Cost of living comparison
Ulaanbaatar is 24.6% more expensive than Tashkent.
- Restaurants
-
pay 45.0% more in Ulaanbaatar
- Groceries
-
pay 85.1% more in Ulaanbaatar
- Transportation
-
pay 30.7% more in Ulaanbaatar
- Housing
-
pay 21.8% more in Ulaanbaatar
- Childcare
-
pay 33.4% less in Ulaanbaatar
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 20.8% more in Ulaanbaatar
- Clothing
-
pay 1.9% more in Ulaanbaatar
The cost of groceries, restaurants, transportation, housing, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Ulaanbaatar are more expensive than in Tashkent. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Ulaanbaatar.
If you lived in Ulaanbaatar instead of Tashkent, you would:
pay 45.0% more for restaurants
Tashkent
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.03
UZS64,524.25
|
$5.08
MNT17,250.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.00
UZS51,345.42
|
$4.86
MNT16,500.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
UZS7,349.63
|
$0.84
MNT2,852.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
UZS3,177.63
|
$0.52
MNT1,773.33
|
|
pay 85.1% more for groceries
Tashkent
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.49
UZS6,267.30
|
$0.92
MNT3,124.01
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.58
UZS45,892.32
|
$6.82
MNT23,187.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.13
UZS53,057.04
|
$5.44
MNT18,498.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
UZS21,574.41
|
$2.21
MNT7,518.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.75
UZS22,499.88
|
$2.04
MNT6,945.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
UZS7,837.36
|
$1.69
MNT5,745.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
UZS9,851.98
|
$1.30
MNT4,430.09
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
UZS12,431.68
|
$1.91
MNT6,503.39
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
UZS8,307.97
|
$1.47
MNT5,003.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
UZS2,760.97
|
$0.31
MNT1,037.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.17
UZS2,223.10
|
$0.46
MNT1,547.26
|
|
pay 30.7% more for transportation
Tashkent
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.69
UZS47,375.05
|
$4.00
MNT13,586.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.71
UZS137,541.54
|
$8.09
MNT27,500.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,484.77
UZS237,277,039.56
|
$30,311.95
MNT103,000,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.02
UZS38,829.97
|
$5.30
MNT18,000.00
|
|
pay 21.8% more for housing
Tashkent
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.73
UZS163,404.08
|
$14.66
MNT49,800.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$656.57
UZS8,428,016.74
|
$559.15
MNT1,900,000.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$415.70
UZS5,336,089.43
|
$428.82
MNT1,457,142.86
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.91
UZS409,588.51
|
$58.64
MNT199,261.01
|
|
pay 33.4% less for childcare
Tashkent
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$293.58
UZS3,768,528.37
|
$153.03
MNT520,000.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,476.32
UZS121,641,461.74
|
$7,690.11
MNT26,131,000.00
|
|
pay 20.8% more for entertainment and sports
Tashkent
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
UZS14,969.24
|
$1.77
MNT6,000.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.72
UZS22,140.78
|
$2.52
MNT8,557.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
UZS25,672.71
|
$1.77
MNT6,000.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.19
UZS605,761.05
|
$59.96
MNT203,750.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
UZS64,181.77
|
$4.56
MNT15,500.00
|
|
pay 1.9% more for clothing
Tashkent
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.56
UZS687,454.20
|
$66.51
MNT226,000.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.31
UZS710,027.51
|
$50.62
MNT171,999.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.15
UZS1,311,254.42
|
$88.29
MNT300,000.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.71
UZS1,729,201.24
|
$142.24
MNT483,333.33
|
|
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