Cost of living comparison
Ulaanbaatar is 24.1% more expensive than Rabat.
If you lived in Ulaanbaatar instead of Rabat, you would:
pay 10.4% more for restaurants
|
Rabat
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.75
MAD36.79
|
$4.71
MNT16,005.07
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
MAD58.87
|
$4.35
MNT14,773.91
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
MAD6.23
|
$0.75
MNT2,533.11
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
MAD3.68
|
$0.47
MNT1,606.19
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Rabat
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.51
MAD5.00
|
$0.81
MNT2,741.74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
MAD46.60
|
$6.94
MNT23,567.91
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.06
MAD29.99
|
$4.95
MNT16,833.53
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
MAD17.57
|
$1.98
MNT6,712.28
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
MAD26.15
|
$1.88
MNT6,403.50
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
MAD6.35
|
$1.51
MNT5,144.40
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
MAD5.53
|
$1.23
MNT4,179.20
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.30
MAD2.92
|
$1.78
MNT6,064.71
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MAD3.41
|
$1.49
MNT5,057.28
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
MAD2.77
|
$0.27
MNT926.46
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
MAD2.69
|
$0.49
MNT1,672.14
|
|
pay 32.0% less for transportation
|
Rabat
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.81
MAD57.05
|
$3.78
MNT12,837.98
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.99
MAD245.28
|
$7.97
MNT27,085.51
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,988.52
MAD264,907.40
|
$29,855.07
MNT101,447,536.23
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.12
MAD79.67
|
$5.22
MNT17,728.70
|
|
pay 21.6% more for housing
|
Rabat
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.82
MAD400.63
|
$12.17
MNT41,366.96
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$412.37
MAD4,047.62
|
$486.53
MNT1,653,227.49
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$261.16
MAD2,563.44
|
$380.95
MNT1,294,476.19
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.04
MAD314.49
|
$61.80
MNT210,004.40
|
|
pay 44.9% more for childcare
|
Rabat
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$135.41
MAD1,329.11
|
$150.72
MNT512,162.32
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,362.57
MAD33,005.50
|
$5,997.58
MNT20,379,792.27
|
|
pay 3.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Rabat
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
MAD39.25
|
$1.59
MNT5,417.10
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
MAD17.05
|
$2.39
MNT8,109.24
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.90
MAD38.26
|
$1.74
MNT5,909.57
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.24
MAD257.54
|
$59.58
MNT202,457.33
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.50
MAD63.77
|
$4.49
MNT15,266.38
|
|
pay 1.9% more for clothing
|
Rabat
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.15
MAD629.70
|
$60.87
MNT206,834.78
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.23
MAD453.78
|
$43.66
MNT148,354.59
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.91
MAD921.79
|
$85.14
MNT289,322.46
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.55
MAD986.93
|
$128.36
MNT436,182.19
|
|
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