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Iraq

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Mongolia

Ulaanbaatar vs. Baghdad Cost of Living Summary

Ulaanbaatar is 21.3% more expensive than Baghdad.

Restaurants: pay 13.5% more in Ulaanbaatar
Groceries: pay 85.7% more in Ulaanbaatar
Transportation: pay 11.8% more in Ulaanbaatar
Housing: pay 13.8% less in Ulaanbaatar
Childcare: pay 3.4 times more in Ulaanbaatar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.2% less in Ulaanbaatar
Clothing: pay 2.2 times more in Ulaanbaatar

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

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Ulaanbaatar vs. Baghdad Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 13.5% more for restaurants

	Baghdad	Ulaanbaatar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.79 IQD7,256	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	+16.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.63 IQD11,564	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	-27.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 IQD582	$0.86 MNT3,083.33	+123.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.24 IQD361	$0.59 MNT2,125.00	+147.5%
Average			+13.5%

Baghdad vs. Ulaanbaatar - Cost of restaurants

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pay 85.7% more for groceries

	Baghdad	Ulaanbaatar
Bread 1 loaf	$0.81 IQD1,221	$1.00 MNT3,588.33	+23.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.93 IQD2,923	$6.18 MNT22,248.75	+220.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.02 IQD6,089	$5.49 MNT19,758.34	+36.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.90 IQD2,875	$2.10 MNT7,573.96	+10.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.14 IQD3,247	$2.22 MNT7,975.68	+3.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.52 IQD787	$1.39 MNT5,003.76	+167.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.49 IQD743	$1.09 MNT3,926.41	+122.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48 IQD729	$1.69 MNT6,091.75	+252.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 IQD525	$1.37 MNT4,944.16	+296.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 IQD452	$0.33 MNT1,188.41	+10.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.30 IQD459	$0.48 MNT1,730.24	+58.7%
Average			+85.7%

Baghdad vs. Ulaanbaatar - Cost of groceries

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pay 11.8% more for transportation

	Baghdad	Ulaanbaatar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.46 IQD3,721	$4.32 MNT15,549.41	+75.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.90 IQD34,692	$16.67 MNT60,000.00	-27.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,083.90 IQD29M	$26,896.36 MNT97M	+40.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.50 IQD21,972	$4.86 MNT17,500.00	-66.5%
Average			+11.8%

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pay 13.8% less for housing

	Baghdad	Ulaanbaatar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.17 IQD63,879	$13.63 MNT49,062.50	-67.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$575.90 IQD872K	$569.30 MNT2M	-1.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$365.77 IQD554K	$444.50 MNT2M	+21.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$164.12 IQD249K	$54.38 MNT196K	-66.9%
Average			-13.8%

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pay 3.4 times more for childcare

	Baghdad	Ulaanbaatar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$167.78 IQD254K	$817.79 MNT3M	+387.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,458.96 IQD5M	$8,262.71 MNT30M	+138.9%
Average			+241.2%

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pay 26.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Baghdad	Ulaanbaatar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.82 IQD5,782	$2.36 MNT8,500.00	-38.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.11 IQD4,705	$2.42 MNT8,692.31	-22.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.91 IQD2,891	$1.68 MNT6,044.89	-12.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.95 IQD71,118	$67.73 MNT244K	+44.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.73 IQD16,247	$4.17 MNT15,000.00	-61.1%
Average			-26.2%

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pay 2.2 times more for clothing

	Baghdad	Ulaanbaatar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$28.84 IQD43,686	$81.73 MNT294K	+183.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.65 IQD49,468	$45.38 MNT163K	+39.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.76 IQD104K	$102.93 MNT370K	+49.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$48.35 IQD73,239	$187.55 MNT675K	+287.9%
Average			+118.7%

Baghdad vs. Ulaanbaatar - Cost of clothing

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