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Ulaanbaatar vs. Russia Cost of Living Summary

Ulaanbaatar is 44.0% more expensive than Russia overall.

Restaurants: pay 9.0% more in Ulaanbaatar
Groceries: pay 2.0 times more in Ulaanbaatar
Transportation: pay 19.0% more in Ulaanbaatar
Housing: pay 80.7% more in Ulaanbaatar
Childcare: pay 16.0% more in Ulaanbaatar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.4% more in Ulaanbaatar
Clothing: pay 45.2% more in Ulaanbaatar

The cost of groceries, housing, clothing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and childcare in Ulaanbaatar are more expensive than in Russia. Notably, groceries and housing are significantly more expensive in Ulaanbaatar.

Ulaanbaatar vs. Russia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 9.0% more for restaurants

	Russia	Ulaanbaatar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.51 RUB661.66	$5.08 MNT17,250.00	-22.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.14 RUB421.12	$4.86 MNT16,500.00	+17.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 RUB81.09	$0.84 MNT2,852.94	+5.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 RUB39.07	$0.52 MNT1,773.33	+35.8%
Average			+9.0%

Russia vs. Ulaanbaatar - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

	Russia	Ulaanbaatar
Bread 1 loaf	$0.47 RUB47.63	$0.92 MNT3,124.01	+96.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.72 RUB377.63	$6.82 MNT23,187.50	+83.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.07 RUB312.27	$5.44 MNT18,498.60	+77.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.21 RUB123.09	$2.21 MNT7,518.68	+82.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.66 RUB168.32	$2.04 MNT6,945.64	+23.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.54 RUB55.05	$1.69 MNT5,745.51	+212.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.55 RUB56.04	$1.30 MNT4,430.09	+136.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.71 RUB72.54	$1.91 MNT6,503.39	+168.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.89 RUB90.08	$1.47 MNT5,003.13	+66.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 RUB21.99	$0.31 MNT1,037.72	+41.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 RUB21.18	$0.46 MNT1,547.26	+118.6%
Average			+100.5%

Russia vs. Ulaanbaatar - Cost of groceries

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pay 19.0% more for transportation

	Russia	Ulaanbaatar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.12 RUB215.33	$4.00 MNT13,586.19	+88.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.67 RUB1,795.61	$8.09 MNT27,500.00	-54.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,642.44 RUB2,707,937.71	$30,311.95 MNT103,000,000.00	+13.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.15 RUB421.82	$5.30 MNT18,000.00	+27.6%
Average			+19.0%

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pay 80.7% more for housing

	Russia	Ulaanbaatar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$5.97 RUB607.23	$14.66 MNT49,800.00	+145.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$304.49 RUB30,948.72	$559.15 MNT1,900,000.00	+83.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$210.86 RUB21,431.37	$428.82 MNT1,457,142.86	+103.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$64.94 RUB6,600.35	$58.64 MNT199,261.01	-9.7%
Average			+80.7%

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pay 16.0% more for childcare

	Russia	Ulaanbaatar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$190.09 RUB19,321.01	$153.03 MNT520,000.00	-19.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,074.52 RUB515,774.30	$7,690.11 MNT26,131,000.00	+51.5%
Average			+16.0%

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pay 37.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Russia	Ulaanbaatar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.42 RUB144.60	$1.77 MNT6,000.00	+24.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.67 RUB169.81	$2.52 MNT8,557.14	+50.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.10 RUB213.21	$1.77 MNT6,000.00	-15.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.15 RUB2,861.61	$59.96 MNT203,750.00	+113.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.97 RUB403.85	$4.56 MNT15,500.00	+14.8%
Average			+37.4%

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pay 45.2% more for clothing

	Russia	Ulaanbaatar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.85 RUB5,269.88	$66.51 MNT226,000.00	+28.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.92 RUB3,447.78	$50.62 MNT171,999.80	+49.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.53 RUB7,778.19	$88.29 MNT300,000.00	+15.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$75.61 RUB7,685.16	$142.24 MNT483,333.33	+88.1%
Average			+45.2%

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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: January 2025

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