Cost of living comparison
Praia is 41.3% more expensive than Ulaanbaatar.
If you lived in Praia instead of Ulaanbaatar, you would:
pay 63.0% more for restaurants
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Praia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.08
MNT17,250.00
|
$4.86
CVE508.29
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.86
MNT16,500.00
|
$6.32
CVE660.77
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MNT2,852.94
|
$1.78
CVE186.10
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
MNT1,773.33
|
$1.12
CVE116.96
|
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pay 63.3% more for groceries
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Praia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
MNT3,124.01
|
$2.95
CVE308.43
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.82
MNT23,187.50
|
$7.94
CVE830.56
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.44
MNT18,498.60
|
$4.78
CVE500.26
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
MNT7,518.68
|
$2.20
CVE229.75
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
MNT6,945.64
|
$2.61
CVE273.21
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.69
MNT5,745.51
|
$2.00
CVE208.73
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.30
MNT4,430.09
|
$1.32
CVE138.33
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.91
MNT6,503.39
|
$1.56
CVE162.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
MNT5,003.13
|
$2.23
CVE233.63
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
MNT1,037.72
|
$1.21
CVE126.81
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
MNT1,547.26
|
$0.88
CVE92.22
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Praia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.00
MNT13,586.19
|
$6.31
CVE659.76
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.09
MNT27,500.00
|
$20.42
CVE2,134.80
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,311.95
MNT103,000,000.00
|
$29,166.78
CVE3,049,712.85
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.30
MNT18,000.00
|
$17.26
CVE1,804.41
|
|
pay 84.7% more for housing
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Praia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.66
MNT49,800.00
|
$51.28
CVE5,362.41
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$559.15
MNT1,900,000.00
|
$583.34
CVE60,994.26
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$428.82
MNT1,457,142.86
|
$388.89
CVE40,662.84
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.64
MNT199,261.01
|
$113.61
CVE11,879.07
|
|
pay 42.6% less for childcare
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Praia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$153.03
MNT520,000.00
|
$110.42
CVE11,545.68
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,690.11
MNT26,131,000.00
|
$3,266.68
CVE341,567.84
|
|
pay 27.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Praia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
MNT6,000.00
|
$2.48
CVE259.23
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
MNT8,557.14
|
$1.49
CVE155.65
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.77
MNT6,000.00
|
$4.38
CVE457.46
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.96
MNT203,750.00
|
$36.46
CVE3,812.14
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.56
MNT15,500.00
|
$5.83
CVE609.94
|
|
pay 14.7% less for clothing
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Praia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.51
MNT226,000.00
|
$48.61
CVE5,082.85
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.62
MNT171,999.80
|
$38.89
CVE4,066.28
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.29
MNT300,000.00
|
$87.50
CVE9,149.14
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.24
MNT483,333.33
|
$131.25
CVE13,723.71
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