Cost of living comparison

Damascus, Syria

compared to

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

Ulaanbaatar vs. Damascus Cost of Living Summary

Ulaanbaatar is 96.3% more expensive than Damascus.

Restaurants: pay 6.4% less in Ulaanbaatar
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Ulaanbaatar
Transportation: pay 28.8% less in Ulaanbaatar
Housing: pay 56.0% more in Ulaanbaatar
Childcare: pay 3.9 times more in Ulaanbaatar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.0 times more in Ulaanbaatar
Clothing: pay 2.4 times more in Ulaanbaatar

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

Ulaanbaatar vs. Damascus Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 6.4% less for restaurants

	Damascus	Ulaanbaatar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 SYP65,010	$5.08 MNT17,250.00	+1.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.00 SYP65,010	$4.86 MNT16,500.00	-2.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.05 SYP13,652	$0.84 MNT2,852.94	-20.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 SYP7,086	$0.52 MNT1,773.33	-4.2%
Average			-6.4%

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Damascus	Ulaanbaatar
Bread 1 loaf	$0.63 SYP8,217	$0.92 MNT3,124.01	+45.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.67 SYP21,752	$6.82 MNT23,187.50	+307.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.05 SYP52,594	$5.44 MNT18,498.60	+34.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.97 SYP25,571	$2.21 MNT7,518.68	+12.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.01 SYP39,106	$2.04 MNT6,945.64	-32.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.46 SYP5,918	$1.69 MNT5,745.51	+271.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.96 SYP12,544	$1.30 MNT4,430.09	+35.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.46 SYP5,963	$1.91 MNT6,503.39	+317.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 SYP5,065	$1.47 MNT5,003.13	+278.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.27 SYP3,476	$0.31 MNT1,037.72	+14.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.28 SYP3,593	$0.46 MNT1,547.26	+64.8%
Average			+122.7%

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pay 28.8% less for transportation

	Damascus	Ulaanbaatar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$15.92 SYP207,051	$4.00 MNT13,586.19	-74.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.00 SYP221,034	$8.09 MNT27,500.00	-52.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,500.00 SYP240,537,000	$30,311.95 MNT103,000,000.00	+63.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.00 SYP143,022	$5.30 MNT18,000.00	-51.8%
Average			-28.8%

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pay 56.0% more for housing

	Damascus	Ulaanbaatar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$66.75 SYP867,884	$14.66 MNT49,800.00	-78.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$282.23 SYP3,669,607	$559.15 MNT1,900,000.00	+98.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$145.72 SYP1,894,661	$428.82 MNT1,457,142.86	+194.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$53.53 SYP695,989	$58.64 MNT199,261.01	+9.5%
Average			+56.0%

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pay 3.9 times more for childcare

	Damascus	Ulaanbaatar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$48.33 SYP628,430	$153.03 MNT520,000.00	+216.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,650.00 SYP21,453,300	$7,690.11 MNT26,131,000.00	+366.1%
Average			+291.4%

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pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Damascus	Ulaanbaatar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.25 SYP16,252	$1.77 MNT6,000.00	+41.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.27 SYP16,578	$2.52 MNT8,557.14	+97.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 SYP39,006	$1.77 MNT6,000.00	-41.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$13.30 SYP172,927	$59.96 MNT203,750.00	+350.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.00 SYP39,006	$4.56 MNT15,500.00	+52.1%
Average			+100.1%

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pay 2.4 times more for clothing

	Damascus	Ulaanbaatar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$22.00 SYP286,044	$66.51 MNT226,000.00	+202.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.50 SYP305,547	$50.62 MNT171,999.80	+115.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$47.50 SYP617,595	$88.29 MNT300,000.00	+85.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$56.25 SYP731,362	$142.24 MNT483,333.33	+152.9%
Average			+139.1%

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