Cost of living comparison

Ukraine

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Mongolia

Ulaanbaatar vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Ulaanbaatar is 5.4% more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 34.4% less in Ulaanbaatar
Groceries: pay 36.9% more in Ulaanbaatar
Transportation: pay 9.2% less in Ulaanbaatar
Housing: pay 4.6% more in Ulaanbaatar
Childcare: pay 4.5% more in Ulaanbaatar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.4% more in Ulaanbaatar
Clothing: pay 20.4% more in Ulaanbaatar

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

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Ulaanbaatar vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 34.4% less for restaurants

	Kiev	Ulaanbaatar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.14 UAH501.88	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	-50.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.80 UAH351.31	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	-28.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 UAH36.01	$0.86 MNT3,083.33	+7.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 UAH25.67	$0.59 MNT2,125.00	+3.6%
Average			-34.4%

Kiev vs. Ulaanbaatar - Cost of restaurants

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pay 36.9% more for groceries

	Kiev	Ulaanbaatar
Bread 1 loaf	$0.88 UAH39.43	$1.00 MNT3,588.33	+13.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.12 UAH230.76	$6.18 MNT22,248.75	+20.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.04 UAH226.99	$5.49 MNT19,758.34	+8.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.02 UAH91.04	$2.10 MNT7,573.96	+4.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.41 UAH108.49	$2.22 MNT7,975.68	-8.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 UAH24.92	$1.39 MNT5,003.76	+151.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 UAH32.01	$1.09 MNT3,926.41	+53.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.84 UAH38.01	$1.69 MNT6,091.75	+100.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.27 UAH57.11	$1.37 MNT4,944.16	+8.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.28 UAH12.77	$0.33 MNT1,188.41	+16.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 UAH9.56	$0.48 MNT1,730.24	+126.5%
Average			+36.9%

Kiev vs. Ulaanbaatar - Cost of groceries

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pay 9.2% less for transportation

	Kiev	Ulaanbaatar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.69 UAH301.35	$4.32 MNT15,549.41	-35.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.14 UAH501.88	$16.67 MNT60,000.00	+49.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,407.28 UAH1M	$26,896.36 MNT97M	-8.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.79 UAH260.98	$4.86 MNT17,500.00	-16.1%
Average			-9.2%

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pay 4.6% more for housing

	Kiev	Ulaanbaatar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$6.61 UAH297.83	$13.63 MNT49,062.50	+106.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$632.91 UAH28,506.61	$569.30 MNT2M	-10.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$343.71 UAH15,480.97	$444.50 MNT2M	+29.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.57 UAH3,448.79	$54.38 MNT196K	-29.0%
Average			+4.6%

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pay 4.5% more for childcare

	Kiev	Ulaanbaatar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$411.05 UAH18,513.68	$817.79 MNT3M	+99.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,064.36 UAH679K	$8,262.71 MNT30M	-45.2%
Average			+4.5%

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pay 21.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Ulaanbaatar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.34 UAH60.23	$2.36 MNT8,500.00	+76.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.70 UAH76.65	$2.42 MNT8,692.31	+41.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.45 UAH155.58	$1.68 MNT6,044.89	-51.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.41 UAH1,640.09	$67.73 MNT244K	+86.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.57 UAH250.94	$4.17 MNT15,000.00	-25.2%
Average			+21.4%

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pay 20.4% more for clothing

	Kiev	Ulaanbaatar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.25 UAH3,344.32	$81.73 MNT294K	+10.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.74 UAH1,790.03	$45.38 MNT163K	+14.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.27 UAH4,336.22	$102.93 MNT370K	+6.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.00 UAH5,404.83	$187.55 MNT675K	+56.3%
Average			+20.4%

Kiev vs. Ulaanbaatar - Cost of clothing

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