Cost of living comparison

Thailand

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Mongolia

Ulaanbaatar vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Ulaanbaatar is 8.0% cheaper than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 32.5% more in Ulaanbaatar
Groceries: pay 11.2% less in Ulaanbaatar
Transportation: pay 31.6% less in Ulaanbaatar
Housing: pay 4.3% less in Ulaanbaatar
Childcare: pay 15.1% less in Ulaanbaatar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.5% less in Ulaanbaatar
Clothing: pay 21.9% more in Ulaanbaatar

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

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Ulaanbaatar vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 32.5% more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Ulaanbaatar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.97 THB99.93	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	+87.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.98 THB234.83	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	-20.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 THB21.88	$0.86 MNT3,083.33	+31.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 THB11.85	$0.59 MNT2,125.00	+67.5%
Average			+32.5%

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pay 11.2% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Ulaanbaatar
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 THB49.71	$1.00 MNT3,588.33	-32.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.63 THB290.22	$6.18 MNT22,248.75	-28.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.27 THB244.58	$5.49 MNT19,758.34	-24.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 THB86.28	$2.10 MNT7,573.96	-18.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.63 THB54.88	$2.22 MNT7,975.68	+35.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 THB59.51	$1.39 MNT5,003.76	-21.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 THB27.13	$1.09 MNT3,926.41	+35.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 THB41.81	$1.69 MNT6,091.75	+36.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 THB29.41	$1.37 MNT4,944.16	+57.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 THB26.29	$0.33 MNT1,188.41	-57.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 THB23.27	$0.48 MNT1,730.24	-30.5%
Average			-11.2%

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pay 31.6% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Ulaanbaatar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.32 THB178.88	$4.32 MNT15,549.41	-18.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.98 THB1,176.64	$16.67 MNT60,000.00	-52.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,193.83 THB1M	$26,896.36 MNT97M	-13.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.55 THB354.74	$4.86 MNT17,500.00	-53.9%
Average			-31.6%

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pay 4.3% less for housing

	Bangkok	Ulaanbaatar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.88 THB601.26	$13.63 MNT49,062.50	-23.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.80 THB22,731.05	$569.30 MNT2M	-15.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$346.10 THB11,641.49	$444.50 MNT2M	+28.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.03 THB2,759.05	$54.38 MNT196K	-33.7%
Average			-4.3%

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pay 15.1% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Ulaanbaatar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.31 THB19,115.66	$817.79 MNT3M	+43.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,500.59 THB555K	$8,262.71 MNT30M	-49.9%
Average			-15.1%

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pay 23.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Ulaanbaatar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.67 THB89.93	$2.36 MNT8,500.00	-11.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.79 THB93.99	$2.42 MNT8,692.31	-13.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.60 THB154.89	$1.68 MNT6,044.89	-63.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.43 THB1,965.23	$67.73 MNT244K	+15.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.58 THB254.81	$4.17 MNT15,000.00	-45.0%
Average			-23.5%

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pay 21.9% more for clothing

	Bangkok	Ulaanbaatar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.75 THB2,379.76	$81.73 MNT294K	+15.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.94 THB1,444.28	$45.38 MNT163K	+5.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.05 THB3,264.28	$102.93 MNT370K	+6.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.92 THB3,697.30	$187.55 MNT675K	+70.6%
Average			+21.9%

Bangkok vs. Ulaanbaatar - Cost of clothing

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