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Vietnam

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Mongolia

Ulaanbaatar vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Ulaanbaatar is 35.4% more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 89.1% more in Ulaanbaatar
Groceries: pay 32.6% more in Ulaanbaatar
Transportation: pay 19.0% more in Ulaanbaatar
Housing: pay 36.8% more in Ulaanbaatar
Childcare: pay 43.7% less in Ulaanbaatar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 60.9% more in Ulaanbaatar
Clothing: pay 71.1% more in Ulaanbaatar

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

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Ulaanbaatar vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 89.1% more for restaurants

	Hanoi	Ulaanbaatar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.12 ₫54,709	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	+162.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.41 ₫114K	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	+26.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 ₫12,682	$0.86 MNT3,083.33	+74.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 ₫7,895	$0.59 MNT2,125.00	+93.3%
Average			+89.1%

Hanoi vs. Ulaanbaatar - Cost of restaurants

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pay 32.6% more for groceries

	Hanoi	Ulaanbaatar
Bread 1 loaf	$1.08 ₫28,038	$1.00 MNT3,588.33	-8.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.21 ₫135K	$6.18 MNT22,248.75	+18.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.70 ₫147K	$5.49 MNT19,758.34	-3.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.47 ₫37,998	$2.10 MNT7,573.96	+43.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.68 ₫43,541	$2.22 MNT7,975.68	+31.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₫39,339	$1.39 MNT5,003.76	-8.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 ₫12,425	$1.09 MNT3,926.41	+126.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.61 ₫15,774	$1.69 MNT6,091.75	+177.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 ₫13,181	$1.37 MNT4,944.16	+169.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 ₫11,195	$0.33 MNT1,188.41	-23.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫12,987	$0.48 MNT1,730.24	-4.3%
Average			+32.6%

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pay 19.0% more for transportation

	Hanoi	Ulaanbaatar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.47 ₫89,640	$4.32 MNT15,549.41	+24.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.24 ₫239K	$16.67 MNT60,000.00	+80.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,715.02 ₫794M	$26,896.36 MNT97M	-12.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.39 ₫139K	$4.86 MNT17,500.00	-9.8%
Average			+19.0%

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pay 36.8% more for housing

	Hanoi	Ulaanbaatar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.84 ₫228K	$13.63 MNT49,062.50	+54.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$407.99 ₫11M	$569.30 MNT2M	+39.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$278.92 ₫7M	$444.50 MNT2M	+59.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$65.57 ₫2M	$54.38 MNT196K	-17.1%
Average			+36.8%

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pay 43.7% less for childcare

	Hanoi	Ulaanbaatar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$771.38 ₫20M	$817.79 MNT3M	+6.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$27,672.00 ₫715M	$8,262.71 MNT30M	-70.1%
Average			-43.7%

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pay 60.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	Ulaanbaatar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.08 ₫27,842	$2.36 MNT8,500.00	+119.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.88 ₫48,577	$2.42 MNT8,692.31	+28.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.40 ₫36,207	$1.68 MNT6,044.89	+19.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$24.48 ₫633K	$67.73 MNT244K	+176.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.23 ₫109K	$4.17 MNT15,000.00	-1.6%
Average			+60.9%

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pay 71.1% more for clothing

	Hanoi	Ulaanbaatar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.20 ₫1M	$81.73 MNT294K	+69.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.30 ₫680K	$45.38 MNT163K	+72.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.83 ₫2M	$102.93 MNT370K	+22.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.65 ₫2M	$187.55 MNT675K	+138.5%
Average			+71.1%

Hanoi vs. Ulaanbaatar - Cost of clothing

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