Cost of living comparison

Bucharest, Romania

compared to

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

Ulaanbaatar vs. Bucharest Cost of Living Summary

Ulaanbaatar is 15.7% cheaper than Bucharest.

Restaurants: pay 56.8% less in Ulaanbaatar
Groceries: pay 35.7% more in Ulaanbaatar
Transportation: pay 19.9% less in Ulaanbaatar
Housing: pay 0.7% more in Ulaanbaatar
Childcare: pay 49.4% less in Ulaanbaatar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.6% less in Ulaanbaatar
Clothing: pay 12.4% more in Ulaanbaatar

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

Ulaanbaatar vs. Bucharest Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 56.8% less for restaurants

	Bucharest	Ulaanbaatar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.85 RON51.73	$5.08 MNT17,250.00	-57.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.54 RON32.92	$4.86 MNT16,500.00	-35.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 RON8.72	$0.84 MNT2,852.94	-58.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.20 RON9.62	$0.52 MNT1,773.33	-76.3%
Average			-56.8%

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pay 35.7% more for groceries

	Bucharest	Ulaanbaatar
Bread 1 loaf	$1.17 RON5.13	$0.92 MNT3,124.01	-21.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.52 RON19.75	$6.82 MNT23,187.50	+50.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.34 RON27.68	$5.44 MNT18,498.60	-14.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.28 RON14.30	$2.21 MNT7,518.68	-32.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.09 RON13.48	$2.04 MNT6,945.64	-33.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.59 RON2.56	$1.69 MNT5,745.51	+188.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 RON3.36	$1.30 MNT4,430.09	+69.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 RON3.28	$1.91 MNT6,503.39	+154.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 RON3.85	$1.47 MNT5,003.13	+67.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 RON2.21	$0.31 MNT1,037.72	-39.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 RON1.92	$0.46 MNT1,547.26	+3.3%
Average			+35.7%

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pay 19.9% less for transportation

	Bucharest	Ulaanbaatar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.09 RON26.60	$4.00 MNT13,586.19	-34.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.24 RON75.24	$8.09 MNT27,500.00	-53.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,003.12 RON113,503.60	$30,311.95 MNT103,000,000.00	+16.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.82 RON25.39	$5.30 MNT18,000.00	-8.9%
Average			-19.9%

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pay 0.7% more for housing

	Bucharest	Ulaanbaatar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.35 RON40.83	$14.66 MNT49,800.00	+56.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$601.94 RON2,627.45	$559.15 MNT1,900,000.00	-7.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$397.23 RON1,733.91	$428.82 MNT1,457,142.86	+8.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$130.07 RON567.74	$58.64 MNT199,261.01	-54.9%
Average			+0.7%

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pay 49.4% less for childcare

	Bucharest	Ulaanbaatar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$527.95 RON2,304.50	$153.03 MNT520,000.00	-71.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,631.65 RON46,407.15	$7,690.11 MNT26,131,000.00	-27.7%
Average			-49.4%

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pay 32.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Bucharest	Ulaanbaatar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.23 RON14.11	$1.77 MNT6,000.00	-45.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.17 RON13.83	$2.52 MNT8,557.14	-20.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.98 RON26.10	$1.77 MNT6,000.00	-70.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.84 RON217.56	$59.96 MNT203,750.00	+20.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.62 RON37.62	$4.56 MNT15,500.00	-47.1%
Average			-32.6%

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pay 12.4% more for clothing

	Bucharest	Ulaanbaatar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.42 RON342.28	$66.51 MNT226,000.00	-15.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.68 RON173.19	$50.62 MNT171,999.80	+27.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.94 RON375.14	$88.29 MNT300,000.00	+2.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.80 RON461.82	$142.24 MNT483,333.33	+34.4%
Average			+12.4%

Bucharest vs. Ulaanbaatar - Cost of clothing

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