Cost of living comparison
Ulaanbaatar is 17.7% cheaper than Budapest.
If you lived in Ulaanbaatar instead of Budapest, you would:
pay 47.8% less for restaurants
|
Budapest
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.52
HUF4,074.40
|
$5.08
MNT17,250.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.89
HUF3,055.80
|
$4.86
MNT16,500.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
HUF590.76
|
$0.84
MNT2,852.94
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
HUF458.03
|
$0.52
MNT1,773.33
|
|
pay 30.6% more for groceries
|
Budapest
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
HUF573.25
|
$0.92
MNT3,124.01
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.42
HUF1,709.98
|
$6.82
MNT23,187.50
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.98
HUF1,540.91
|
$5.44
MNT18,498.60
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.43
HUF941.86
|
$2.21
MNT7,518.68
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
HUF944.96
|
$2.04
MNT6,945.64
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
HUF273.84
|
$1.69
MNT5,745.51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
HUF308.76
|
$1.30
MNT4,430.09
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
HUF312.58
|
$1.91
MNT6,503.39
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
HUF454.08
|
$1.47
MNT5,003.13
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
HUF197.13
|
$0.31
MNT1,037.72
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
HUF211.89
|
$0.46
MNT1,547.26
|
|
pay 36.2% less for transportation
|
Budapest
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
HUF2,390.06
|
$4.00
MNT13,586.19
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.54
HUF9,116.47
|
$8.09
MNT27,500.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,962.74
HUF10,440,645.69
|
$30,311.95
MNT103,000,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.15
HUF4,705.93
|
$5.30
MNT18,000.00
|
|
pay 21.6% less for housing
|
Budapest
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.98
HUF6,964.00
|
$14.66
MNT49,800.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$642.83
HUF248,919.93
|
$559.15
MNT1,900,000.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$478.04
HUF185,109.20
|
$428.82
MNT1,457,142.86
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$105.42
HUF40,821.17
|
$58.64
MNT199,261.01
|
|
pay 45.5% less for childcare
|
Budapest
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$423.92
HUF164,151.24
|
$153.03
MNT520,000.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,554.11
HUF4,086,815.81
|
$7,690.11
MNT26,131,000.00
|
|
pay 23.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Budapest
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.63
HUF1,018.60
|
$1.77
MNT6,000.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
HUF919.07
|
$2.52
MNT8,557.14
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.98
HUF2,317.31
|
$1.77
MNT6,000.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.31
HUF19,095.04
|
$59.96
MNT203,750.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.63
HUF2,953.94
|
$4.56
MNT15,500.00
|
|
pay 20.1% more for clothing
|
Budapest
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.81
HUF28,968.32
|
$66.51
MNT226,000.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.73
HUF14,222.10
|
$50.62
MNT171,999.80
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.74
HUF33,585.98
|
$88.29
MNT300,000.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.52
HUF36,212.97
|
$142.24
MNT483,333.33
|
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