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Ulaanbaatar vs. Asmara Cost of Living Summary

Ulaanbaatar is 85.4% more expensive than Asmara.

Restaurants: pay 40.0% less in Ulaanbaatar
Groceries: pay 34.5% more in Ulaanbaatar
Transportation: pay 36.2% less in Ulaanbaatar
Housing: pay 21.9% more in Ulaanbaatar
Childcare: pay 5.3 times more in Ulaanbaatar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.9 times more in Ulaanbaatar
Clothing: pay 1.3% less in Ulaanbaatar

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

Ulaanbaatar vs. Asmara Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 40.0% less for restaurants

	Asmara	Ulaanbaatar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.00 ERN180.00	$5.56 MNT19,913.00	-53.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.99 ERN89.85	$5.41 MNT19,365.39	-9.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.25 ERN18.75	$0.72 MNT2,588.69	-42.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.00 ERN15.00	$0.46 MNT1,637.41	-54.3%
Average			-40.0%

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pay 34.5% more for groceries

	Asmara	Ulaanbaatar
Bread 1 loaf	??	$0.92 MNT3,304.31
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.50 ERN22.50	$5.86 MNT21,008.22	+291.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.30 ERN79.49	$5.29 MNT18,955.04	-0.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.38 ERN65.70	$2.05 MNT7,329.93	-53.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$12.17 ERN182.57	$2.65 MNT9,484.02	-78.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$5.54 ERN83.16	$1.34 MNT4,786.76	-75.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.58 ERN8.69	$1.03 MNT3,703.28	+78.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.91 ERN13.61	$1.87 MNT6,683.97	+105.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ERN7.56	$1.17 MNT4,177.48	+131.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 ERN10.43	$0.31 MNT1,106.47	-55.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 ERN6.50	$0.44 MNT1,580.67	+1.8%
Average			+34.5%

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pay 36.2% less for transportation

	Asmara	Ulaanbaatar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.52 ERN127.76	$3.78 MNT13,555.64	-55.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.00 ERN120.00	$8.34 MNT29,869.50	+4.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$66,666.00 ERN999,990.00	$28,628.61 MNT102,551,962.31	-57.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$5.00 MNT17,921.70
Average			-36.2%

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pay 21.9% more for housing

	Asmara	Ulaanbaatar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	$13.74 MNT49,201.71	-93.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$475.00 ERN7,125.00	$503.97 MNT1,805,294.99	+6.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$400.00 ERN6,000.00	$394.69 MNT1,413,823.17	-1.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$21.03 ERN315.44	$58.01 MNT207,795.08	+175.8%
Average			+21.9%

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pay 5.3 times more for childcare

	Asmara	Ulaanbaatar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$25.00 ERN375.00	$166.77 MNT597,390.07	+567.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,675.00 ERN25,125.00	$6,632.97 MNT23,760,294.02	+296.0%
Average			+431.6%

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pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports

	Asmara	Ulaanbaatar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.80 ERN12.00	$1.95 MNT6,969.55	+143.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.82 ERN12.38	$2.42 MNT8,675.43	+193.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$1.71 MNT6,142.65
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.00 ERN405.00	$69.49 MNT248,912.53	+157.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.10 ERN16.50	$3.89 MNT13,939.10	+253.8%
Average			+187.0%

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pay 1.3% less for clothing

	Asmara	Ulaanbaatar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$82.50 ERN1,237.50	$81.91 MNT293,429.59	-0.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.00 ERN1,125.00	$65.60 MNT234,973.23	-12.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	$98.97 MNT354,518.77	-50.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.00 ERN1,425.00	$150.55 MNT539,310.48	+58.5%
Average			-1.3%

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