Cost of living comparison
Ulaanbaatar is 18.8% cheaper than Georgetown.
If you lived in Ulaanbaatar instead of Georgetown, you would:
pay 39.5% less for restaurants
|
Georgetown
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.88
GYD2,484.62
|
$5.08
MNT17,250.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.55
GYD1,788.93
|
$4.86
MNT16,500.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
GYD253.43
|
$0.84
MNT2,852.94
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
GYD149.08
|
$0.52
MNT1,773.33
|
|
pay 23.6% less for groceries
|
Georgetown
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
GYD419.55
|
$0.92
MNT3,124.01
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.36
GYD1,120.33
|
$6.82
MNT23,187.50
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.31
GYD2,575.08
|
$5.44
MNT18,498.60
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
GYD712.26
|
$2.21
MNT7,518.68
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
GYD549.70
|
$2.04
MNT6,945.64
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.78
GYD372.84
|
$1.69
MNT5,745.51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.20
GYD251.84
|
$1.30
MNT4,430.09
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.70
GYD355.19
|
$1.91
MNT6,503.39
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.05
GYD427.86
|
$1.47
MNT5,003.13
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GYD147.78
|
$0.31
MNT1,037.72
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
GYD194.76
|
$0.46
MNT1,547.26
|
|
pay 15.0% less for transportation
|
Georgetown
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.00
GYD837.07
|
$4.00
MNT13,586.19
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.51
GYD5,963.10
|
$8.09
MNT27,500.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,680.67
GYD3,279,704.11
|
$30,311.95
MNT103,000,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.99
GYD6,062.48
|
$5.30
MNT18,000.00
|
|
pay 9.2% less for housing
|
Georgetown
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.18
GYD12,795.82
|
$14.66
MNT49,800.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$617.07
GYD129,064.65
|
$559.15
MNT1,900,000.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$281.14
GYD58,802.78
|
$428.82
MNT1,457,142.86
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.00
GYD12,758.55
|
$58.64
MNT199,261.01
|
|
pay 74.7% less for childcare
|
Georgetown
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$876.83
GYD183,394.46
|
$153.03
MNT520,000.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,225.94
GYD4,857,843.45
|
$7,690.11
MNT26,131,000.00
|
|
pay 8.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Georgetown
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
GYD447.23
|
$1.77
MNT6,000.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.88
GYD811.64
|
$2.52
MNT8,557.14
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
GYD457.17
|
$1.77
MNT6,000.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.81
GYD8,116.44
|
$59.96
MNT203,750.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.94
GYD1,242.31
|
$4.56
MNT15,500.00
|
|
pay 38.4% more for clothing
|
Georgetown
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.01
GYD7,950.80
|
$66.51
MNT226,000.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.27
GYD10,932.35
|
$50.62
MNT171,999.80
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.63
GYD17,491.76
|
$88.29
MNT300,000.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.78
GYD16,895.45
|
$142.24
MNT483,333.33
|
|
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