Cost of living comparison

Tanzania

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Mongolia

Ulaanbaatar vs. Dodoma Cost of Living Summary

Ulaanbaatar is 2.2 times more expensive than Dodoma.

Restaurants: pay 32.3% more in Ulaanbaatar
Groceries: pay 40.1% more in Ulaanbaatar
Transportation: pay 16.7% less in Ulaanbaatar
Housing: pay 3.8 times more in Ulaanbaatar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.5% more in Ulaanbaatar
Clothing: pay 10.8 times more in Ulaanbaatar

The cost of clothing, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Ulaanbaatar are more expensive than in Dodoma. Notably, clothing and housing are significantly more expensive in Ulaanbaatar.

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Ulaanbaatar vs. Dodoma Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 32.3% more for restaurants

	Dodoma	Ulaanbaatar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.66 TZS7,019.92	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	+109.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.59 TZS20,056.93	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	-26.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.32 TZS852.42	$0.86 MNT3,083.33	+165.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 TZS2,339.97	$0.59 MNT2,125.00	-33.3%
Average			+32.3%

Dodoma vs. Ulaanbaatar - Cost of restaurants

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pay 40.1% more for groceries

	Dodoma	Ulaanbaatar
Bread 1 loaf	$0.82 TZS2,172.83	$1.00 MNT3,588.33	+21.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.85 TZS7,521.35	$6.18 MNT22,248.75	+117.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.35 TZS8,857.77	$5.49 MNT19,758.34	+63.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.22 TZS5,856.62	$2.10 MNT7,573.96	-5.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.10 TZS8,187.91	$2.22 MNT7,975.68	-28.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.12 TZS2,956.75	$1.39 MNT5,003.76	+24.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.41 TZS1,091.72	$1.09 MNT3,926.41	+164.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.34 TZS909.77	$1.69 MNT6,091.75	+391.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 TZS1,819.54	$1.37 MNT4,944.16	+99.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 TZS1,250.93	$0.33 MNT1,188.41	-30.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.77 TZS2,046.98	$0.48 MNT1,730.24	-37.9%
Average			+40.1%

Dodoma vs. Ulaanbaatar - Cost of groceries

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pay 16.7% less for transportation

	Dodoma	Ulaanbaatar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.19 TZS13,706.77	$4.32 MNT15,549.41	-16.7%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$16.67 MNT60,000.00
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$26,896.36 MNT97M
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$4.86 MNT17,500.00
Average			-16.7%

Dodoma vs. Ulaanbaatar - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.8 times more for housing

	Dodoma	Ulaanbaatar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.98 TZS50,142.31	$13.63 MNT49,062.50	-28.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	??	$569.30 MNT2M
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$94.88 TZS251K	$444.50 MNT2M	+368.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$54.38 MNT196K
Average			+280.4%

Dodoma vs. Ulaanbaatar - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Dodoma	Ulaanbaatar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$817.79 MNT3M
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$8,262.71 MNT30M

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pay 39.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Dodoma	Ulaanbaatar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.83 TZS2,206.26	$2.36 MNT8,500.00	+182.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.90 TZS5,014.23	$2.42 MNT8,692.31	+27.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.52 TZS4,011.39	$1.68 MNT6,044.89	+10.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$56.93 TZS150K	$67.73 MNT244K	+19.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.80 TZS10,028.46	$4.17 MNT15,000.00	+9.8%
Average			+39.5%

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pay 10.8 times more for clothing

	Dodoma	Ulaanbaatar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$7.59 TZS20,056.93	$81.73 MNT294K	+976.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$45.38 MNT163K
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$102.93 MNT370K
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$187.55 MNT675K
Average			+976.8%

Dodoma vs. Ulaanbaatar - Cost of clothing

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