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
€10.16
|
$5.08
MNT17,250.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.57
€8.13
|
$4.86
MNT16,500.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.96
€1.86
|
$0.84
MNT2,852.94
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
€1.45
|
$0.52
MNT1,773.33
|
|
pay 4.0% more for groceries
|
Bratislava
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.75
€1.66
|
$0.92
MNT3,124.01
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.52
€6.19
|
$6.82
MNT23,187.50
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.34
€4.12
|
$5.44
MNT18,498.60
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.22
€3.05
|
$2.21
MNT7,518.68
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.46
€3.28
|
$2.04
MNT6,945.64
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.75
|
$1.69
MNT5,745.51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.79
|
$1.30
MNT4,430.09
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.96
|
$1.91
MNT6,503.39
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.98
€1.87
|
$1.47
MNT5,003.13
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.71
|
$0.31
MNT1,037.72
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.73
|
$0.46
MNT1,547.26
|
|
pay 40.0% less for transportation
|
Bratislava
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.43
€6.09
|
$4.00
MNT13,586.19
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.58
€36.59
|
$8.09
MNT27,500.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,650.55
€23,377.65
|
$30,311.95
MNT103,000,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.65
€14.84
|
$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
€19.52
|
$14.66
MNT49,800.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$769.99
€730.23
|
$559.15
MNT1,900,000.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$617.27
€585.39
|
$428.82
MNT1,457,142.86
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.33
€177.66
|
$58.64
MNT199,261.01
|
|
pay 62.2% less for childcare
|
Bratislava
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$612.91
€581.26
|
$153.03
MNT520,000.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,233.33
€14,446.71
|
$7,690.11
MNT26,131,000.00
|
|
pay 28.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bratislava
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.68
€2.54
|
$1.77
MNT6,000.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.81
€2.67
|
$2.52
MNT8,557.14
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.36
€5.08
|
$1.77
MNT6,000.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.95
€43.58
|
$59.96
MNT203,750.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.15
€10.57
|
$4.56
MNT15,500.00
|
|
pay 18.4% more for clothing
|
Bratislava
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.52
€69.73
|
$66.51
MNT226,000.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.05
€35.13
|
$50.62
MNT171,999.80
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.22
€78.93
|
$88.29
MNT300,000.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.33
€96.10
|
$142.24
MNT483,333.33
|
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