Cost of living comparison
Tripoli is 32.9% cheaper than Ulaanbaatar.
If you lived in Tripoli instead of Ulaanbaatar, you would:
pay 31.2% less for restaurants
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.08
MNT17,250.00
|
$5.63
LYD27.600
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.86
MNT16,500.00
|
$4.10
LYD20.070
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MNT2,852.94
|
$0.50
LYD2.470
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
MNT1,773.33
|
$0.10
LYD0.500
|
|
pay 46.8% less for groceries
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
MNT3,124.01
|
$0.27
LYD1.310
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.82
MNT23,187.50
|
$2.57
LYD12.610
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.44
MNT18,498.60
|
$4.05
LYD19.820
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
MNT7,518.68
|
$1.48
LYD7.240
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
MNT6,945.64
|
$1.59
LYD7.780
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.69
MNT5,745.51
|
$0.88
LYD4.320
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.30
MNT4,430.09
|
$0.57
LYD2.800
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.91
MNT6,503.39
|
$0.36
LYD1.750
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
MNT5,003.13
|
$0.25
LYD1.210
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
MNT1,037.72
|
$0.30
LYD1.460
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
MNT1,547.26
|
$0.32
LYD1.580
|
|
pay 27.2% more for transportation
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.00
MNT13,586.19
|
$0.12
LYD0.570
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.09
MNT27,500.00
|
$22.74
LYD111.410
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,311.95
MNT103,000,000.00
|
$14,851.83
LYD72,755.750
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.30
MNT18,000.00
|
$9.32
LYD45.660
|
|
pay 36.8% less for housing
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.66
MNT49,800.00
|
$20.49
LYD100.350
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$559.15
MNT1,900,000.00
|
$210.71
LYD1,032.200
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$428.82
MNT1,457,142.86
|
$130.23
LYD637.960
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.64
MNT199,261.01
|
$26.36
LYD129.140
|
|
pay 68.8% less for childcare
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$153.03
MNT520,000.00
|
$72.27
LYD354.020
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,690.11
MNT26,131,000.00
|
$1,170.59
LYD5,734.440
|
|
pay 31.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
MNT6,000.00
|
$0.72
LYD3.510
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
MNT8,557.14
|
$0.60
LYD2.930
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.77
MNT6,000.00
|
$2.15
LYD10.540
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.96
MNT203,750.00
|
$26.63
LYD130.460
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.56
MNT15,500.00
|
$5.12
LYD25.090
|
|
pay 42.4% less for clothing
|
Ulaanbaatar
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.51
MNT226,000.00
|
$30.22
LYD148.020
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.62
MNT171,999.80
|
$39.67
LYD194.350
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.29
MNT300,000.00
|
$52.09
LYD255.180
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.24
MNT483,333.33
|
$67.60
LYD331.160
|
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