Cost of living comparison
Ulaanbaatar is 28.8% cheaper than Bratislava.
If you lived in Ulaanbaatar instead of Bratislava, you would:
pay 54.8% less for restaurants
|
Bratislava
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.72
€10.28
|
$5.08
MNT17,250.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.57
€8.22
|
$4.86
MNT16,500.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.96
€1.88
|
$0.84
MNT2,852.94
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
€1.47
|
$0.52
MNT1,773.33
|
|
pay 4.0% more for groceries
|
Bratislava
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.75
€1.68
|
$0.92
MNT3,124.01
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.52
€6.25
|
$6.82
MNT23,187.50
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.34
€4.16
|
$5.44
MNT18,498.60
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.22
€3.08
|
$2.21
MNT7,518.68
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.46
€3.32
|
$2.04
MNT6,945.64
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.76
|
$1.69
MNT5,745.51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.80
|
$1.30
MNT4,430.09
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.97
|
$1.91
MNT6,503.39
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.98
€1.89
|
$1.47
MNT5,003.13
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.72
|
$0.31
MNT1,037.72
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.74
|
$0.46
MNT1,547.26
|
|
pay 40.0% less for transportation
|
Bratislava
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.43
€6.16
|
$4.00
MNT13,586.19
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.58
€36.99
|
$8.09
MNT27,500.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,650.55
€23,634.28
|
$30,311.95
MNT103,000,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.65
€15.00
|
$5.30
MNT18,000.00
|
|
pay 38.9% less for housing
|
Bratislava
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.58
€19.73
|
$14.66
MNT49,800.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$769.99
€738.25
|
$559.15
MNT1,900,000.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$617.27
€591.82
|
$428.82
MNT1,457,142.86
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.33
€179.61
|
$58.64
MNT199,261.01
|
|
pay 62.2% less for childcare
|
Bratislava
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$612.91
€587.65
|
$153.03
MNT520,000.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,233.33
€14,605.30
|
$7,690.11
MNT26,131,000.00
|
|
pay 28.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bratislava
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.68
€2.57
|
$1.77
MNT6,000.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.81
€2.70
|
$2.52
MNT8,557.14
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.36
€5.14
|
$1.77
MNT6,000.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.95
€44.06
|
$59.96
MNT203,750.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.15
€10.69
|
$4.56
MNT15,500.00
|
|
pay 18.4% more for clothing
|
Bratislava
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.52
€70.49
|
$66.51
MNT226,000.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.05
€35.52
|
$50.62
MNT171,999.80
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.22
€79.79
|
$88.29
MNT300,000.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.33
€97.15
|
$142.24
MNT483,333.33
|
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