Cost of living comparison
Budapest is 74.8% more expensive than Ulaanbaatar.
If you lived in Budapest instead of Ulaanbaatar, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.71
MNT16,005.07
|
$11.29
HUF4,256.12
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.35
MNT14,773.91
|
$8.47
HUF3,192.09
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
MNT2,533.11
|
$1.65
HUF623.14
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
MNT1,606.19
|
$1.26
HUF475.61
|
|
pay 10.2% more for groceries
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.81
MNT2,741.74
|
$1.59
HUF598.63
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.94
MNT23,567.91
|
$4.84
HUF1,824.39
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.95
MNT16,833.53
|
$4.13
HUF1,557.22
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.98
MNT6,712.28
|
$2.52
HUF948.35
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
MNT6,403.50
|
$2.59
HUF974.33
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.51
MNT5,144.40
|
$0.73
HUF273.74
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.23
MNT4,179.20
|
$0.85
HUF320.50
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.78
MNT6,064.71
|
$0.90
HUF339.53
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
MNT5,057.28
|
$1.41
HUF531.77
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
MNT926.46
|
$0.57
HUF214.76
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
MNT1,672.14
|
$0.62
HUF234.86
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.78
MNT12,837.98
|
$6.74
HUF2,540.70
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.97
MNT27,085.51
|
$26.82
HUF10,108.27
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,855.07
MNT101,447,536.23
|
$31,054.17
HUF11,704,318.30
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.22
MNT17,728.70
|
$13.04
HUF4,915.81
|
|
pay 52.4% more for housing
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Budapest
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.17
MNT41,366.96
|
$17.90
HUF6,745.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$486.53
MNT1,653,227.49
|
$643.77
HUF242,637.49
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$380.95
MNT1,294,476.19
|
$500.61
HUF188,679.18
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.80
MNT210,004.40
|
$123.00
HUF46,359.57
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$150.72
MNT512,162.32
|
$438.86
HUF165,408.13
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,997.58
MNT20,379,792.27
|
$10,690.89
HUF4,029,397.25
|
|
pay 78.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.59
MNT5,417.10
|
$2.82
HUF1,064.03
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.39
MNT8,109.24
|
$2.36
HUF888.20
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.74
MNT5,909.57
|
$6.21
HUF2,340.86
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.58
MNT202,457.33
|
$51.95
HUF19,580.41
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.49
MNT15,266.38
|
$7.76
HUF2,926.08
|
|
pay 0.7% less for clothing
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Budapest
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.87
MNT206,834.78
|
$80.02
HUF30,158.54
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.66
MNT148,354.59
|
$34.09
HUF12,849.92
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.14
MNT289,322.46
|
$92.91
HUF35,016.22
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.36
MNT436,182.19
|
$100.47
HUF37,866.93
|
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