Cost of living comparison
Ulaanbaatar is 22.9% more expensive than Kiev.
If you lived in Ulaanbaatar instead of Kiev, you would:
pay 3.9% more for restaurants
|
Kiev
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.22
UAH299.29
|
$5.08
MNT17,250.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.02
UAH249.41
|
$4.86
MNT16,500.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
UAH25.70
|
$0.84
MNT2,852.94
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
UAH16.73
|
$0.52
MNT1,773.33
|
|
pay 84.7% more for groceries
|
Kiev
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
UAH31.37
|
$0.92
MNT3,124.01
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.34
UAH179.77
|
$6.82
MNT23,187.50
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.03
UAH166.81
|
$5.44
MNT18,498.60
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
UAH64.99
|
$2.21
MNT7,518.68
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.92
UAH79.69
|
$2.04
MNT6,945.64
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
UAH13.97
|
$1.69
MNT5,745.51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
UAH29.10
|
$1.30
MNT4,430.09
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
UAH29.64
|
$1.91
MNT6,503.39
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
UAH37.52
|
$1.47
MNT5,003.13
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
UAH11.96
|
$0.31
MNT1,037.72
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
UAH12.81
|
$0.46
MNT1,547.26
|
|
pay 4.7% less for transportation
|
Kiev
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.14
UAH213.15
|
$4.00
MNT13,586.19
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.39
UAH389.08
|
$8.09
MNT27,500.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,545.46
UAH1,265,495.18
|
$30,311.95
MNT103,000,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.48
UAH185.56
|
$5.30
MNT18,000.00
|
|
pay 37.9% more for housing
|
Kiev
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.76
UAH238.52
|
$14.66
MNT49,800.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$582.58
UAH24,136.12
|
$559.15
MNT1,900,000.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$351.09
UAH14,545.45
|
$428.82
MNT1,457,142.86
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.50
UAH3,086.40
|
$58.64
MNT199,261.01
|
|
pay 27.4% less for childcare
|
Kiev
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$373.81
UAH15,487.04
|
$153.03
MNT520,000.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,372.61
UAH305,446.34
|
$7,690.11
MNT26,131,000.00
|
|
pay 44.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kiev
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.20
UAH49.88
|
$1.77
MNT6,000.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.45
UAH60.21
|
$2.52
MNT8,557.14
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.38
UAH98.77
|
$1.77
MNT6,000.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.96
UAH1,075.64
|
$59.96
MNT203,750.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.82
UAH199.53
|
$4.56
MNT15,500.00
|
|
pay 22.1% more for clothing
|
Kiev
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.82
UAH2,768.24
|
$66.51
MNT226,000.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.62
UAH1,558.76
|
$50.62
MNT171,999.80
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.04
UAH3,771.81
|
$88.29
MNT300,000.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.26
UAH3,739.40
|
$142.24
MNT483,333.33
|
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