Cost of living comparison
Ulaanbaatar is 22.2% cheaper than Castries.
If you lived in Ulaanbaatar instead of Castries, you would:
pay 51.4% less for restaurants
|
Castries
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$4.71
MNT16,005.07
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$4.35
MNT14,773.91
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$0.75
MNT2,533.11
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
EC$2.83
|
$0.47
MNT1,606.19
|
|
pay 26.3% less for groceries
|
Castries
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
EC$4.39
|
$0.81
MNT2,741.74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.08
EC$8.33
|
$6.94
MNT23,567.91
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.72
EC$20.85
|
$4.95
MNT16,833.53
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.67
EC$9.93
|
$1.98
MNT6,712.28
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$1.88
MNT6,403.50
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$4.44
EC$11.99
|
$1.51
MNT5,144.40
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.04
|
$1.23
MNT4,179.20
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.86
EC$7.72
|
$1.78
MNT6,064.71
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.17
EC$11.27
|
$1.49
MNT5,057.28
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
EC$4.23
|
$0.27
MNT926.46
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.49
MNT1,672.14
|
|
pay 15.2% less for transportation
|
Castries
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.78
EC$15.61
|
$3.78
MNT12,837.98
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$7.97
MNT27,085.51
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$29,855.07
MNT101,447,536.23
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.22
MNT17,728.70
|
|
pay 32.0% less for housing
|
Castries
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.02
EC$121.67
|
$12.17
MNT41,366.96
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$653.95
EC$1,767.34
|
$486.53
MNT1,653,227.49
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$374.65
EC$1,012.50
|
$380.95
MNT1,294,476.19
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.60
EC$242.16
|
$61.80
MNT210,004.40
|
|
pay 17.2% less for childcare
|
Castries
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$181.93
EC$491.67
|
$150.72
MNT512,162.32
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$5,997.58
MNT20,379,792.27
|
|
pay 3.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Castries
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.59
MNT5,417.10
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$2.39
MNT8,109.24
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$1.74
MNT5,909.57
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.92
EC$91.67
|
$59.58
MNT202,457.33
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$4.49
MNT15,266.38
|
|
pay 10.3% less for clothing
|
Castries
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.39
EC$203.75
|
$60.87
MNT206,834.78
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.19
EC$143.75
|
$43.66
MNT148,354.59
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.63
EC$312.50
|
$85.14
MNT289,322.46
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.84
EC$283.33
|
$128.36
MNT436,182.19
|
|
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