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Paraguay

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Mongolia

Ulaanbaatar vs. Asuncion Cost of Living Summary

Ulaanbaatar is 4.7% more expensive than Asuncion.

Restaurants: pay 16.9% less in Ulaanbaatar
Groceries: pay 9.4% more in Ulaanbaatar
Transportation: pay 18.2% less in Ulaanbaatar
Housing: pay 5.8% more in Ulaanbaatar
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in Ulaanbaatar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.3% less in Ulaanbaatar
Clothing: pay 27.8% more in Ulaanbaatar

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

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Ulaanbaatar vs. Asuncion Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 16.9% less for restaurants

	Asuncion	Ulaanbaatar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.86 PYG42,938	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	-18.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.86 PYG42,938	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	-18.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 PYG6,620	$0.86 MNT3,083.33	-18.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 PYG3,578	$0.59 MNT2,125.00	+3.4%
Average			-16.9%

Asuncion vs. Ulaanbaatar - Cost of restaurants

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pay 9.4% more for groceries

	Asuncion	Ulaanbaatar
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 PYG9,238	$1.00 MNT3,588.33	-32.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.85 PYG30,374	$6.18 MNT22,248.75	+27.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.83 PYG30,244	$5.49 MNT19,758.34	+13.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.40 PYG15,019	$2.10 MNT7,573.96	-12.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.37 PYG14,817	$2.22 MNT7,975.68	-6.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.35 PYG8,475	$1.39 MNT5,003.76	+2.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.57 PYG3,582	$1.09 MNT3,926.41	+90.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.54 PYG3,391	$1.69 MNT6,091.75	+212.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 PYG6,898	$1.37 MNT4,944.16	+24.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 PYG3,834	$0.33 MNT1,188.41	-46.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.60 PYG3,736	$0.48 MNT1,730.24	-19.4%
Average			+9.4%

Asuncion vs. Ulaanbaatar - Cost of groceries

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pay 18.2% less for transportation

	Asuncion	Ulaanbaatar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.68 PYG29,315	$4.32 MNT15,549.41	-7.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.71 PYG236K	$16.67 MNT60,000.00	-55.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,138.81 PYG107M	$26,896.36 MNT97M	+56.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.81 PYG86,521	$4.86 MNT17,500.00	-64.8%
Average			-18.2%

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pay 5.8% more for housing

	Asuncion	Ulaanbaatar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.03 PYG138K	$13.63 MNT49,062.50	-38.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$625.19 PYG4M	$569.30 MNT2M	-8.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$378.03 PYG2M	$444.50 MNT2M	+17.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$38.14 PYG239K	$54.38 MNT196K	+42.6%
Average			+5.8%

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	Asuncion	Ulaanbaatar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$183.39 PYG1M	$817.79 MNT3M	+345.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,778.44 PYG36M	$8,262.71 MNT30M	+43.0%
Average			+152.5%

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pay 7.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Asuncion	Ulaanbaatar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.89 PYG11,808	$2.36 MNT8,500.00	+25.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.35 PYG20,992	$2.42 MNT8,692.31	-27.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.31 PYG14,492	$1.68 MNT6,044.89	-27.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.10 PYG226K	$67.73 MNT244K	+87.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.57 PYG53,673	$4.17 MNT15,000.00	-51.4%
Average			-7.3%

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pay 27.8% more for clothing

	Asuncion	Ulaanbaatar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.41 PYG397K	$81.73 MNT294K	+28.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$56.56 PYG354K	$45.38 MNT163K	-19.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.05 PYG664K	$102.93 MNT370K	-2.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$70.55 PYG442K	$187.55 MNT675K	+165.8%
Average			+27.8%

Asuncion vs. Ulaanbaatar - Cost of clothing

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