Cost of living comparison
Damascus is 0.8% cheaper than Ulaanbaatar.
If you lived in Damascus instead of Ulaanbaatar, you would:
pay 7.8% more for restaurants
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.08
MNT17,250.00
|
$5.00
SYP65,010
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.86
MNT16,500.00
|
$5.00
SYP65,010
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MNT2,852.94
|
$1.05
SYP13,652
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
MNT1,773.33
|
$0.54
SYP7,086
|
|
pay 36.1% less for groceries
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
MNT3,124.01
|
$0.63
SYP8,217
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.82
MNT23,187.50
|
$1.67
SYP21,752
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.44
MNT18,498.60
|
$4.05
SYP52,594
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
MNT7,518.68
|
$1.97
SYP25,571
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
MNT6,945.64
|
$3.01
SYP39,106
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.69
MNT5,745.51
|
$0.46
SYP5,918
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.30
MNT4,430.09
|
$0.96
SYP12,544
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.91
MNT6,503.39
|
$0.46
SYP5,963
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
MNT5,003.13
|
$0.39
SYP5,065
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
MNT1,037.72
|
$0.27
SYP3,476
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
MNT1,547.26
|
$0.28
SYP3,593
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.00
MNT13,586.19
|
$15.92
SYP207,051
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.09
MNT27,500.00
|
$17.00
SYP221,034
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,311.95
MNT103,000,000.00
|
$18,500.00
SYP240,537,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.30
MNT18,000.00
|
$11.00
SYP143,022
|
|
pay 57.8% more for housing
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.66
MNT49,800.00
|
$66.75
SYP867,884
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$559.15
MNT1,900,000.00
|
$282.23
SYP3,669,607
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$428.82
MNT1,457,142.86
|
$145.72
SYP1,894,661
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.64
MNT199,261.01
|
$53.53
SYP695,989
|
|
pay 73.5% less for childcare
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$153.03
MNT520,000.00
|
$48.33
SYP628,430
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,690.11
MNT26,131,000.00
|
$1,650.00
SYP21,453,300
|
|
pay 24.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
MNT6,000.00
|
$1.25
SYP16,252
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
MNT8,557.14
|
$1.27
SYP16,578
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.77
MNT6,000.00
|
$3.00
SYP39,006
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.96
MNT203,750.00
|
$13.30
SYP172,927
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.56
MNT15,500.00
|
$3.00
SYP39,006
|
|
pay 56.8% less for clothing
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.51
MNT226,000.00
|
$22.00
SYP286,044
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.62
MNT171,999.80
|
$23.50
SYP305,547
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.29
MNT300,000.00
|
$47.50
SYP617,595
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.24
MNT483,333.33
|
$56.25
SYP731,362
|
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