Cost of living comparison
Ulaanbaatar is 19.2% cheaper than Belgrade.
If you lived in Ulaanbaatar instead of Belgrade, you would:
pay 57.9% less for restaurants
Belgrade
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.99
RSD1,233
|
$5.08
MNT17,250.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.16
RSD1,028
|
$4.86
MNT16,500.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
RSD261
|
$0.84
MNT2,852.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
RSD176
|
$0.52
MNT1,773.33
|
|
pay 42.0% more for groceries
Belgrade
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
RSD98
|
$0.92
MNT3,124.01
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.04
RSD566
|
$6.82
MNT23,187.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.98
RSD558
|
$5.44
MNT18,498.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
RSD298
|
$2.21
MNT7,518.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
RSD351
|
$2.04
MNT6,945.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
RSD59
|
$1.69
MNT5,745.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
RSD90
|
$1.30
MNT4,430.09
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
RSD83
|
$1.91
MNT6,503.39
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
RSD118
|
$1.47
MNT5,003.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
RSD53
|
$0.31
MNT1,037.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
RSD44
|
$0.46
MNT1,547.26
|
|
pay 34.5% less for transportation
Belgrade
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.87
RSD770
|
$4.00
MNT13,586.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.16
RSD2,261
|
$8.09
MNT27,500.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,106.99
RSD3,152,705
|
$30,311.95
MNT103,000,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.51
RSD1,067
|
$5.30
MNT18,000.00
|
|
pay 39.0% less for housing
Belgrade
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.63
RSD3,099
|
$14.66
MNT49,800.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$840.53
RSD94,280
|
$559.15
MNT1,900,000.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$518.55
RSD58,165
|
$428.82
MNT1,457,142.86
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.51
RSD15,649
|
$58.64
MNT199,261.01
|
|
pay 29.7% less for childcare
Belgrade
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$370.44
RSD41,552
|
$153.03
MNT520,000.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,747.69
RSD869,043
|
$7,690.11
MNT26,131,000.00
|
|
pay 13.9% less for entertainment and sports
Belgrade
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.02
RSD339
|
$1.77
MNT6,000.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
RSD275
|
$2.52
MNT8,557.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.12
RSD462
|
$1.77
MNT6,000.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.53
RSD4,098
|
$59.96
MNT203,750.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.33
RSD822
|
$4.56
MNT15,500.00
|
|
pay 1.4% less for clothing
Belgrade
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.71
RSD10,960
|
$66.51
MNT226,000.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.65
RSD4,336
|
$50.62
MNT171,999.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.09
RSD12,012
|
$88.29
MNT300,000.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.83
RSD14,114
|
$142.24
MNT483,333.33
|
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