Cost of living comparison
Ulaanbaatar is 5.7% more expensive than Lima.
If you lived in Ulaanbaatar instead of Lima, you would:
pay 4.8% less for restaurants
|
Lima
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.23
PEN19.90
|
$5.08
MNT17,250.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.10
PEN23.21
|
$4.86
MNT16,500.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
PEN3.15
|
$0.84
MNT2,852.94
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
PEN1.94
|
$0.52
MNT1,773.33
|
|
pay 60.6% more for groceries
|
Lima
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.42
PEN9.23
|
$0.92
MNT3,124.01
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.22
PEN16.07
|
$6.82
MNT23,187.50
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.95
PEN18.86
|
$5.44
MNT18,498.60
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
PEN10.30
|
$2.21
MNT7,518.68
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
PEN8.56
|
$2.04
MNT6,945.64
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
PEN3.33
|
$1.69
MNT5,745.51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
PEN1.92
|
$1.30
MNT4,430.09
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.83
|
$1.91
MNT6,503.39
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
PEN1.99
|
$1.47
MNT5,003.13
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
PEN2.03
|
$0.31
MNT1,037.72
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.81
|
$0.46
MNT1,547.26
|
|
pay 33.7% less for transportation
|
Lima
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.39
PEN20.51
|
$4.00
MNT13,586.19
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.85
PEN90.82
|
$8.09
MNT27,500.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,163.52
PEN88,199.51
|
$30,311.95
MNT103,000,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.14
PEN76.70
|
$5.30
MNT18,000.00
|
|
pay 0.9% more for housing
|
Lima
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.56
PEN101.14
|
$14.66
MNT49,800.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$575.58
PEN2,191.63
|
$559.15
MNT1,900,000.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.71
PEN1,384.88
|
$428.82
MNT1,457,142.86
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.01
PEN167.57
|
$58.64
MNT199,261.01
|
|
pay 15.0% less for childcare
|
Lima
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$213.68
PEN813.63
|
$153.03
MNT520,000.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,818.35
PEN29,769.86
|
$7,690.11
MNT26,131,000.00
|
|
pay 6.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Lima
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.12
PEN8.07
|
$1.77
MNT6,000.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
PEN9.97
|
$2.52
MNT8,557.14
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
PEN20.18
|
$1.77
MNT6,000.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.52
PEN116.19
|
$59.96
MNT203,750.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.95
PEN30.27
|
$4.56
MNT15,500.00
|
|
pay 38.6% more for clothing
|
Lima
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.79
PEN162.94
|
$66.51
MNT226,000.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.98
PEN133.20
|
$50.62
MNT171,999.80
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.21
PEN324.44
|
$88.29
MNT300,000.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.35
PEN359.26
|
$142.24
MNT483,333.33
|
|
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