Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 75.2% more expensive than Ulaanbaatar.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Ulaanbaatar, you would:
pay 85.2% more for restaurants
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.71
MNT16,005.07
|
$8.00
LBP715,377
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.35
MNT14,773.91
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
MNT2,533.11
|
$1.51
LBP135,353
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
MNT1,606.19
|
$0.98
LBP87,435
|
|
pay 15.9% less for groceries
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Beirut
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.81
MNT2,741.74
|
$0.78
LBP69,985
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.94
MNT23,567.91
|
$5.14
LBP459,361
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.95
MNT16,833.53
|
$6.42
LBP574,148
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.98
MNT6,712.28
|
$2.17
LBP193,657
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
MNT6,403.50
|
$3.32
LBP296,469
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.51
MNT5,144.40
|
$0.61
LBP54,251
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.23
MNT4,179.20
|
$0.57
LBP50,984
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.78
MNT6,064.71
|
$0.37
LBP33,438
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
MNT5,057.28
|
$0.44
LBP39,407
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
MNT926.46
|
$0.33
LBP29,339
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
MNT1,672.14
|
$0.40
LBP35,998
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.78
MNT12,837.98
|
$3.53
LBP315,933
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.97
MNT27,085.51
|
$65.22
LBP5,831,881
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,855.07
MNT101,447,536.23
|
$25,000.00
LBP2,235,554,195
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.22
MNT17,728.70
|
$13.50
LBP1,207,199
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Beirut
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.17
MNT41,366.96
|
$50.62
LBP4,526,997
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$486.53
MNT1,653,227.49
|
$771.88
LBP69,022,736
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$380.95
MNT1,294,476.19
|
$369.23
LBP33,017,416
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.80
MNT210,004.40
|
$189.49
LBP16,944,186
|
|
pay 42.4% more for childcare
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$150.72
MNT512,162.32
|
$325.00
LBP29,062,205
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,997.58
MNT20,379,792.27
|
$4,150.00
LBP371,101,996
|
|
pay 36.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.59
MNT5,417.10
|
$3.00
LBP268,266
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.39
MNT8,109.24
|
$2.48
LBP221,977
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.74
MNT5,909.57
|
$2.29
LBP204,777
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.58
MNT202,457.33
|
$60.83
LBP5,439,849
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.49
MNT15,266.38
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
|
pay 20.1% more for clothing
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Beirut
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.87
MNT206,834.78
|
$83.69
LBP7,483,518
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.66
MNT148,354.59
|
$54.29
LBP4,854,346
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.14
MNT289,322.46
|
$107.86
LBP9,644,820
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.36
MNT436,182.19
|
$117.86
LBP10,539,041
|
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