Cost of living comparison
Ulaanbaatar is 25.7% cheaper than Riga.
If you lived in Ulaanbaatar instead of Riga, you would:
pay 48.0% less for restaurants
|
Riga
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.72
€10.29
|
$5.08
MNT17,250.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.33
€8.00
|
$4.86
MNT16,500.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.44
€1.38
|
$0.84
MNT2,852.94
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
€1.14
|
$0.52
MNT1,773.33
|
|
pay 17.4% more for groceries
|
Riga
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
€1.50
|
$0.92
MNT3,124.01
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
€5.50
|
$6.82
MNT23,187.50
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
€4.65
|
$5.44
MNT18,498.60
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.86
€2.74
|
$2.21
MNT7,518.68
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
€3.06
|
$2.04
MNT6,945.64
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.64
|
$1.69
MNT5,745.51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.80
|
$1.30
MNT4,430.09
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.03
|
$1.91
MNT6,503.39
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.52
€1.46
|
$1.47
MNT5,003.13
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
€0.40
|
$0.31
MNT1,037.72
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.42
|
$0.46
MNT1,547.26
|
|
pay 40.1% less for transportation
|
Riga
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.77
€6.50
|
$4.00
MNT13,586.19
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.15
€30.86
|
$8.09
MNT27,500.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,026.61
€26,902.09
|
$30,311.95
MNT103,000,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.25
€10.80
|
$5.30
MNT18,000.00
|
|
pay 18.1% less for housing
|
Riga
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.68
€16.97
|
$14.66
MNT49,800.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$536.44
€514.91
|
$559.15
MNT1,900,000.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$367.73
€352.97
|
$428.82
MNT1,457,142.86
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$244.58
€234.77
|
$58.64
MNT199,261.01
|
|
pay 57.3% less for childcare
|
Riga
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$538.03
€516.44
|
$153.03
MNT520,000.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,487.73
€12,946.56
|
$7,690.11
MNT26,131,000.00
|
|
pay 36.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Riga
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.82
€4.63
|
$1.77
MNT6,000.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.39
€3.26
|
$2.52
MNT8,557.14
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
€5.04
|
$1.77
MNT6,000.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.01
€44.17
|
$59.96
MNT203,750.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€10.29
|
$4.56
MNT15,500.00
|
|
pay 2.5% more for clothing
|
Riga
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.84
€78.56
|
$66.51
MNT226,000.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.77
€42.01
|
$50.62
MNT171,999.80
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.38
€88.68
|
$88.29
MNT300,000.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.02
€116.16
|
$142.24
MNT483,333.33
|
|
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