8% less in Ulaanbaatar
Clothing: pay 6.7% more in Ulaanbaatar

The cost of groceries and clothing in Ulaanbaatar are more expensive than in Athens. Expenses including childcare, restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, and housing are lower in Ulaanbaatar.

Ulaanbaatar vs. Athens Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 45.5% less for restaurants

	Athens	Ulaanbaatar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.08 €13.92	$5.08 MNT17,250.00	-68.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.65 €8.35	$4.86 MNT16,500.00	-49.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.06 €1.78	$0.84 MNT2,852.94	-59.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 €0.47	$0.52 MNT1,773.33	-4.7%
Average			-45.5%

Athens vs. Ulaanbaatar - Cost of restaurants

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pay 18.1% more for groceries

	Athens	Ulaanbaatar
Bread 1 loaf	$1.27 €1.10	$0.92 MNT3,124.01	-27.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.59 €5.71	$6.82 MNT23,187.50	+3.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.29 €5.45	$5.44 MNT18,498.60	-13.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.50 €3.90	$2.21 MNT7,518.68	-50.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.89 €4.23	$2.04 MNT6,945.64	-58.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 €0.80	$1.69 MNT5,745.51	+82.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.89 €0.77	$1.30 MNT4,430.09	+45.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 €0.52	$1.91 MNT6,503.39	+218.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.93 €0.80	$1.47 MNT5,003.13	+59.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 €0.49	$0.31 MNT1,037.72	-46.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 €0.46	$0.46 MNT1,547.26	-13.4%
Average			+18.1%

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pay 44.9% less for transportation

	Athens	Ulaanbaatar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.64 €6.61	$4.00 MNT13,586.19	-47.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.01 €25.98	$8.09 MNT27,500.00	-73.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,384.48 €26,308.04	$30,311.95 MNT103,000,000.00	-0.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.86 €11.14	$5.30 MNT18,000.00	-58.8%
Average			-44.9%

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pay 38.0% less for housing

	Athens	Ulaanbaatar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.55 €28.18	$14.66 MNT49,800.00	-55.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$634.68 €549.53	$559.15 MNT1,900,000.00	-11.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$557.32 €482.55	$428.82 MNT1,457,142.86	-23.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$153.41 €132.83	$58.64 MNT199,261.01	-61.8%
Average			-38.0%

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pay 47.6% less for childcare

	Athens	Ulaanbaatar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$463.20 €401.06	$153.03 MNT520,000.00	-67.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,722.29 €9,283.77	$7,690.11 MNT26,131,000.00	-28.3%
Average			-47.6%

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pay 38.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Athens	Ulaanbaatar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.36 €4.64	$1.77 MNT6,000.00	-67.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.71 €3.21	$2.52 MNT8,557.14	-32.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.88 €4.22	$1.77 MNT6,000.00	-63.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.36 €42.74	$59.96 MNT203,750.00	+21.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.65 €8.35	$4.56 MNT15,500.00	-52.7%
Average			-38.8%

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pay 6.7% more for clothing

	Athens	Ulaanbaatar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$86.11 €74.56	$66.51 MNT226,000.00	-22.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.32 €33.18	$50.62 MNT171,999.80	+32.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.75 €81.18	$88.29 MNT300,000.00	-5.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.38 €99.90	$142.24 MNT483,333.33	+23.3%
Average			+6.7%

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