Cost of living comparison
Ulaanbaatar is 12.0% more expensive than Sarajevo.
If you lived in Ulaanbaatar instead of Sarajevo, you would:
pay 33.2% less for restaurants
|
Sarajevo
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.48
BAM10.17
|
$5.08
MNT17,250.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.58
BAM12.20
|
$4.86
MNT16,500.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
BAM3.24
|
$0.84
MNT2,852.94
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
BAM1.84
|
$0.52
MNT1,773.33
|
|
pay 48.3% more for groceries
|
Sarajevo
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
BAM1.87
|
$0.92
MNT3,124.01
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.10
BAM7.61
|
$6.82
MNT23,187.50
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.87
BAM9.03
|
$5.44
MNT18,498.60
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
BAM5.00
|
$2.21
MNT7,518.68
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
BAM5.90
|
$2.04
MNT6,945.64
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.52
BAM0.96
|
$1.69
MNT5,745.51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
BAM1.45
|
$1.30
MNT4,430.09
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
BAM1.29
|
$1.91
MNT6,503.39
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
BAM1.61
|
$1.47
MNT5,003.13
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
BAM0.78
|
$0.31
MNT1,037.72
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
BAM0.81
|
$0.46
MNT1,547.26
|
|
pay 29.1% less for transportation
|
Sarajevo
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.59
BAM10.37
|
$4.00
MNT13,586.19
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.46
BAM54.64
|
$8.09
MNT27,500.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,761.68
BAM47,778.39
|
$30,311.95
MNT103,000,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.95
BAM14.74
|
$5.30
MNT18,000.00
|
|
pay 3.5% more for housing
|
Sarajevo
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.02
BAM53.81
|
$14.66
MNT49,800.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$367.49
BAM681.56
|
$559.15
MNT1,900,000.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$255.37
BAM473.63
|
$428.82
MNT1,457,142.86
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$134.96
BAM250.31
|
$58.64
MNT199,261.01
|
|
pay 65.0% more for childcare
|
Sarajevo
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$210.48
BAM390.36
|
$153.03
MNT520,000.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,987.26
BAM5,540.26
|
$7,690.11
MNT26,131,000.00
|
|
pay 7.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sarajevo
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.19
BAM4.07
|
$1.77
MNT6,000.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
BAM3.39
|
$2.52
MNT8,557.14
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.40
BAM6.30
|
$1.77
MNT6,000.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.73
BAM60.69
|
$59.96
MNT203,750.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.48
BAM10.17
|
$4.56
MNT15,500.00
|
|
pay 22.1% more for clothing
|
Sarajevo
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.27
BAM171.12
|
$66.51
MNT226,000.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.94
BAM57.38
|
$50.62
MNT171,999.80
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.31
BAM161.92
|
$88.29
MNT300,000.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.79
BAM173.94
|
$142.24
MNT483,333.33
|
|
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