Cost of living comparison

Riga, Latvia

compared to

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

Ulaanbaatar vs. Riga Cost of Living Summary

Ulaanbaatar is 25.7% cheaper than Riga.

Restaurants: pay 48.0% less in Ulaanbaatar
Groceries: pay 17.4% more in Ulaanbaatar
Transportation: pay 40.1% less in Ulaanbaatar
Housing: pay 18.1% less in Ulaanbaatar
Childcare: pay 57.3% less in Ulaanbaatar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.5% less in Ulaanbaatar
Clothing: pay 2.5% more in Ulaanbaatar

The cost of groceries and clothing in Ulaanbaatar are more expensive than in Riga. Expenses including childcare, restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, and housing are lower in Ulaanbaatar.

Ulaanbaatar vs. Riga Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ulaanbaatar instead of Riga, you would:

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pay 48.0% less for restaurants

	Riga	Ulaanbaatar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.72 €9.85	$5.08 MNT17,250.00	-52.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.33 €7.66	$4.86 MNT16,500.00	-41.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.44 €1.32	$0.84 MNT2,852.94	-41.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.19 €1.09	$0.52 MNT1,773.33	-56.0%
Average			-48.0%

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pay 17.4% more for groceries

	Riga	Ulaanbaatar
Bread 1 loaf	$1.56 €1.44	$0.92 MNT3,124.01	-41.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.73 €5.27	$6.82 MNT23,187.50	+19.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.85 €4.46	$5.44 MNT18,498.60	+12.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.86 €2.63	$2.21 MNT7,518.68	-22.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.19 €2.93	$2.04 MNT6,945.64	-35.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.67 €0.62	$1.69 MNT5,745.51	+151.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 €0.77	$1.30 MNT4,430.09	+56.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.07 €0.99	$1.91 MNT6,503.39	+78.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.52 €1.40	$1.47 MNT5,003.13	-3.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 €0.39	$0.31 MNT1,037.72	-27.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 €0.40	$0.46 MNT1,547.26	+4.3%
Average			+17.4%

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pay 40.1% less for transportation

	Riga	Ulaanbaatar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.77 €6.22	$4.00 MNT13,586.19	-40.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.15 €29.56	$8.09 MNT27,500.00	-74.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,026.61 €25,770.41	$30,311.95 MNT103,000,000.00	+8.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.25 €10.35	$5.30 MNT18,000.00	-52.9%
Average			-40.1%

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pay 18.1% less for housing

	Riga	Ulaanbaatar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.68 €16.25	$14.66 MNT49,800.00	-17.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$536.44 €493.25	$559.15 MNT1,900,000.00	+4.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$367.73 €338.12	$428.82 MNT1,457,142.86	+16.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$244.58 €224.89	$58.64 MNT199,261.01	-76.0%
Average			-18.1%

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pay 57.3% less for childcare

	Riga	Ulaanbaatar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$538.03 €494.71	$153.03 MNT520,000.00	-71.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,487.73 €12,401.94	$7,690.11 MNT26,131,000.00	-43.0%
Average			-57.3%

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pay 36.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Riga	Ulaanbaatar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.82 €4.43	$1.77 MNT6,000.00	-63.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.39 €3.12	$2.52 MNT8,557.14	-25.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.25 €4.83	$1.77 MNT6,000.00	-66.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.01 €42.31	$59.96 MNT203,750.00	+30.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.72 €9.85	$4.56 MNT15,500.00	-57.4%
Average			-36.5%

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pay 2.5% more for clothing

	Riga	Ulaanbaatar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.84 €75.25	$66.51 MNT226,000.00	-18.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.77 €40.25	$50.62 MNT171,999.80	+15.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.38 €84.95	$88.29 MNT300,000.00	-4.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$121.02 €111.28	$142.24 MNT483,333.33	+17.5%
Average			+2.5%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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