Cost of living comparison
Ulaanbaatar is 17.9% cheaper than Castries.
If you lived in Ulaanbaatar instead of Castries, you would:
pay 43.9% less for restaurants
|
Castries
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$5.08
MNT17,250.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$4.86
MNT16,500.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.94
EC$5.25
|
$0.84
MNT2,852.94
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$0.52
MNT1,773.33
|
|
pay 24.7% less for groceries
|
Castries
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
EC$4.39
|
$0.92
MNT3,124.01
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.52
EC$9.50
|
$6.82
MNT23,187.50
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.72
EC$20.85
|
$5.44
MNT18,498.60
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.79
EC$10.24
|
$2.21
MNT7,518.68
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$2.04
MNT6,945.64
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.43
EC$9.27
|
$1.69
MNT5,745.51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.04
|
$1.30
MNT4,430.09
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.86
EC$7.72
|
$1.91
MNT6,503.39
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.17
EC$11.27
|
$1.47
MNT5,003.13
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
EC$4.23
|
$0.31
MNT1,037.72
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.46
MNT1,547.26
|
|
pay 12.1% less for transportation
|
Castries
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
$4.00
MNT13,586.19
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$8.09
MNT27,500.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$30,311.95
MNT103,000,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.30
MNT18,000.00
|
|
pay 27.8% less for housing
|
Castries
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.02
EC$121.67
|
$14.66
MNT49,800.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$653.95
EC$1,767.34
|
$559.15
MNT1,900,000.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$407.02
EC$1,100.00
|
$428.82
MNT1,457,142.86
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.60
EC$242.16
|
$58.64
MNT199,261.01
|
|
pay 15.9% less for childcare
|
Castries
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$181.93
EC$491.67
|
$153.03
MNT520,000.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$7,690.11
MNT26,131,000.00
|
|
pay 3.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Castries
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$1.77
MNT6,000.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$2.52
MNT8,557.14
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$1.77
MNT6,000.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.92
EC$91.67
|
$59.96
MNT203,750.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$4.56
MNT15,500.00
|
|
pay 4.5% less for clothing
|
Castries
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.94
EC$213.33
|
$66.51
MNT226,000.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.59
EC$158.33
|
$50.62
MNT171,999.80
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$123.34
EC$333.33
|
$88.29
MNT300,000.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$142.24
MNT483,333.33
|
|
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