Cost of living comparison
Tehran is 21.9% cheaper than Ulaanbaatar.
If you lived in Tehran instead of Ulaanbaatar, you would:
pay 11.0% more for restaurants
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.08
MNT17,250.00
|
$4.00
IRR168,370
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.86
MNT16,500.00
|
$5.00
IRR210,462
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MNT2,852.94
|
$0.45
IRR19,107
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
MNT1,773.33
|
$1.08
IRR45,668
|
|
pay 51.2% less for groceries
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
MNT3,124.01
|
$0.53
IRR22,517
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.82
MNT23,187.50
|
$1.83
IRR76,984
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.44
MNT18,498.60
|
$2.32
IRR97,787
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
MNT7,518.68
|
$1.26
IRR53,074
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
MNT6,945.64
|
$1.84
IRR77,615
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.69
MNT5,745.51
|
$0.46
IRR19,221
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.30
MNT4,430.09
|
$0.70
IRR29,493
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.91
MNT6,503.39
|
$0.42
IRR17,765
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
MNT5,003.13
|
$0.32
IRR13,340
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
MNT1,037.72
|
$0.24
IRR10,200
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
MNT1,547.26
|
$0.26
IRR11,088
|
|
pay 36.0% more for transportation
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.00
MNT13,586.19
|
$2.76
IRR116,024
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.09
MNT27,500.00
|
$10.00
IRR420,925
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,311.95
MNT103,000,000.00
|
$90,000.00
IRR3,788,325,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.30
MNT18,000.00
|
$2.90
IRR122,068
|
|
pay 41.6% less for housing
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.66
MNT49,800.00
|
$6.79
IRR285,892
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$559.15
MNT1,900,000.00
|
$489.72
IRR20,613,509
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$428.82
MNT1,457,142.86
|
$339.71
IRR14,299,106
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.64
MNT199,261.01
|
$11.89
IRR500,470
|
|
pay 48.4% less for childcare
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$153.03
MNT520,000.00
|
$123.20
IRR5,185,796
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,690.11
MNT26,131,000.00
|
$1,753.32
IRR73,801,546
|
|
pay 37.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
MNT6,000.00
|
$0.80
IRR33,674
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
MNT8,557.14
|
$1.51
IRR63,401
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.77
MNT6,000.00
|
$2.50
IRR105,231
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.96
MNT203,750.00
|
$19.23
IRR809,449
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.56
MNT15,500.00
|
$1.50
IRR63,139
|
|
pay 21.2% less for clothing
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.51
MNT226,000.00
|
$36.21
IRR1,523,966
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.62
MNT171,999.80
|
$27.96
IRR1,177,098
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.29
MNT300,000.00
|
$138.01
IRR5,809,023
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.24
MNT483,333.33
|
$70.09
IRR2,950,365
|
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