Cost of living comparison

Moscow, Russia

compared to

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

Ulaanbaatar vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Ulaanbaatar is 3.2% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 15.9% less in Ulaanbaatar
Groceries: pay 71.7% more in Ulaanbaatar
Transportation: pay 0.4% less in Ulaanbaatar
Housing: pay 7.3% more in Ulaanbaatar
Childcare: pay 46.7% less in Ulaanbaatar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.9% more in Ulaanbaatar
Clothing: pay 5.5% more in Ulaanbaatar

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

Ulaanbaatar vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 15.9% less for restaurants

	Moscow	Ulaanbaatar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.19 RUB722.12	$5.08 MNT17,250.00	-44.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.10 RUB401.18	$4.86 MNT16,500.00	-4.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 RUB84.27	$0.84 MNT2,852.94	-21.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 RUB38.14	$0.52 MNT1,773.33	+7.6%
Average			-15.9%

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pay 71.7% more for groceries

	Moscow	Ulaanbaatar
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 RUB48.63	$0.92 MNT3,124.01	+48.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.41 RUB346.31	$6.82 MNT23,187.50	+54.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.57 RUB280.36	$5.44 MNT18,498.60	+52.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.52 RUB119.43	$2.21 MNT7,518.68	+45.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.99 RUB156.06	$2.04 MNT6,945.64	+3.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.68 RUB53.23	$1.69 MNT5,745.51	+149.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 RUB52.45	$1.30 MNT4,430.09	+95.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 RUB56.24	$1.91 MNT6,503.39	+167.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.12 RUB88.30	$1.47 MNT5,003.13	+31.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 RUB19.59	$0.31 MNT1,037.72	+22.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 RUB16.44	$0.46 MNT1,547.26	+117.7%
Average			+71.7%

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pay 0.4% less for transportation

	Moscow	Ulaanbaatar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.22 RUB174.35	$4.00 MNT13,586.19	+80.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.58 RUB2,246.58	$8.09 MNT27,500.00	-71.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,621.85 RUB2,407,054.63	$30,311.95 MNT103,000,000.00	-1.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.82 RUB457.34	$5.30 MNT18,000.00	-9.0%
Average			-0.4%

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pay 7.3% more for housing

	Moscow	Ulaanbaatar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$6.38 RUB501.38	$14.66 MNT49,800.00	+129.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$960.52 RUB75,502.44	$559.15 MNT1,900,000.00	-41.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$583.26 RUB45,847.84	$428.82 MNT1,457,142.86	-26.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$86.66 RUB6,811.94	$58.64 MNT199,261.01	-32.3%
Average			+7.3%

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pay 46.7% less for childcare

	Moscow	Ulaanbaatar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$466.53 RUB36,672.19	$153.03 MNT520,000.00	-67.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,413.52 RUB818,562.93	$7,690.11 MNT26,131,000.00	-26.2%
Average			-46.7%

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pay 0.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Ulaanbaatar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.06 RUB240.71	$1.77 MNT6,000.00	-42.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.52 RUB198.43	$2.52 MNT8,557.14	-0.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.45 RUB192.56	$1.77 MNT6,000.00	-27.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.34 RUB2,542.00	$59.96 MNT203,750.00	+85.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.10 RUB401.18	$4.56 MNT15,500.00	-10.6%
Average			+0.9%

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pay 5.5% more for clothing

	Moscow	Ulaanbaatar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.16 RUB6,379.28	$66.51 MNT226,000.00	-18.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.31 RUB3,325.64	$50.62 MNT171,999.80	+19.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.95 RUB8,564.30	$88.29 MNT300,000.00	-19.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$101.97 RUB8,015.43	$142.24 MNT483,333.33	+39.5%
Average			+5.5%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: July 2025

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