Cost of living comparison
Ulaanbaatar is 28.6% more expensive than Rabat.
If you lived in Ulaanbaatar instead of Rabat, you would:
pay 14.7% more for restaurants
|
Rabat
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.03
MAD50.33
|
$5.08
MNT17,250.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.04
MAD60.40
|
$4.86
MNT16,500.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
MAD6.27
|
$0.84
MNT2,852.94
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
MAD3.63
|
$0.52
MNT1,773.33
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Rabat
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.43
MAD4.34
|
$0.92
MNT3,124.01
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.52
MAD55.23
|
$6.82
MNT23,187.50
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.01
MAD30.10
|
$5.44
MNT18,498.60
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
MAD17.92
|
$2.21
MNT7,518.68
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.80
MAD27.95
|
$2.04
MNT6,945.64
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
MAD6.85
|
$1.69
MNT5,745.51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
MAD6.15
|
$1.30
MNT4,430.09
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
MAD3.65
|
$1.91
MNT6,503.39
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MAD3.83
|
$1.47
MNT5,003.13
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
MAD3.08
|
$0.31
MNT1,037.72
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.32
MAD3.19
|
$0.46
MNT1,547.26
|
|
pay 32.8% less for transportation
|
Rabat
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.58
MAD55.84
|
$4.00
MNT13,586.19
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.17
MAD251.66
|
$8.09
MNT27,500.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,227.16
MAD342,255.40
|
$30,311.95
MNT103,000,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.95
MAD69.46
|
$5.30
MNT18,000.00
|
|
pay 42.6% more for housing
|
Rabat
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.69
MAD376.89
|
$14.66
MNT49,800.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$396.93
MAD3,969.12
|
$559.15
MNT1,900,000.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.91
MAD2,258.99
|
$428.82
MNT1,457,142.86
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.22
MAD292.18
|
$58.64
MNT199,261.01
|
|
pay 30.6% more for childcare
|
Rabat
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.81
MAD1,268.05
|
$153.03
MNT520,000.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,470.70
MAD54,704.44
|
$7,690.11
MNT26,131,000.00
|
|
pay 6.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Rabat
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.03
MAD40.27
|
$1.77
MNT6,000.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.75
MAD17.48
|
$2.52
MNT8,557.14
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.98
MAD39.76
|
$1.77
MNT6,000.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.09
MAD260.84
|
$59.96
MNT203,750.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.54
MAD65.43
|
$4.56
MNT15,500.00
|
|
pay 27.3% more for clothing
|
Rabat
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.04
MAD490.33
|
$66.51
MNT226,000.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.40
MAD423.97
|
$50.62
MNT171,999.80
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.38
MAD943.72
|
$88.29
MNT300,000.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.59
MAD885.84
|
$142.24
MNT483,333.33
|
|
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