Cost of living comparison

Lisbon, Portugal

compared to

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

Ulaanbaatar vs. Lisbon Cost of Living Summary

Ulaanbaatar is 31.4% cheaper than Lisbon.

Restaurants: pay 57.3% less in Ulaanbaatar
Groceries: pay 13.7% more in Ulaanbaatar
Transportation: pay 44.4% less in Ulaanbaatar
Housing: pay 57.8% less in Ulaanbaatar
Childcare: pay 61.5% less in Ulaanbaatar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.9% less in Ulaanbaatar
Clothing: pay 12.4% more in Ulaanbaatar

The cost of groceries and clothing in Ulaanbaatar are more expensive than in Lisbon. Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Ulaanbaatar.

Ulaanbaatar vs. Lisbon Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 57.3% less for restaurants

	Lisbon	Ulaanbaatar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.66 €12.04	$5.08 MNT17,250.00	-62.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.65 €8.50	$4.86 MNT16,500.00	-49.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.86 €1.64	$0.84 MNT2,852.94	-54.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.36 €1.20	$0.52 MNT1,773.33	-61.7%
Average			-57.3%

Lisbon vs. Ulaanbaatar - Cost of restaurants

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pay 13.7% more for groceries

	Lisbon	Ulaanbaatar
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 €1.31	$0.92 MNT3,124.01	-37.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.58 €4.92	$6.82 MNT23,187.50	+22.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.87 €3.41	$5.44 MNT18,498.60	+40.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.97 €2.62	$2.21 MNT7,518.68	-25.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.31 €2.92	$2.04 MNT6,945.64	-38.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.04 €0.91	$1.69 MNT5,745.51	+63.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.69 €0.61	$1.30 MNT4,430.09	+89.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 €0.78	$1.91 MNT6,503.39	+115.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.06 €0.94	$1.47 MNT5,003.13	+38.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 €0.77	$0.31 MNT1,037.72	-65.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.94 €0.82	$0.46 MNT1,547.26	-51.3%
Average			+13.7%

Lisbon vs. Ulaanbaatar - Cost of groceries

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pay 44.4% less for transportation

	Lisbon	Ulaanbaatar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.21 €6.35	$4.00 MNT13,586.19	-44.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$42.87 €37.78	$8.09 MNT27,500.00	-81.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,152.89 €28,334.42	$30,311.95 MNT103,000,000.00	-5.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.86 €8.69	$5.30 MNT18,000.00	-46.3%
Average			-44.4%

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pay 57.8% less for housing

	Lisbon	Ulaanbaatar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.90 €35.16	$14.66 MNT49,800.00	-63.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,514.21 €1,334.38	$559.15 MNT1,900,000.00	-63.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,070.61 €943.47	$428.82 MNT1,457,142.86	-59.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$106.17 €93.56	$58.64 MNT199,261.01	-44.8%
Average			-57.8%

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pay 61.5% less for childcare

	Lisbon	Ulaanbaatar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$576.40 €507.95	$153.03 MNT520,000.00	-73.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,251.75 €13,440.45	$7,690.11 MNT26,131,000.00	-49.6%
Average			-61.5%

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pay 24.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Lisbon	Ulaanbaatar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.22 €2.83	$1.77 MNT6,000.00	-45.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.61 €2.30	$2.52 MNT8,557.14	-3.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.00 €5.29	$1.77 MNT6,000.00	-70.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.41 €37.37	$59.96 MNT203,750.00	+41.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.57 €7.56	$4.56 MNT15,500.00	-46.8%
Average			-24.9%

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pay 12.4% more for clothing

	Lisbon	Ulaanbaatar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$86.58 €76.30	$66.51 MNT226,000.00	-23.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.63 €33.16	$50.62 MNT171,999.80	+34.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$82.49 €72.69	$88.29 MNT300,000.00	+7.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$108.41 €95.54	$142.24 MNT483,333.33	+31.2%
Average			+12.4%

Lisbon vs. Ulaanbaatar - Cost of clothing

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