Cost of living comparison

 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
compared to
 Bucharest, Romania
Bucharest vs. Ulaanbaatar Cost of Living Summary

Bucharest is 62.6% more expensive than Ulaanbaatar.

Restaurants
pay 2.6 times more in Bucharest
Groceries
pay 3.2% less in Bucharest
Transportation
pay 40.2% more in Bucharest
Housing
pay 21.5% more in Bucharest
Childcare
pay 2.4 times more in Bucharest
Entertainment and Sports
pay 83.9% more in Bucharest
Clothing
pay 8.0% less in Bucharest

The cost of restaurants, childcare, entertainment and sports, transportation, and housing in Bucharest are more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Expenses including clothing and groceries are lower in Bucharest. Notably, restaurants, childcare, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Bucharest.

Bucharest vs. Ulaanbaatar Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bucharest instead of Ulaanbaatar, you would:

pay 2.6 times more for restaurants

 
Ulaanbaatar
Bucharest
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.08
MNT17,250.00
$11.85
RON52.46
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.86
MNT16,500.00
$7.54
RON33.38
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.84
MNT2,852.94
$2.00
RON8.84

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pay 3.2% less for groceries

 
Ulaanbaatar
Bucharest
Bread
1 loaf
$0.92
MNT3,124.01
$1.17
RON5.20
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.82
MNT23,187.50
$4.52
RON20.02
Milk (1 gallon) $5.44
MNT18,498.60
$6.34
RON28.07

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pay 40.2% more for transportation

 
Ulaanbaatar
Bucharest
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.00
MNT13,586.19
$6.09
RON26.97
Monthly public transit pass $8.09
MNT27,500.00
$17.24
RON76.30
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $30,311.95
MNT103,000,000.00
$26,003.12
RON115,097.60

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pay 21.5% more for housing

 
Ulaanbaatar
Bucharest
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$14.66
MNT49,800.00
$9.35
RON41.41
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $559.15
MNT1,900,000.00
$601.94
RON2,664.35
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $428.82
MNT1,457,142.86
$397.23
RON1,758.26

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

 
Ulaanbaatar
Bucharest
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $153.03
MNT520,000.00
$527.95
RON2,336.87
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,690.11
MNT26,131,000.00
$10,631.65
RON47,058.87

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pay 83.9% more for entertainment and sports

 
Ulaanbaatar
Bucharest
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.77
MNT6,000.00
$3.23
RON14.31
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.52
MNT8,557.14
$3.17
RON14.02
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.77
MNT6,000.00
$5.98
RON26.47

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pay 8.0% less for clothing

 
Ulaanbaatar
Bucharest
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$66.51
MNT226,000.00
$78.42
RON347.09
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$50.62
MNT171,999.80
$39.68
RON175.62
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$88.29
MNT300,000.00
$85.94
RON380.41

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