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Ulaanbaatar vs. Douglas Cost of Living Summary

Ulaanbaatar is 39.8% cheaper than Douglas.

Restaurants: pay 66.7% less in Ulaanbaatar
Groceries: pay 3.9% more in Ulaanbaatar
Transportation: pay 53.0% less in Ulaanbaatar
Housing: pay 64.8% less in Ulaanbaatar
Childcare: pay 72.8% less in Ulaanbaatar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 52.6% less in Ulaanbaatar
Clothing: pay 27.5% more in Ulaanbaatar

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

Ulaanbaatar vs. Douglas Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 66.7% less for restaurants

	Douglas	Ulaanbaatar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$25.83 £21.16	$5.08 MNT17,250.00	-80.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.04 £7.41	$4.86 MNT16,500.00	-46.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.62 £2.15	$0.84 MNT2,852.94	-68.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.87 £1.53	$0.52 MNT1,773.33	-72.1%
Average			-66.7%

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pay 3.9% more for groceries

	Douglas	Ulaanbaatar
Bread 1 loaf	$1.91 £1.56	$0.92 MNT3,124.01	-51.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.41 £2.80	$6.82 MNT23,187.50	+99.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.95 £5.69	$5.44 MNT18,498.60	-21.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.74 £3.06	$2.21 MNT7,518.68	-40.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 £3.11	$2.04 MNT6,945.64	-46.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.13 £0.92	$1.69 MNT5,745.51	+49.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 £0.60	$1.30 MNT4,430.09	+76.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.03 £0.84	$1.91 MNT6,503.39	+86.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.36 £1.12	$1.47 MNT5,003.13	+7.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 £0.61	$0.31 MNT1,037.72	-59.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.10 £0.90	$0.46 MNT1,547.26	-58.5%
Average			+3.9%

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pay 53.0% less for transportation

	Douglas	Ulaanbaatar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.66 £6.27	$4.00 MNT13,586.19	-47.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$72.11 £59.07	$8.09 MNT27,500.00	-88.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,288.44 £26,449.69	$30,311.95 MNT103,000,000.00	-6.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.18 £14.07	$5.30 MNT18,000.00	-69.2%
Average			-53.0%

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pay 64.8% less for housing

	Douglas	Ulaanbaatar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$68.19 £55.86	$14.66 MNT49,800.00	-78.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,183.91 £969.82	$559.15 MNT1,900,000.00	-52.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$968.65 £793.49	$428.82 MNT1,457,142.86	-55.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$209.19 £171.36	$58.64 MNT199,261.01	-72.0%
Average			-64.8%

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pay 72.8% less for childcare

	Douglas	Ulaanbaatar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,174.87 £962.42	$153.03 MNT520,000.00	-87.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$18,512.04 £15,164.49	$7,690.11 MNT26,131,000.00	-58.5%
Average			-72.8%

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pay 52.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Douglas	Ulaanbaatar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.33 £5.18	$1.77 MNT6,000.00	-72.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.05 £4.13	$2.52 MNT8,557.14	-50.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$21.31 £17.46	$1.77 MNT6,000.00	-91.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$52.74 £43.20	$59.96 MNT203,750.00	+13.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.27 £10.05	$4.56 MNT15,500.00	-62.8%
Average			-52.6%

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pay 27.5% more for clothing

	Douglas	Ulaanbaatar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.51 £65.95	$66.51 MNT226,000.00	-17.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.71 £32.53	$50.62 MNT171,999.80	+27.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.84 £74.41	$88.29 MNT300,000.00	-2.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$70.17 £57.48	$142.24 MNT483,333.33	+102.7%
Average			+27.5%

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