Cost of living comparison
Kuwait City is 63.5% more expensive than Ulaanbaatar.
If you lived in Kuwait City instead of Ulaanbaatar, you would:
pay 29.7% more for restaurants
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Kuwait City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.08
MNT17,250.00
|
$9.75
KWD3.000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.86
MNT16,500.00
|
$8.13
KWD2.500
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MNT2,852.94
|
$0.67
KWD0.210
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
MNT1,773.33
|
$0.42
KWD0.130
|
|
pay 12.4% less for groceries
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Kuwait City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
MNT3,124.01
|
$1.00
KWD0.310
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.82
MNT23,187.50
|
$2.63
KWD0.810
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.44
MNT18,498.60
|
$5.77
KWD1.770
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
MNT7,518.68
|
$2.35
KWD0.720
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
MNT6,945.64
|
$2.92
KWD0.900
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.69
MNT5,745.51
|
$1.05
KWD0.320
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.30
MNT4,430.09
|
$0.84
KWD0.260
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.91
MNT6,503.39
|
$0.77
KWD0.240
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
MNT5,003.13
|
$0.71
KWD0.220
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
MNT1,037.72
|
$0.49
KWD0.150
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
MNT1,547.26
|
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.00
MNT13,586.19
|
$1.28
KWD0.390
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.09
MNT27,500.00
|
$48.77
KWD14.980
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,311.95
MNT103,000,000.00
|
$22,111.30
KWD6,791.380
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.30
MNT18,000.00
|
$29.26
KWD8.990
|
|
pay 42.1% more for housing
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Kuwait City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.66
MNT49,800.00
|
$26.66
KWD8.190
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$559.15
MNT1,900,000.00
|
$879.86
KWD270.250
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$428.82
MNT1,457,142.86
|
$681.04
KWD209.180
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.64
MNT199,261.01
|
$41.34
KWD12.700
|
|
pay 97.0% more for childcare
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$153.03
MNT520,000.00
|
$464.57
KWD142.690
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,690.11
MNT26,131,000.00
|
$6,942.30
KWD2,132.290
|
|
pay 88.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Kuwait City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
MNT6,000.00
|
$1.63
KWD0.500
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
MNT8,557.14
|
$5.99
KWD1.840
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.77
MNT6,000.00
|
$3.09
KWD0.950
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.96
MNT203,750.00
|
$113.29
KWD34.800
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.56
MNT15,500.00
|
$11.38
KWD3.500
|
|
pay 15.7% less for clothing
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Kuwait City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.51
MNT226,000.00
|
$42.27
KWD12.980
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.62
MNT171,999.80
|
$51.44
KWD15.800
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.29
MNT300,000.00
|
$93.02
KWD28.570
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.24
MNT483,333.33
|
$94.84
KWD29.130
|
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