Cost of living comparison

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

compared to

Mexico City, Mexico

Mexico City vs. Ulaanbaatar Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 32.5% more expensive than Ulaanbaatar.

Restaurants: pay 56.4% more in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 26.8% more in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 15.9% more in Mexico City
Housing: pay 26.2% more in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 79.4% more in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 38.9% more in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 16.3% less in Mexico City

The cost of childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, housing, and transportation in Mexico City are more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Mexico City.

Mexico City vs. Ulaanbaatar Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mexico City instead of Ulaanbaatar, you would:

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pay 56.4% more for restaurants

	Ulaanbaatar	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.08 MNT17,250.00	$9.93 MX$197.86	+95.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.86 MNT16,500.00	$7.45 MX$148.40	+53.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 MNT2,852.94	$1.08 MX$21.51	+28.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 MNT1,773.33	$0.77 MX$15.40	+48.1%
Average			+56.4%

Ulaanbaatar vs. Mexico City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 26.8% more for groceries

	Ulaanbaatar	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$0.92 MNT3,124.01	$2.45 MX$48.87	+166.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.82 MNT23,187.50	$4.87 MX$96.99	-28.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.44 MNT18,498.60	$5.51 MX$109.75	+1.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 MNT7,518.68	$2.18 MX$43.50	-1.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 MNT6,945.64	$3.57 MX$71.16	+74.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.69 MNT5,745.51	$1.22 MX$24.35	-27.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.30 MNT4,430.09	$0.67 MX$13.34	-48.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 MNT6,503.39	$0.80 MX$15.92	-58.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.47 MNT5,003.13	$0.83 MX$16.49	-43.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 MNT1,037.72	$0.85 MX$16.96	+178.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 MNT1,547.26	$0.83 MX$16.49	+81.8%
Average			+26.8%

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pay 15.9% more for transportation

	Ulaanbaatar	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.00 MNT13,586.19	$4.64 MX$92.41	+16.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.09 MNT27,500.00	$17.87 MX$356.15	+120.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,311.95 MNT103,000,000.00	$18,615.02 MX$370,988.00	-38.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.30 MNT18,000.00	$3.47 MX$69.25	-34.4%
Average			+15.9%

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pay 26.2% more for housing

	Ulaanbaatar	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.66 MNT49,800.00	$24.38 MX$485.87	+66.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$559.15 MNT1,900,000.00	$893.52 MX$17,807.42	+59.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$428.82 MNT1,457,142.86	$544.24 MX$10,846.34	+26.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.64 MNT199,261.01	$30.31 MX$604.09	-48.3%
Average			+26.2%

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pay 79.4% more for childcare

	Ulaanbaatar	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$153.03 MNT520,000.00	$381.33 MX$7,599.63	+149.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,690.11 MNT26,131,000.00	$8,426.99 MX$167,945.68	+9.6%
Average			+79.4%

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pay 38.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Ulaanbaatar	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.77 MNT6,000.00	$2.73 MX$54.41	+54.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.52 MNT8,557.14	$3.01 MX$59.91	+19.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.77 MNT6,000.00	$3.92 MX$78.15	+122.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.96 MNT203,750.00	$53.69 MX$1,069.96	-10.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.56 MNT15,500.00	$4.96 MX$98.93	+8.8%
Average			+38.9%

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pay 16.3% less for clothing

	Ulaanbaatar	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.51 MNT226,000.00	$56.36 MX$1,123.13	-15.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.62 MNT171,999.80	$41.06 MX$818.29	-18.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.29 MNT300,000.00	$91.99 MX$1,833.37	+4.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.24 MNT483,333.33	$91.93 MX$1,832.11	-35.4%
Average			-16.3%

Ulaanbaatar vs. Mexico City - Cost of clothing

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