Cost of living comparison

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

compared to

Vilnius, Lithuania

Vilnius vs. Ulaanbaatar Cost of Living Summary

Vilnius is 79.8% more expensive than Ulaanbaatar.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in Vilnius
Groceries: pay 1.3% less in Vilnius
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Vilnius
Housing: pay 63.2% more in Vilnius
Childcare: pay 2.4 times more in Vilnius
Entertainment and Sports: pay 93.1% more in Vilnius
Clothing: pay 1.5% less in Vilnius

The cost of restaurants, childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, and housing in Vilnius are more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Expenses including clothing and groceries are lower in Vilnius. Notably, restaurants, childcare, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Vilnius.

Vilnius vs. Ulaanbaatar Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	Ulaanbaatar	Vilnius
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.08 MNT17,250.00	$12.86 €11.32	+153.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.86 MNT16,500.00	$8.57 €7.55	+76.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 MNT2,852.94	$1.95 €1.71	+131.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 MNT1,773.33	$1.82 €1.60	+249.1%
Average			+152.7%

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pay 1.3% less for groceries

	Ulaanbaatar	Vilnius
Bread 1 loaf	$0.92 MNT3,124.01	$1.52 €1.34	+65.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.82 MNT23,187.50	$6.36 €5.60	-6.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.44 MNT18,498.60	$5.17 €4.56	-5.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 MNT7,518.68	$2.57 €2.27	+16.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 MNT6,945.64	$3.03 €2.67	+48.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.69 MNT5,745.51	$0.65 €0.57	-61.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.30 MNT4,430.09	$0.69 €0.61	-46.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 MNT6,503.39	$0.92 €0.81	-52.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.47 MNT5,003.13	$1.47 €1.30	+0.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 MNT1,037.72	$0.39 €0.35	+29.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 MNT1,547.26	$0.45 €0.39	-2.0%
Average			-1.3%

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Ulaanbaatar	Vilnius
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.00 MNT13,586.19	$6.12 €5.39	+53.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.09 MNT27,500.00	$31.08 €27.36	+284.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,311.95 MNT103,000,000.00	$33,251.45 €29,275.81	+9.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.30 MNT18,000.00	$11.36 €10.00	+114.5%
Average			+115.3%

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pay 63.2% more for housing

	Ulaanbaatar	Vilnius
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.66 MNT49,800.00	$17.16 €15.11	+17.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$559.15 MNT1,900,000.00	$795.81 €700.66	+42.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$428.82 MNT1,457,142.86	$594.19 €523.14	+38.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.64 MNT199,261.01	$149.42 €131.55	+154.8%
Average			+63.2%

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

	Ulaanbaatar	Vilnius
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$153.03 MNT520,000.00	$556.87 €490.29	+263.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,690.11 MNT26,131,000.00	$8,496.16 €7,480.33	+10.5%
Average			+137.2%

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pay 93.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Ulaanbaatar	Vilnius
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.77 MNT6,000.00	$4.82 €4.25	+173.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.52 MNT8,557.14	$3.37 €2.97	+34.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.77 MNT6,000.00	$5.36 €4.72	+203.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.96 MNT203,750.00	$40.23 €35.42	-32.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.56 MNT15,500.00	$8.57 €7.55	+88.0%
Average			+93.1%

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pay 1.5% less for clothing

	Ulaanbaatar	Vilnius
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.51 MNT226,000.00	$82.32 €72.48	+23.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.62 MNT171,999.80	$36.02 €31.72	-28.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.29 MNT300,000.00	$100.70 €88.66	+14.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.24 MNT483,333.33	$120.57 €106.16	-15.2%
Average			-1.5%

Ulaanbaatar vs. Vilnius - Cost of clothing

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