Cost of living comparison

Dublin, Ireland

compared to

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

Ulaanbaatar vs. Dublin Cost of Living Summary

Ulaanbaatar is 44.5% cheaper than Dublin.

Restaurants: pay 67.5% less in Ulaanbaatar
Groceries: pay 3.1% less in Ulaanbaatar
Transportation: pay 60.2% less in Ulaanbaatar
Housing: pay 74.2% less in Ulaanbaatar
Childcare: pay 54.3% less in Ulaanbaatar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 53.8% less in Ulaanbaatar
Clothing: pay 1.8% more in Ulaanbaatar

Expenses including housing, restaurants, transportation, childcare, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Ulaanbaatar.

Ulaanbaatar vs. Dublin Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ulaanbaatar instead of Dublin, you would:

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pay 67.5% less for restaurants

	Dublin	Ulaanbaatar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$21.44 €18.89	$5.08 MNT17,250.00	-76.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.72 €9.44	$4.86 MNT16,500.00	-54.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 €2.17	$0.84 MNT2,852.94	-65.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.95 €1.72	$0.52 MNT1,773.33	-73.2%
Average			-67.5%

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pay 3.1% less for groceries

	Dublin	Ulaanbaatar
Bread 1 loaf	$1.85 €1.63	$0.92 MNT3,124.01	-50.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.60 €3.18	$6.82 MNT23,187.50	+89.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.32 €4.69	$5.44 MNT18,498.60	+2.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.22 €3.72	$2.21 MNT7,518.68	-47.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.64 €4.09	$2.04 MNT6,945.64	-55.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.11 €0.98	$1.69 MNT5,745.51	+52.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 €0.77	$1.30 MNT4,430.09	+49.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.28 €1.13	$1.91 MNT6,503.39	+49.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.86 €1.64	$1.47 MNT5,003.13	-20.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 €0.77	$0.31 MNT1,037.72	-65.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 €0.63	$0.46 MNT1,547.26	-36.7%
Average			-3.1%

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pay 60.2% less for transportation

	Dublin	Ulaanbaatar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.19 €6.34	$4.00 MNT13,586.19	-44.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$123.25 €108.62	$8.09 MNT27,500.00	-93.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$39,306.91 €34,638.82	$30,311.95 MNT103,000,000.00	-22.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$26.47 €23.33	$5.30 MNT18,000.00	-80.0%
Average			-60.2%

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pay 74.2% less for housing

	Dublin	Ulaanbaatar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.82 €49.19	$14.66 MNT49,800.00	-73.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,138.28 €1,884.34	$559.15 MNT1,900,000.00	-73.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,827.10 €1,610.11	$428.82 MNT1,457,142.86	-76.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$214.65 €189.15	$58.64 MNT199,261.01	-72.7%
Average			-74.2%

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pay 54.3% less for childcare

	Dublin	Ulaanbaatar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,307.98 €1,152.64	$153.03 MNT520,000.00	-88.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,645.87 €8,500.32	$7,690.11 MNT26,131,000.00	-20.3%
Average			-54.3%

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pay 53.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Dublin	Ulaanbaatar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.50 €6.61	$1.77 MNT6,000.00	-76.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.33 €3.82	$2.52 MNT8,557.14	-41.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$17.68 €15.58	$1.77 MNT6,000.00	-90.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$56.25 €49.57	$59.96 MNT203,750.00	+6.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.93 €12.28	$4.56 MNT15,500.00	-67.3%
Average			-53.8%

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pay 1.8% more for clothing

	Dublin	Ulaanbaatar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$96.07 €84.66	$66.51 MNT226,000.00	-30.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.10 €36.21	$50.62 MNT171,999.80	+23.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.72 €86.11	$88.29 MNT300,000.00	-9.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$114.27 €100.70	$142.24 MNT483,333.33	+24.5%
Average			+1.8%

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