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Kingstown vs. Ulaanbaatar Cost of Living Summary

Kingstown is 98.6% more expensive than Ulaanbaatar.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Kingstown
Groceries: pay 2.0 times more in Kingstown
Transportation: pay 4.2 times more in Kingstown
Housing: pay 55.3% more in Kingstown
Childcare: pay 20.9% more in Kingstown
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.5% more in Kingstown
Clothing: pay 28.7% more in Kingstown

The cost of transportation, restaurants, groceries, housing, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Kingstown are more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Notably, transportation, restaurants, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Kingstown.

Kingstown vs. Ulaanbaatar Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Ulaanbaatar	Kingstown
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.08 MNT17,250.00	$7.40 EC$20.00	+45.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.86 MNT16,500.00	$11.10 EC$30.00	+128.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 MNT2,852.94	$1.85 EC$5.00	+120.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 MNT1,773.33	$1.76 EC$4.75	+236.8%
Average			+132.9%

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

	Ulaanbaatar	Kingstown
Bread 1 loaf	$0.92 MNT3,124.01	$1.85 EC$5.00	+101.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.82 MNT23,187.50	$7.26 EC$19.61	+6.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.44 MNT18,498.60	$12.14 EC$32.81	+123.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 MNT7,518.68	$4.60 EC$12.44	+108.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 MNT6,945.64	$1.98 EC$5.36	-3.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.69 MNT5,745.51	$3.76 EC$10.17	+122.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.30 MNT4,430.09	$0.86 EC$2.33	-33.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 MNT6,503.39	$4.18 EC$11.30	+118.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.47 MNT5,003.13	$1.68 EC$4.54	+14.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 MNT1,037.72	$1.60 EC$4.31	+422.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 MNT1,547.26	$1.23 EC$3.33	+170.4%
Average			+104.5%

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pay 4.2 times more for transportation

	Ulaanbaatar	Kingstown
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.00 MNT13,586.19	$14.57 EC$39.38	+264.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.09 MNT27,500.00	$59.20 EC$160.00	+631.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,311.95 MNT103,000,000.00	$32,376.83 EC$87,500.00	+6.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.30 MNT18,000.00	$24.98 EC$67.50	+371.5%
Average			+318.6%

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pay 55.3% more for housing

	Ulaanbaatar	Kingstown
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.66 MNT49,800.00	$55.50 EC$150.00	+278.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$559.15 MNT1,900,000.00	$296.02 EC$800.00	-47.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$428.82 MNT1,457,142.86	$296.02 EC$800.00	-31.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.64 MNT199,261.01	$70.74 EC$191.18	+20.6%
Average			+55.3%

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pay 20.9% more for childcare

	Ulaanbaatar	Kingstown
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$153.03 MNT520,000.00	$185.01 EC$500.00	+20.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,690.11 MNT26,131,000.00	??
Average			+20.9%

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pay 29.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Ulaanbaatar	Kingstown
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.77 MNT6,000.00	$1.85 EC$5.00	+4.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.52 MNT8,557.14	$2.71 EC$7.33	+7.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.77 MNT6,000.00	$4.44 EC$12.00	+151.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.96 MNT203,750.00	$37.00 EC$100.00	-38.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.56 MNT15,500.00	$5.55 EC$15.00	+21.7%
Average			+29.5%

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pay 28.7% more for clothing

	Ulaanbaatar	Kingstown
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.51 MNT226,000.00	$101.76 EC$275.00	+53.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.62 MNT171,999.80	$83.25 EC$225.00	+64.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.29 MNT300,000.00	$111.01 EC$300.00	+25.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.24 MNT483,333.33	$101.76 EC$275.00	-28.5%
Average			+28.7%

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