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:

pay 56.8% less for restaurants

 
Bucharest
Ulaanbaatar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $11.85
RON52.46
$5.08
MNT17,250.00
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.54
RON33.38
$4.86
MNT16,500.00
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.00
RON8.84
$0.84
MNT2,852.94

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pay 35.7% more for groceries

 
Bucharest
Ulaanbaatar
Bread
1 loaf
$1.17
RON5.20
$0.92
MNT3,124.01
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.52
RON20.02
$6.82
MNT23,187.50
Milk (1 gallon) $6.34
RON28.07
$5.44
MNT18,498.60

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pay 19.9% less for transportation

 
Bucharest
Ulaanbaatar
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.09
RON26.97
$4.00
MNT13,586.19
Monthly public transit pass $17.24
RON76.30
$8.09
MNT27,500.00
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $26,003.12
RON115,097.60
$30,311.95
MNT103,000,000.00

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pay 0.7% more for housing

 
Bucharest
Ulaanbaatar
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$9.35
RON41.41
$14.66
MNT49,800.00
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $601.94
RON2,664.35
$559.15
MNT1,900,000.00
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $397.23
RON1,758.26
$428.82
MNT1,457,142.86

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pay 49.4% less for childcare

 
Bucharest
Ulaanbaatar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $527.95
RON2,336.87
$153.03
MNT520,000.00
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,631.65
RON47,058.87
$7,690.11
MNT26,131,000.00

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pay 32.6% less for entertainment and sports

 
Bucharest
Ulaanbaatar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.23
RON14.31
$1.77
MNT6,000.00
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.17
RON14.02
$2.52
MNT8,557.14
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.98
RON26.47
$1.77
MNT6,000.00

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pay 12.4% more for clothing

 
Bucharest
Ulaanbaatar
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$78.42
RON347.09
$66.51
MNT226,000.00
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$39.68
RON175.62
$50.62
MNT171,999.80
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$85.94
RON380.41
$88.29
MNT300,000.00

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