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Ulaanbaatar vs. Brasilia Cost of Living Summary

Ulaanbaatar is 0.3% more expensive than Brasilia.

Restaurants: pay 37.2% less in Ulaanbaatar
Groceries: pay 14.4% more in Ulaanbaatar
Transportation: pay 22.4% less in Ulaanbaatar
Housing: pay 18.4% more in Ulaanbaatar
Childcare: pay 30.6% less in Ulaanbaatar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.9% less in Ulaanbaatar
Clothing: pay 39.8% more in Ulaanbaatar

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

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Ulaanbaatar vs. Brasilia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 37.2% less for restaurants

	Brasilia	Ulaanbaatar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.96 R$44.61	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	-38.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.46 R$42.13	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	-34.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.49 R$7.43	$0.86 MNT3,083.33	-42.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.95 R$4.73	$0.59 MNT2,125.00	-37.8%
Average			-37.2%

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pay 14.4% more for groceries

	Brasilia	Ulaanbaatar
Bread 1 loaf	$2.06 R$10.27	$1.00 MNT3,588.33	-51.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.88 R$29.28	$6.18 MNT22,248.75	+5.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.06 R$20.23	$5.49 MNT19,758.34	+35.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.48 R$12.34	$2.10 MNT7,573.96	-15.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.83 R$9.09	$2.22 MNT7,975.68	+21.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.10 R$5.50	$1.39 MNT5,003.76	+25.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.68 R$3.41	$1.09 MNT3,926.41	+59.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 R$3.00	$1.69 MNT6,091.75	+181.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 R$3.76	$1.37 MNT4,944.16	+82.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.55 R$2.72	$0.33 MNT1,188.41	-39.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 R$2.40	$0.48 MNT1,730.24	-0.3%
Average			+14.4%

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pay 22.4% less for transportation

	Brasilia	Ulaanbaatar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.94 R$24.61	$4.32 MNT15,549.41	-12.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.03 R$179.43	$16.67 MNT60,000.00	-53.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,669.59 R$118K	$26,896.36 MNT97M	+13.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.24 R$41.04	$4.86 MNT17,500.00	-41.0%
Average			-22.4%

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pay 18.4% more for housing

	Brasilia	Ulaanbaatar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.23 R$110.67	$13.63 MNT49,062.50	-38.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$503.69 R$2,507.99	$569.30 MNT2M	+13.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$275.14 R$1,369.98	$444.50 MNT2M	+61.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$74.47 R$370.79	$54.38 MNT196K	-27.0%
Average			+18.4%

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pay 30.6% less for childcare

	Brasilia	Ulaanbaatar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$826.32 R$4,114.39	$817.79 MNT3M	-1.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,972.69 R$84,510.43	$8,262.71 MNT30M	-51.3%
Average			-30.6%

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pay 4.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Brasilia	Ulaanbaatar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.39 R$11.90	$2.36 MNT8,500.00	-1.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.66 R$13.23	$2.42 MNT8,692.31	-9.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.48 R$12.37	$1.68 MNT6,044.89	-32.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.99 R$169.24	$67.73 MNT244K	+99.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.96 R$39.65	$4.17 MNT15,000.00	-47.7%
Average			-4.9%

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pay 39.8% more for clothing

	Brasilia	Ulaanbaatar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.09 R$279.27	$81.73 MNT294K	+45.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.24 R$220.27	$45.38 MNT163K	+2.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.37 R$425.06	$102.93 MNT370K	+20.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.39 R$440.11	$187.55 MNT675K	+112.2%
Average			+39.8%

Brasilia vs. Ulaanbaatar - Cost of clothing

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