Cost of living comparison
Ulaanbaatar is 67.2% cheaper than Monaco.
If you lived in Ulaanbaatar instead of Monaco, you would:
pay 77.7% less for restaurants
|
Monaco
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.90
€20.04
|
$5.08
MNT17,250.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.33
€11.82
|
$4.86
MNT16,500.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.67
€4.48
|
$0.84
MNT2,852.94
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$7.08
€6.79
|
$0.52
MNT1,773.33
|
|
pay 29.7% less for groceries
|
Monaco
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$6.56
€6.29
|
$0.92
MNT3,124.01
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.04
€7.71
|
$6.82
MNT23,187.50
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.10
€6.81
|
$5.44
MNT18,498.60
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
€3.41
|
$2.21
MNT7,518.68
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.76
€4.56
|
$2.04
MNT6,945.64
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.07
€1.98
|
$1.69
MNT5,745.51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.17
|
$1.30
MNT4,430.09
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.17
|
$1.91
MNT6,503.39
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
€1.72
|
$1.47
MNT5,003.13
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.91
|
$0.31
MNT1,037.72
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.46
€1.40
|
$0.46
MNT1,547.26
|
|
pay 56.9% less for transportation
|
Monaco
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.55
€8.19
|
$4.00
MNT13,586.19
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.58
€22.61
|
$8.09
MNT27,500.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$46,276.05
€44,368.23
|
$30,311.95
MNT103,000,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.36
€19.52
|
$5.30
MNT18,000.00
|
|
pay 84.4% less for housing
|
Monaco
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.09
€58.57
|
$14.66
MNT49,800.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$8,084.96
€7,751.65
|
$559.15
MNT1,900,000.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$6,430.58
€6,165.47
|
$428.82
MNT1,457,142.86
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$235.04
€225.35
|
$58.64
MNT199,261.01
|
|
pay 87.3% less for childcare
|
Monaco
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,089.94
€2,003.78
|
$153.03
MNT520,000.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$42,736.55
€40,974.65
|
$7,690.11
MNT26,131,000.00
|
|
pay 76.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Monaco
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.57
€8.22
|
$1.77
MNT6,000.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.62
€6.35
|
$2.52
MNT8,557.14
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.40
€12.84
|
$1.77
MNT6,000.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$515.79
€494.52
|
$59.96
MNT203,750.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
€12.33
|
$4.56
MNT15,500.00
|
|
pay 57.9% less for clothing
|
Monaco
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$174.43
€167.24
|
$66.51
MNT226,000.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.29
€72.19
|
$50.62
MNT171,999.80
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$219.18
€210.14
|
$88.29
MNT300,000.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$625.91
€600.11
|
$142.24
MNT483,333.33
|
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