Cost of living comparison
Ulaanbaatar is 5.9% more expensive than Port Louis.
If you lived in Ulaanbaatar instead of Port Louis, you would:
pay 9.5% less for restaurants
|
Port Louis
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.88
MUR277.65
|
$5.08
MNT17,250.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.35
MUR252.41
|
$4.86
MNT16,500.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
MUR44.31
|
$0.84
MNT2,852.94
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
MUR25.87
|
$0.52
MNT1,773.33
|
|
pay 19.3% more for groceries
|
Port Louis
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
MUR40.02
|
$0.92
MNT3,124.01
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.77
MUR272.60
|
$6.82
MNT23,187.50
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.77
MUR272.44
|
$5.44
MNT18,498.60
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
MUR93.73
|
$2.21
MNT7,518.68
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.94
MUR138.91
|
$2.04
MNT6,945.64
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.98
MUR46.37
|
$1.69
MNT5,745.51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
MUR39.84
|
$1.30
MNT4,430.09
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
MUR38.93
|
$1.91
MNT6,503.39
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
MUR64.69
|
$1.47
MNT5,003.13
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
MUR25.57
|
$0.31
MNT1,037.72
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
MUR24.62
|
$0.46
MNT1,547.26
|
|
pay 45.0% less for transportation
|
Port Louis
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.87
MUR277.13
|
$4.00
MNT13,586.19
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$21.64
MUR1,021.74
|
$8.09
MNT27,500.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,217.28
MUR1,615,397.67
|
$30,311.95
MNT103,000,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.32
MUR959.14
|
$5.30
MNT18,000.00
|
|
pay 7.9% more for housing
|
Port Louis
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.06
MUR1,560.84
|
$14.66
MNT49,800.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$502.57
MUR23,726.15
|
$559.15
MNT1,900,000.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$395.64
MUR18,678.04
|
$428.82
MNT1,457,142.86
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.02
MUR1,653.51
|
$58.64
MNT199,261.01
|
|
pay 34.8% more for childcare
|
Port Louis
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$218.85
MUR10,331.81
|
$153.03
MNT520,000.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,849.44
MUR181,732.24
|
$7,690.11
MNT26,131,000.00
|
|
pay 4.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Port Louis
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.25
MUR106.01
|
$1.77
MNT6,000.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
MUR104.89
|
$2.52
MNT8,557.14
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.52
MUR307.94
|
$1.77
MNT6,000.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.80
MUR1,312.51
|
$59.96
MNT203,750.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.35
MUR252.41
|
$4.56
MNT15,500.00
|
|
pay 29.5% more for clothing
|
Port Louis
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.74
MUR2,725.98
|
$66.51
MNT226,000.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.91
MUR2,073.09
|
$50.62
MNT171,999.80
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.53
MUR4,274.07
|
$88.29
MNT300,000.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.85
MUR3,533.68
|
$142.24
MNT483,333.33
|
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