Cost of living comparison
Ulaanbaatar is 48.4% cheaper than Paris.
If you lived in Ulaanbaatar instead of Paris, you would:
pay 73.1% less for restaurants
|
Paris
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.25
|
$5.08
MNT17,250.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
€12.20
|
$4.86
MNT16,500.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.09
€3.88
|
$0.84
MNT2,852.94
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.96
€2.80
|
$0.52
MNT1,773.33
|
|
pay 28.0% less for groceries
|
Paris
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
€1.90
|
$0.92
MNT3,124.01
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.23
€10.65
|
$6.82
MNT23,187.50
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.41
€5.13
|
$5.44
MNT18,498.60
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.85
€4.60
|
$2.21
MNT7,518.68
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.32
€5.99
|
$2.04
MNT6,945.64
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.58
€1.50
|
$1.69
MNT5,745.51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€1.00
|
$1.30
MNT4,430.09
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.50
€1.42
|
$1.91
MNT6,503.39
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.78
€1.69
|
$1.47
MNT5,003.13
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
€1.05
|
$0.31
MNT1,037.72
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.15
|
$0.46
MNT1,547.26
|
|
pay 56.3% less for transportation
|
Paris
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.65
€7.26
|
$4.00
MNT13,586.19
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$92.60
€87.82
|
$8.09
MNT27,500.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,688.77
€31,000.79
|
$30,311.95
MNT103,000,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.84
€23.56
|
$5.30
MNT18,000.00
|
|
pay 61.0% less for housing
|
Paris
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.65
€31.92
|
$14.66
MNT49,800.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,367.25
€1,296.65
|
$559.15
MNT1,900,000.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,057.37
€1,002.77
|
$428.82
MNT1,457,142.86
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$188.37
€178.64
|
$58.64
MNT199,261.01
|
|
pay 65.8% less for childcare
|
Paris
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$756.26
€717.21
|
$153.03
MNT520,000.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,942.48
€15,119.24
|
$7,690.11
MNT26,131,000.00
|
|
pay 41.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Paris
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.50
€7.11
|
$1.77
MNT6,000.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.31
€4.09
|
$2.52
MNT8,557.14
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.40
€12.71
|
$1.77
MNT6,000.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.48
€34.60
|
$59.96
MNT203,750.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.93
€13.21
|
$4.56
MNT15,500.00
|
|
pay 13.1% less for clothing
|
Paris
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$103.81
€98.45
|
$66.51
MNT226,000.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.57
€44.16
|
$50.62
MNT171,999.80
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$111.54
€105.78
|
$88.29
MNT300,000.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$148.98
€141.28
|
$142.24
MNT483,333.33
|
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