Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 64.1% more expensive than Ulaanbaatar.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Ulaanbaatar, you would:
pay 90.0% more for restaurants
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.08
MNT17,250.00
|
$10.00
LBP896,000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.86
MNT16,500.00
|
$7.64
LBP684,454
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MNT2,852.94
|
$1.59
LBP142,400
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
MNT1,773.33
|
$1.13
LBP101,248
|
|
pay 12.3% less for groceries
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Beirut
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
MNT3,124.01
|
$0.91
LBP81,940
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.82
MNT23,187.50
|
$5.48
LBP490,560
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.44
MNT18,498.60
|
$6.19
LBP554,417
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
MNT7,518.68
|
$2.72
LBP243,417
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
MNT6,945.64
|
$3.84
LBP343,695
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.69
MNT5,745.51
|
$0.69
LBP61,978
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.30
MNT4,430.09
|
$0.56
LBP49,776
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.91
MNT6,503.39
|
$0.41
LBP36,790
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
MNT5,003.13
|
$0.47
LBP41,793
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
MNT1,037.72
|
$0.39
LBP35,088
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
MNT1,547.26
|
$0.44
LBP39,298
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for transportation
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.00
MNT13,586.19
|
$3.49
LBP312,766
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.09
MNT27,500.00
|
$75.00
LBP6,720,000
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,311.95
MNT103,000,000.00
|
$30,000.00
LBP2,688,000,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.30
MNT18,000.00
|
$12.75
LBP1,142,400
|
|
pay 77.0% more for housing
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Beirut
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.66
MNT49,800.00
|
$31.88
LBP2,856,000
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$559.15
MNT1,900,000.00
|
$738.24
LBP66,145,882
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$428.82
MNT1,457,142.86
|
$359.38
LBP32,200,000
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.64
MNT199,261.01
|
$161.18
LBP14,441,997
|
|
pay 19.3% more for childcare
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$153.03
MNT520,000.00
|
$283.33
LBP25,386,667
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,690.11
MNT26,131,000.00
|
$4,111.11
LBP368,355,556
|
|
pay 29.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Beirut
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
MNT6,000.00
|
$3.00
LBP268,800
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
MNT8,557.14
|
$2.80
LBP250,880
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.77
MNT6,000.00
|
$2.00
LBP179,200
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.96
MNT203,750.00
|
$59.33
LBP5,316,267
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.56
MNT15,500.00
|
$7.00
LBP627,200
|
|
pay 6.6% more for clothing
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Beirut
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.51
MNT226,000.00
|
$78.12
LBP7,000,000
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.62
MNT171,999.80
|
$57.86
LBP5,184,000
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.29
MNT300,000.00
|
$103.12
LBP9,240,000
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.24
MNT483,333.33
|
$110.71
LBP9,920,000
|
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