Cost of living comparison

Bangkok, Thailand

compared to

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

Ulaanbaatar vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Ulaanbaatar is 5.6% cheaper than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 43.2% more in Ulaanbaatar
Groceries: pay 11.3% more in Ulaanbaatar
Transportation: pay 46.0% less in Ulaanbaatar
Housing: pay 5.6% more in Ulaanbaatar
Childcare: pay 58.8% less in Ulaanbaatar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.4% less in Ulaanbaatar
Clothing: pay 27.7% more in Ulaanbaatar

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

Ulaanbaatar vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 43.2% more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Ulaanbaatar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.91 THB97.61	$5.08 MNT17,250.00	+74.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.83 THB195.22	$4.86 MNT16,500.00	-16.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 THB20.63	$0.84 MNT2,852.94	+36.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.29 THB9.78	$0.52 MNT1,773.33	+78.9%
Average			+43.2%

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pay 11.3% more for groceries

	Bangkok	Ulaanbaatar
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 THB51.01	$0.92 MNT3,124.01	-39.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.74 THB393.39	$6.82 MNT23,187.50	-41.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 THB245.24	$5.44 MNT18,498.60	-25.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.27 THB76.14	$2.21 MNT7,518.68	-2.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.31 THB44.05	$2.04 MNT6,945.64	+55.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.47 THB49.30	$1.69 MNT5,745.51	+14.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 THB24.34	$1.30 MNT4,430.09	+79.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.04 THB34.69	$1.91 MNT6,503.39	+84.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 THB26.96	$1.47 MNT5,003.13	+83.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 THB23.88	$0.31 MNT1,037.72	-57.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 THB20.86	$0.46 MNT1,547.26	-26.8%
Average			+11.3%

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pay 46.0% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Ulaanbaatar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.47 THB149.63	$4.00 MNT13,586.19	-10.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.32 THB1,317.74	$8.09 MNT27,500.00	-79.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$55,345.18 THB1,854,601.90	$30,311.95 MNT103,000,000.00	-45.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.34 THB346.52	$5.30 MNT18,000.00	-48.8%
Average			-46.0%

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pay 5.6% more for housing

	Bangkok	Ulaanbaatar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.36 THB514.71	$14.66 MNT49,800.00	-4.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$571.31 THB19,144.28	$559.15 MNT1,900,000.00	-2.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$301.88 THB10,116.01	$428.82 MNT1,457,142.86	+42.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$67.33 THB2,256.24	$58.64 MNT199,261.01	-12.9%
Average			+5.6%

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pay 58.8% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Ulaanbaatar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$632.63 THB21,199.37	$153.03 MNT520,000.00	-75.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,191.37 THB442,039.11	$7,690.11 MNT26,131,000.00	-41.7%
Average			-58.8%

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pay 22.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Ulaanbaatar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.33 THB78.09	$1.77 MNT6,000.00	-24.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.58 THB86.58	$2.52 MNT8,557.14	-2.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.20 THB140.80	$1.77 MNT6,000.00	-58.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.58 THB1,828.90	$59.96 MNT203,750.00	+9.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.28 THB244.03	$4.56 MNT15,500.00	-37.4%
Average			-22.4%

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pay 27.7% more for clothing

	Bangkok	Ulaanbaatar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.27 THB1,852.02	$66.51 MNT226,000.00	+20.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.84 THB1,167.44	$50.62 MNT171,999.80	+45.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.10 THB3,253.66	$88.29 MNT300,000.00	-9.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.12 THB3,086.94	$142.24 MNT483,333.33	+54.4%
Average			+27.7%

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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: March 2025

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