Cost of living comparison

Nicaragua

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Mongolia

Ulaanbaatar vs. Managua Cost of Living Summary

Ulaanbaatar is 19.5% more expensive than Managua.

Restaurants: pay 32.7% less in Ulaanbaatar
Groceries: pay 11.9% less in Ulaanbaatar
Transportation: pay 14.7% more in Ulaanbaatar
Housing: pay 68.5% more in Ulaanbaatar
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Ulaanbaatar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.2% more in Ulaanbaatar
Clothing: pay 0.9% more in Ulaanbaatar

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

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Ulaanbaatar vs. Managua Cost Breakdown

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pay 32.7% less for restaurants

	Managua	Ulaanbaatar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00 NIO368.77	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	-44.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.61 NIO280.64	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	-27.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.88 NIO32.56	$0.86 MNT3,083.33	-3.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 NIO26.24	$0.59 MNT2,125.00	-17.0%
Average			-32.7%

Managua vs. Ulaanbaatar - Cost of restaurants

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pay 11.9% less for groceries

	Managua	Ulaanbaatar
Bread 1 loaf	$2.37 NIO87.52	$1.00 MNT3,588.33	-58.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.80 NIO213.77	$6.18 MNT22,248.75	+6.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.68 NIO172.72	$5.49 MNT19,758.34	+17.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.37 NIO87.23	$2.10 MNT7,573.96	-11.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.87 NIO105.85	$2.22 MNT7,975.68	-22.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.82 NIO67.12	$1.39 MNT5,003.76	-23.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.27 NIO10.04	$1.09 MNT3,926.41	+300.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 NIO30.11	$1.69 MNT6,091.75	+107.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.11 NIO41.07	$1.37 MNT4,944.16	+23.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.79 NIO65.94	$0.33 MNT1,188.41	-81.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.01 NIO37.15	$0.48 MNT1,730.24	-52.3%
Average			-11.9%

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pay 14.7% more for transportation

	Managua	Ulaanbaatar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.06 NIO186.50	$4.32 MNT15,549.41	-14.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.01 NIO221.55	$16.67 MNT60,000.00	+177.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,973.64 NIO847K	$26,896.36 MNT97M	+17.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.69 NIO541.72	$4.86 MNT17,500.00	-66.9%
Average			+14.7%

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pay 68.5% more for housing

	Managua	Ulaanbaatar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.47 NIO1,197.31	$13.63 MNT49,062.50	-58.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$256.40 NIO9,455.33	$569.30 MNT2M	+122.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$181.00 NIO6,674.79	$444.50 MNT2M	+145.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$115.83 NIO4,271.37	$54.38 MNT196K	-53.0%
Average			+68.5%

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Managua	Ulaanbaatar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$235.82 NIO8,696.30	$817.79 MNT3M	+246.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,060.00 NIO223K	$8,262.71 MNT30M	+36.3%
Average			+117.4%

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pay 0.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Managua	Ulaanbaatar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 NIO55.32	$2.36 MNT8,500.00	+57.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.60 NIO95.88	$2.42 MNT8,692.31	-7.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.73 NIO100.57	$1.68 MNT6,044.89	-38.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.79 NIO1,282.95	$67.73 MNT244K	+94.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.00 NIO331.90	$4.17 MNT15,000.00	-53.7%
Average			+0.2%

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pay 0.9% more for clothing

	Managua	Ulaanbaatar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.88 NIO2,208.26	$81.73 MNT294K	+36.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$65.00 NIO2,397.02	$45.38 MNT163K	-30.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.64 NIO4,522.78	$102.93 MNT370K	-16.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$144.83 NIO5,340.78	$187.55 MNT675K	+29.5%
Average			+0.9%

Managua vs. Ulaanbaatar - Cost of clothing

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