Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 50.2% more expensive than Ulaanbaatar.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Ulaanbaatar, you would:
pay 23.4% less for restaurants
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.08
MNT17,250.00
|
$2.91
THB101.36
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.86
MNT16,500.00
|
$5.83
THB202.73
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MNT2,852.94
|
$0.62
THB21.43
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
MNT1,773.33
|
$0.29
THB10.15
|
|
pay 14.6% more for groceries
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Bangkok
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
MNT3,124.01
|
$1.52
THB52.97
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.82
MNT23,187.50
|
$11.74
THB408.51
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.44
MNT18,498.60
|
$7.32
THB254.67
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
MNT7,518.68
|
$2.27
THB79.07
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
MNT6,945.64
|
$1.31
THB45.75
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.69
MNT5,745.51
|
$1.47
THB51.20
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.30
MNT4,430.09
|
$0.73
THB25.28
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.91
MNT6,503.39
|
$1.04
THB36.02
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
MNT5,003.13
|
$0.80
THB28.00
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
MNT1,037.72
|
$0.71
THB24.79
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
MNT1,547.26
|
$0.62
THB21.66
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.00
MNT13,586.19
|
$4.47
THB155.38
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.09
MNT27,500.00
|
$39.32
THB1,368.40
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,311.95
MNT103,000,000.00
|
$55,345.18
THB1,925,889.48
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.30
MNT18,000.00
|
$10.34
THB359.84
|
|
pay 2.0% less for housing
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Bangkok
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.66
MNT49,800.00
|
$15.36
THB534.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$559.15
MNT1,900,000.00
|
$571.31
THB19,880.15
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$428.82
MNT1,457,142.86
|
$301.88
THB10,504.85
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.64
MNT199,261.01
|
$67.33
THB2,342.96
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$153.03
MNT520,000.00
|
$632.63
THB22,014.24
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,690.11
MNT26,131,000.00
|
$13,191.37
THB459,030.30
|
|
pay 44.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Bangkok
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
MNT6,000.00
|
$2.33
THB81.09
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
MNT8,557.14
|
$2.58
THB89.91
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.77
MNT6,000.00
|
$4.20
THB146.22
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.96
MNT203,750.00
|
$54.58
THB1,899.20
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.56
MNT15,500.00
|
$7.28
THB253.41
|
|
pay 18.3% less for clothing
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Bangkok
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.51
MNT226,000.00
|
$55.27
THB1,923.21
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.62
MNT171,999.80
|
$34.84
THB1,212.32
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.29
MNT300,000.00
|
$97.10
THB3,378.72
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.24
MNT483,333.33
|
$92.12
THB3,205.59
|
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