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Ulaanbaatar vs. Muscat Cost of Living Summary

Ulaanbaatar is 1.4% more expensive than Muscat.

Restaurants: pay 7.4% more in Ulaanbaatar
Groceries: pay 57.4% more in Ulaanbaatar
Transportation: pay 7.7% less in Ulaanbaatar
Housing: pay 27.7% less in Ulaanbaatar
Childcare: pay 15.3% less in Ulaanbaatar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 45.7% less in Ulaanbaatar
Clothing: pay 41.1% more in Ulaanbaatar

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

Ulaanbaatar vs. Muscat Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 7.4% more for restaurants

	Muscat	Ulaanbaatar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.20 OMR2.000	$5.08 MNT17,250.00	-2.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.79 OMR3.000	$4.86 MNT16,500.00	-37.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 OMR0.320	$0.84 MNT2,852.94	-0.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 OMR0.120	$0.52 MNT1,773.33	+70.3%
Average			+7.4%

Muscat vs. Ulaanbaatar - Cost of restaurants

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pay 57.4% more for groceries

	Muscat	Ulaanbaatar
Bread 1 loaf	$1.17 OMR0.450	$0.92 MNT3,124.01	-21.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.01 OMR0.770	$6.82 MNT23,187.50	+240.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.07 OMR2.330	$5.44 MNT18,498.60	-10.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.30 OMR0.880	$2.21 MNT7,518.68	-3.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.12 OMR0.820	$2.04 MNT6,945.64	-3.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.07 OMR0.410	$1.69 MNT5,745.51	+57.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.79 OMR0.300	$1.30 MNT4,430.09	+65.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 OMR0.300	$1.91 MNT6,503.39	+147.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 OMR0.200	$1.47 MNT5,003.13	+181.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 OMR0.170	$0.31 MNT1,037.72	-29.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.42 OMR0.160	$0.46 MNT1,547.26	+7.7%
Average			+57.4%

Muscat vs. Ulaanbaatar - Cost of groceries

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pay 7.7% less for transportation

	Muscat	Ulaanbaatar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.33 OMR0.900	$4.00 MNT13,586.19	+71.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$62.34 OMR24.000	$8.09 MNT27,500.00	-87.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,858.86 OMR8,798.670	$30,311.95 MNT103,000,000.00	+32.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.13 OMR3.900	$5.30 MNT18,000.00	-47.7%
Average			-7.7%

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pay 27.7% less for housing

	Muscat	Ulaanbaatar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$69.80 OMR26.870	$14.66 MNT49,800.00	-79.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$609.46 OMR234.590	$559.15 MNT1,900,000.00	-8.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$409.71 OMR157.700	$428.82 MNT1,457,142.86	+4.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$81.57 OMR31.400	$58.64 MNT199,261.01	-28.1%
Average			-27.7%

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pay 15.3% less for childcare

	Muscat	Ulaanbaatar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$188.90 OMR72.710	$153.03 MNT520,000.00	-19.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,697.81 OMR3,347.900	$7,690.11 MNT26,131,000.00	-11.6%
Average			-15.3%

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pay 45.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Muscat	Ulaanbaatar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$12.99 OMR5.000	$1.77 MNT6,000.00	-86.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.85 OMR1.870	$2.52 MNT8,557.14	-48.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.97 OMR2.300	$1.77 MNT6,000.00	-70.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.34 OMR17.450	$59.96 MNT203,750.00	+32.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.39 OMR4.000	$4.56 MNT15,500.00	-56.1%
Average			-45.7%

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pay 41.1% more for clothing

	Muscat	Ulaanbaatar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$43.16 OMR16.610	$66.51 MNT226,000.00	+54.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.38 OMR14.390	$50.62 MNT171,999.80	+35.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.28 OMR29.750	$88.29 MNT300,000.00	+14.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.48 OMR34.060	$142.24 MNT483,333.33	+60.8%
Average			+41.1%

Muscat vs. Ulaanbaatar - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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