Cost of living comparison
Ulaanbaatar is 22.3% more expensive than Caracas.
If you lived in Ulaanbaatar instead of Caracas, you would:
pay 59.5% less for restaurants
|
Caracas
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.00
VEF149.62
|
$5.08
MNT17,250.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
VEF119.69
|
$4.86
MNT16,500.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.78
VEF17.78
|
$0.84
MNT2,852.94
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
VEF12.84
|
$0.52
MNT1,773.33
|
|
pay 4.0% more for groceries
|
Caracas
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.17
VEF21.64
|
$0.92
MNT3,124.01
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.87
VEF48.61
|
$6.82
MNT23,187.50
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.73
VEF77.06
|
$5.44
MNT18,498.60
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.03
VEF30.26
|
$2.21
MNT7,518.68
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.24
VEF32.36
|
$2.04
MNT6,945.64
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.55
VEF25.43
|
$1.69
MNT5,745.51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
VEF6.56
|
$1.30
MNT4,430.09
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
VEF8.97
|
$1.91
MNT6,503.39
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
VEF7.51
|
$1.47
MNT5,003.13
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
VEF10.04
|
$0.31
MNT1,037.72
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
VEF8.69
|
$0.46
MNT1,547.26
|
|
pay 11.2% less for transportation
|
Caracas
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
$4.00
MNT13,586.19
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
VEF299.24
|
$8.09
MNT27,500.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,000.00
VEF319,184.03
|
$30,311.95
MNT103,000,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.80
VEF237.39
|
$5.30
MNT18,000.00
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Caracas
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.22
VEF371.27
|
$14.66
MNT49,800.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$394.44
VEF3,934.39
|
$559.15
MNT1,900,000.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$366.67
VEF3,657.32
|
$428.82
MNT1,457,142.86
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$7.90
VEF78.82
|
$58.64
MNT199,261.01
|
|
pay 59.0% more for childcare
|
Caracas
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$98.67
VEF984.15
|
$153.03
MNT520,000.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,720.00
VEF47,079.64
|
$7,690.11
MNT26,131,000.00
|
|
pay 15.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Caracas
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
VEF14.96
|
$1.77
MNT6,000.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.72
VEF27.12
|
$2.52
MNT8,557.14
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.25
VEF32.42
|
$1.77
MNT6,000.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.88
VEF716.92
|
$59.96
MNT203,750.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
VEF59.85
|
$4.56
MNT15,500.00
|
|
pay 19.1% more for clothing
|
Caracas
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.00
VEF598.47
|
$66.51
MNT226,000.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.33
VEF432.23
|
$50.62
MNT171,999.80
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$113.12
VEF1,128.37
|
$88.29
MNT300,000.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.33
VEF831.21
|
$142.24
MNT483,333.33
|
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