Cost of living comparison
Ulaanbaatar is 13.0% more expensive than Brasilia.
If you lived in Ulaanbaatar instead of Brasilia, you would:
pay 26.4% less for restaurants
|
Brasilia
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.97
R$40.42
|
$5.08
MNT17,250.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.10
R$35.37
|
$4.86
MNT16,500.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
R$6.61
|
$0.84
MNT2,852.94
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
R$4.43
|
$0.52
MNT1,773.33
|
|
pay 61.7% more for groceries
|
Brasilia
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.57
R$9.10
|
$0.92
MNT3,124.01
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.43
R$25.72
|
$6.82
MNT23,187.50
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.57
R$20.71
|
$5.44
MNT18,498.60
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
R$12.20
|
$2.21
MNT7,518.68
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.42
R$8.25
|
$2.04
MNT6,945.64
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
R$5.02
|
$1.69
MNT5,745.51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
R$3.30
|
$1.30
MNT4,430.09
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
R$2.89
|
$1.91
MNT6,503.39
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
R$4.04
|
$1.47
MNT5,003.13
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
R$2.95
|
$0.31
MNT1,037.72
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
R$3.10
|
$0.46
MNT1,547.26
|
|
pay 19.5% less for transportation
|
Brasilia
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
R$21.96
|
$4.00
MNT13,586.19
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$43.46
R$252.10
|
$8.09
MNT27,500.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,385.57
R$141,460.72
|
$30,311.95
MNT103,000,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.21
R$41.83
|
$5.30
MNT18,000.00
|
|
pay 34.1% more for housing
|
Brasilia
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.32
R$112.05
|
$14.66
MNT49,800.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.74
R$2,092.66
|
$559.15
MNT1,900,000.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$223.88
R$1,298.70
|
$428.82
MNT1,457,142.86
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$51.47
R$298.58
|
$58.64
MNT199,261.01
|
|
pay 50.0% less for childcare
|
Brasilia
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$461.58
R$2,677.65
|
$153.03
MNT520,000.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,525.09
R$66,857.03
|
$7,690.11
MNT26,131,000.00
|
|
pay 29.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Brasilia
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.74
R$10.10
|
$1.77
MNT6,000.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.75
R$10.14
|
$2.52
MNT8,557.14
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.09
R$12.13
|
$1.77
MNT6,000.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.80
R$138.06
|
$59.96
MNT203,750.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.97
R$40.42
|
$4.56
MNT15,500.00
|
|
pay 61.5% more for clothing
|
Brasilia
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.89
R$295.23
|
$66.51
MNT226,000.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.19
R$238.93
|
$50.62
MNT171,999.80
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.43
R$373.73
|
$88.29
MNT300,000.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.71
R$323.16
|
$142.24
MNT483,333.33
|
|
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