Cost of living comparison

Victoria, Seychelles

compared to

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

Ulaanbaatar vs. Victoria Cost of Living Summary

Ulaanbaatar is 28.1% cheaper than Victoria.

Restaurants: pay 67.5% less in Ulaanbaatar
Groceries: pay 16.9% less in Ulaanbaatar
Transportation: pay 43.9% less in Ulaanbaatar
Housing: pay 50.0% less in Ulaanbaatar
Childcare: pay 11.0% less in Ulaanbaatar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 51.2% less in Ulaanbaatar
Clothing: pay 44.0% more in Ulaanbaatar

Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, groceries, and childcare are lower in Ulaanbaatar.

Ulaanbaatar vs. Victoria Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 67.5% less for restaurants

	Victoria	Ulaanbaatar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.76 SCR247.49	$5.08 MNT17,250.00	-69.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.71 SCR143.42	$4.86 MNT16,500.00	-50.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.75 SCR40.68	$0.84 MNT2,852.94	-69.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.71 SCR40.05	$0.52 MNT1,773.33	-80.8%
Average			-67.5%

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pay 16.9% less for groceries

	Victoria	Ulaanbaatar
Bread 1 loaf	$2.29 SCR33.84	$0.92 MNT3,124.01	-59.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$18.13 SCR267.66	$6.82 MNT23,187.50	-62.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.52 SCR111.03	$5.44 MNT18,498.60	-27.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.58 SCR52.80	$2.21 MNT7,518.68	-38.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.00 SCR44.28	$2.04 MNT6,945.64	-31.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.97 SCR14.34	$1.69 MNT5,745.51	+74.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.10 SCR16.22	$1.30 MNT4,430.09	+18.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 SCR14.34	$1.91 MNT6,503.39	+97.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.27 SCR48.23	$1.47 MNT5,003.13	-54.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 SCR12.14	$0.31 MNT1,037.72	-62.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.73 SCR10.78	$0.46 MNT1,547.26	-37.6%
Average			-16.9%

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pay 43.9% less for transportation

	Victoria	Ulaanbaatar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.82 SCR85.90	$4.00 MNT13,586.19	-31.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.82 SCR395.98	$8.09 MNT27,500.00	-69.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,617.26 SCR393,057.10	$30,311.95 MNT103,000,000.00	+13.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$46.18 SCR681.97	$5.30 MNT18,000.00	-88.5%
Average			-43.9%

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pay 50.0% less for housing

	Victoria	Ulaanbaatar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$163.87 SCR2,419.90	$14.66 MNT49,800.00	-91.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$979.92 SCR14,470.44	$559.15 MNT1,900,000.00	-42.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$794.53 SCR11,732.86	$428.82 MNT1,457,142.86	-46.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$73.52 SCR1,085.60	$58.64 MNT199,261.01	-20.2%
Average			-50.0%

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pay 11.0% less for childcare

	Victoria	Ulaanbaatar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$167.60 SCR2,474.90	$153.03 MNT520,000.00	-8.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,868.55 SCR130,961.92	$7,690.11 MNT26,131,000.00	-13.3%
Average			-11.0%

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pay 51.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Victoria	Ulaanbaatar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.07 SCR60.04	$1.77 MNT6,000.00	-56.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.16 SCR76.23	$2.52 MNT8,557.14	-51.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$22.89 SCR337.97	$1.77 MNT6,000.00	-92.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$95.81 SCR1,414.80	$59.96 MNT203,750.00	-37.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.59 SCR82.50	$4.56 MNT15,500.00	-18.3%
Average			-51.2%

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pay 44.0% more for clothing

	Victoria	Ulaanbaatar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$68.58 SCR1,012.76	$66.51 MNT226,000.00	-3.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.30 SCR432.65	$50.62 MNT171,999.80	+72.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$73.44 SCR1,084.51	$88.29 MNT300,000.00	+20.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$76.39 SCR1,128.10	$142.24 MNT483,333.33	+86.2%
Average			+44.0%

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