Cost of living comparison

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

compared to

Taipei, Taiwan

Taipei vs. Ulaanbaatar Cost of Living Summary

Taipei is 67.4% more expensive than Ulaanbaatar.

Restaurants: pay 18.7% more in Taipei
Groceries: pay 72.6% more in Taipei
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Taipei
Housing: pay 23.4% more in Taipei
Childcare: pay 3.2 times more in Taipei
Entertainment and Sports: pay 52.1% more in Taipei
Clothing: pay 21.2% less in Taipei

The cost of childcare, transportation, groceries, entertainment and sports, housing, and restaurants in Taipei are more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Notably, childcare and transportation are significantly more expensive in Taipei.

Taipei vs. Ulaanbaatar Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Taipei instead of Ulaanbaatar, you would:

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pay 18.7% more for restaurants

	Ulaanbaatar	Taipei
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.08 MNT17,250.00	$6.18 NT$182.72	+21.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.86 MNT16,500.00	$5.01 NT$148.00	+3.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 MNT2,852.94	$1.00 NT$29.68	+19.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 MNT1,773.33	$0.68 NT$20.07	+30.2%
Average			+18.7%

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pay 72.6% more for groceries

	Ulaanbaatar	Taipei
Bread 1 loaf	$0.92 MNT3,124.01	$1.86 NT$54.92	+102.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.82 MNT23,187.50	$8.37 NT$247.48	+22.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.44 MNT18,498.60	$10.77 NT$318.27	+97.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 MNT7,518.68	$2.72 NT$80.30	+22.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 MNT6,945.64	$4.37 NT$129.02	+113.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.69 MNT5,745.51	$2.06 NT$60.94	+22.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.30 MNT4,430.09	$1.01 NT$29.94	-22.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 MNT6,503.39	$1.25 NT$36.85	-34.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.47 MNT5,003.13	$1.56 NT$45.95	+5.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 MNT1,037.72	$1.30 NT$38.39	+325.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 MNT1,547.26	$1.11 NT$32.80	+143.8%
Average			+72.6%

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Ulaanbaatar	Taipei
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.00 MNT13,586.19	$3.68 NT$108.88	-7.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.09 MNT27,500.00	$37.10 NT$1,096.31	+358.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,311.95 MNT103,000,000.00	$34,750.62 NT$1,026,873.73	+14.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.30 MNT18,000.00	$8.81 NT$260.37	+66.3%
Average			+107.9%

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pay 23.4% more for housing

	Ulaanbaatar	Taipei
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.66 MNT49,800.00	$24.04 NT$710.33	+64.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$559.15 MNT1,900,000.00	$630.95 NT$18,644.42	+12.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$428.82 MNT1,457,142.86	$465.35 NT$13,751.09	+8.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.64 MNT199,261.01	$63.62 NT$1,879.97	+8.5%
Average			+23.4%

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pay 3.2 times more for childcare

	Ulaanbaatar	Taipei
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$153.03 MNT520,000.00	$610.09 NT$18,028.15	+298.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,690.11 MNT26,131,000.00	$18,275.33 NT$540,032.45	+137.6%
Average			+218.1%

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pay 52.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Ulaanbaatar	Taipei
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.77 MNT6,000.00	$2.63 NT$77.66	+48.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.52 MNT8,557.14	$3.05 NT$90.05	+21.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.77 MNT6,000.00	$3.71 NT$109.63	+110.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.96 MNT203,750.00	$38.32 NT$1,132.24	-36.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.56 MNT15,500.00	$9.89 NT$292.35	+116.9%
Average			+52.1%

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pay 21.2% less for clothing

	Ulaanbaatar	Taipei
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.51 MNT226,000.00	$56.02 NT$1,655.42	-15.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.62 MNT171,999.80	$31.15 NT$920.58	-38.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.29 MNT300,000.00	$85.26 NT$2,519.40	-3.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.24 MNT483,333.33	$103.43 NT$3,056.37	-27.3%
Average			-21.2%

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