Cost of living comparison
Luxembourg is 3.1 times more expensive than Ulaanbaatar.
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Ulaanbaatar, you would:
pay 4.6 times more for restaurants
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Ulaanbaatar
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Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.08
MNT17,250.00
|
$21.44
€20.55
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.86
MNT16,500.00
|
$12.86
€12.33
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MNT2,852.94
|
$3.89
€3.73
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
MNT1,773.33
|
$3.59
€3.44
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pay 71.3% more for groceries
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
MNT3,124.01
|
$3.19
€3.06
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.82
MNT23,187.50
|
$8.38
€8.04
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.44
MNT18,498.60
|
$5.80
€5.56
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
MNT7,518.68
|
$4.18
€4.01
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
MNT6,945.64
|
$5.36
€5.14
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.69
MNT5,745.51
|
$1.21
€1.16
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.30
MNT4,430.09
|
$0.91
€0.87
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.91
MNT6,503.39
|
$1.12
€1.08
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
MNT5,003.13
|
$1.85
€1.77
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
MNT1,037.72
|
$0.95
€0.91
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
MNT1,547.26
|
$1.00
€0.96
|
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pay 2.8 times more for transportation
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.00
MNT13,586.19
|
$6.12
€5.87
|
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| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.09
MNT27,500.00
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,311.95
MNT103,000,000.00
|
$27,027.72
€25,913.45
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.30
MNT18,000.00
|
$31.72
€30.42
|
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pay 3.5 times more for housing
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.66
MNT49,800.00
|
$51.67
€49.54
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$559.15
MNT1,900,000.00
|
$1,942.57
€1,862.48
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$428.82
MNT1,457,142.86
|
$1,630.61
€1,563.39
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.64
MNT199,261.01
|
$186.56
€178.87
|
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pay 5.5 times more for childcare
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$153.03
MNT520,000.00
|
$1,316.93
€1,262.64
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,690.11
MNT26,131,000.00
|
$17,684.09
€16,955.03
|
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pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
MNT6,000.00
|
$7.23
€6.94
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
MNT8,557.14
|
$4.34
€4.16
|
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.77
MNT6,000.00
|
$6.16
€5.91
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.96
MNT203,750.00
|
$45.62
€43.74
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.56
MNT15,500.00
|
$15.00
€14.39
|
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pay 18.5% less for clothing
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.51
MNT226,000.00
|
$64.15
€61.51
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.62
MNT171,999.80
|
$32.76
€31.41
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.29
MNT300,000.00
|
$82.52
€79.11
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.24
MNT483,333.33
|
$101.28
€97.11
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