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:

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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	+133.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.86 MNT16,500.00	$7.54 RON33.38	+55.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 MNT2,852.94	$2.00 RON8.84	+137.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 MNT1,773.33	$2.20 RON9.75	+322.3%
Average			+162.2%

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pay 3.2% less for groceries

	Ulaanbaatar	Bucharest
Bread 1 loaf	$0.92 MNT3,124.01	$1.17 RON5.20	+27.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.82 MNT23,187.50	$4.52 RON20.02	-33.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.44 MNT18,498.60	$6.34 RON28.07	+16.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 MNT7,518.68	$3.28 RON14.51	+48.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 MNT6,945.64	$3.09 RON13.67	+51.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.69 MNT5,745.51	$0.59 RON2.59	-65.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.30 MNT4,430.09	$0.77 RON3.40	-41.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 MNT6,503.39	$0.75 RON3.32	-60.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.47 MNT5,003.13	$0.88 RON3.90	-40.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 MNT1,037.72	$0.51 RON2.24	+66.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 MNT1,547.26	$0.44 RON1.95	-3.2%
Average			-3.2%

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pay 40.2% more for transportation

	Ulaanbaatar	Bucharest
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.00 MNT13,586.19	$6.09 RON26.97	+52.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.09 MNT27,500.00	$17.24 RON76.30	+113.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,311.95 MNT103,000,000.00	$26,003.12 RON115,097.60	-14.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.30 MNT18,000.00	$5.82 RON25.75	+9.8%
Average			+40.2%

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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	-36.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$559.15 MNT1,900,000.00	$601.94 RON2,664.35	+7.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$428.82 MNT1,457,142.86	$397.23 RON1,758.26	-7.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.64 MNT199,261.01	$130.07 RON575.71	+121.8%
Average			+21.5%

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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	+245.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,690.11 MNT26,131,000.00	$10,631.65 RON47,058.87	+38.3%
Average			+141.7%

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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	+83.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.52 MNT8,557.14	$3.17 RON14.02	+25.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.77 MNT6,000.00	$5.98 RON26.47	+238.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.96 MNT203,750.00	$49.84 RON220.62	-16.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.56 MNT15,500.00	$8.62 RON38.15	+88.9%
Average			+83.9%

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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	+17.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.62 MNT171,999.80	$39.68 RON175.62	-21.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.29 MNT300,000.00	$85.94 RON380.41	-2.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.24 MNT483,333.33	$105.80 RON468.31	-25.6%
Average			-8.0%

Ulaanbaatar vs. Bucharest - Cost of clothing

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