Cost of living comparison

Vilnius, Lithuania

compared to

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

Ulaanbaatar vs. Vilnius Cost of Living Summary

Ulaanbaatar is 25.0% cheaper than Vilnius.

Restaurants: pay 58.0% less in Ulaanbaatar
Groceries: pay 23.8% more in Ulaanbaatar
Transportation: pay 42.7% less in Ulaanbaatar
Housing: pay 33.2% less in Ulaanbaatar
Childcare: pay 41.0% less in Ulaanbaatar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 30.7% less in Ulaanbaatar
Clothing: pay 6.8% more in Ulaanbaatar

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

Ulaanbaatar vs. Vilnius Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 58.0% less for restaurants

	Vilnius	Ulaanbaatar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.86 €11.83	$5.08 MNT17,250.00	-60.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.57 €7.88	$4.86 MNT16,500.00	-43.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.95 €1.79	$0.84 MNT2,852.94	-56.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.82 €1.68	$0.52 MNT1,773.33	-71.4%
Average			-58.0%

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pay 23.8% more for groceries

	Vilnius	Ulaanbaatar
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 €1.40	$0.92 MNT3,124.01	-39.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.36 €5.85	$6.82 MNT23,187.50	+7.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.17 €4.76	$5.44 MNT18,498.60	+5.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.57 €2.37	$2.21 MNT7,518.68	-14.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.03 €2.79	$2.04 MNT6,945.64	-32.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.65 €0.60	$1.69 MNT5,745.51	+159.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.69 €0.64	$1.30 MNT4,430.09	+88.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 €0.84	$1.91 MNT6,503.39	+108.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.47 €1.36	$1.47 MNT5,003.13	-0.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 €0.36	$0.31 MNT1,037.72	-22.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 €0.41	$0.46 MNT1,547.26	+2.1%
Average			+23.8%

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pay 42.7% less for transportation

	Vilnius	Ulaanbaatar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.12 €5.63	$4.00 MNT13,586.19	-34.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.08 €28.58	$8.09 MNT27,500.00	-74.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,251.45 €30,574.64	$30,311.95 MNT103,000,000.00	-8.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.36 €10.45	$5.30 MNT18,000.00	-53.4%
Average			-42.7%

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pay 33.2% less for housing

	Vilnius	Ulaanbaatar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.16 €15.78	$14.66 MNT49,800.00	-14.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$795.81 €731.74	$559.15 MNT1,900,000.00	-29.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$594.19 €546.35	$428.82 MNT1,457,142.86	-27.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$149.42 €137.39	$58.64 MNT199,261.01	-60.8%
Average			-33.2%

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pay 41.0% less for childcare

	Vilnius	Ulaanbaatar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$556.87 €512.04	$153.03 MNT520,000.00	-72.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,496.16 €7,812.20	$7,690.11 MNT26,131,000.00	-9.5%
Average			-41.0%

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pay 30.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Vilnius	Ulaanbaatar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.82 €4.43	$1.77 MNT6,000.00	-63.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.37 €3.10	$2.52 MNT8,557.14	-25.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.36 €4.93	$1.77 MNT6,000.00	-67.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.23 €36.99	$59.96 MNT203,750.00	+49.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.57 €7.88	$4.56 MNT15,500.00	-46.8%
Average			-30.7%

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pay 6.8% more for clothing

	Vilnius	Ulaanbaatar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$82.32 €75.69	$66.51 MNT226,000.00	-19.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.02 €33.12	$50.62 MNT171,999.80	+40.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.70 €92.59	$88.29 MNT300,000.00	-12.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.57 €110.87	$142.24 MNT483,333.33	+18.0%
Average			+6.8%

Vilnius vs. Ulaanbaatar - Cost of clothing

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