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Lesotho

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Mongolia

Ulaanbaatar vs. Maseru Cost of Living Summary

Ulaanbaatar is 2.1 times more expensive than Maseru.

Restaurants: pay 34.3% less in Ulaanbaatar
Groceries: pay 10.1% more in Ulaanbaatar
Transportation: pay 13.4% less in Ulaanbaatar
Housing: pay 5.9 times more in Ulaanbaatar
Childcare: pay 10.5 times more in Ulaanbaatar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.5% more in Ulaanbaatar
Clothing: pay 15.6% more in Ulaanbaatar

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

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Ulaanbaatar vs. Maseru Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 34.3% less for restaurants

	Maseru	Ulaanbaatar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.01 LSL149.36	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	-38.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.41 LSL139.40	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	-33.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 LSL17.67	$0.86 MNT3,083.33	-19.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 LSL13.94	$0.59 MNT2,125.00	-29.8%
Average			-34.3%

Maseru vs. Ulaanbaatar - Cost of restaurants

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pay 10.1% more for groceries

	Maseru	Ulaanbaatar
Bread 1 loaf	$0.83 LSL13.69	$1.00 MNT3,588.33	+20.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.30 LSL54.75	$6.18 MNT22,248.75	+87.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.38 LSL72.55	$5.49 MNT19,758.34	+25.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.54 LSL25.49	$2.10 MNT7,573.96	+36.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.79 LSL46.28	$2.22 MNT7,975.68	-20.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.85 LSL14.11	$1.39 MNT5,003.76	+63.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.02 LSL16.82	$1.09 MNT3,926.41	+7.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.23 LSL20.32	$1.69 MNT6,091.75	+38.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 LSL18.06	$1.37 MNT4,944.16	+26.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 LSL11.74	$0.33 MNT1,188.41	-53.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.73 LSL12.08	$0.48 MNT1,730.24	-34.1%
Average			+10.1%

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pay 13.4% less for transportation

	Maseru	Ulaanbaatar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.98 LSL82.47	$4.32 MNT15,549.41	-13.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.04 LSL497.86	$16.67 MNT60,000.00	-44.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,030.86 LSL348K	$26,896.36 MNT97M	+27.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.01 LSL99.57	$4.86 MNT17,500.00	-19.1%
Average			-13.4%

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pay 5.9 times more for housing

	Maseru	Ulaanbaatar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$38.30 LSL634.69	$13.63 MNT49,062.50	-64.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$93.14 LSL1,543.35	$569.30 MNT2M	+511.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$55.58 LSL921.03	$444.50 MNT2M	+699.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$54.38 MNT196K
Average			+486.8%

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pay 10.5 times more for childcare

	Maseru	Ulaanbaatar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$52.06 LSL862.71	$817.79 MNT3M	+1470.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,181.73 LSL19,582.31	$8,262.71 MNT30M	+599.2%
Average			+948.0%

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pay 39.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Maseru	Ulaanbaatar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.80 LSL29.87	$2.36 MNT8,500.00	+31.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 LSL33.19	$2.42 MNT8,692.31	+20.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.11 LSL84.64	$1.68 MNT6,044.89	-67.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.03 LSL381.69	$67.73 MNT244K	+194.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$4.17 MNT15,000.00
Average			+39.5%

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pay 15.6% more for clothing

	Maseru	Ulaanbaatar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.07 LSL763.38	$81.73 MNT294K	+77.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.58 LSL921.03	$45.38 MNT163K	-18.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.15 LSL1,725.90	$102.93 MNT370K	-1.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.22 LSL2,489.28	$187.55 MNT675K	+24.9%
Average			+15.6%

Maseru vs. Ulaanbaatar - Cost of clothing

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