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Mexico

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Mongolia

Ulaanbaatar vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Ulaanbaatar is 26.3% cheaper than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 50.2% less in Ulaanbaatar
Groceries: pay 22.7% less in Ulaanbaatar
Transportation: pay 10.4% less in Ulaanbaatar
Housing: pay 35.5% less in Ulaanbaatar
Childcare: pay 13.5% more in Ulaanbaatar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.5% less in Ulaanbaatar
Clothing: pay 10.6% more in Ulaanbaatar

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

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Ulaanbaatar vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ulaanbaatar instead of Mexico City, you would:

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pay 50.2% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Ulaanbaatar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.13 MX$207.71	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	-50.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.07 MX$206.67	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	-49.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.63 MX$30.42	$0.86 MNT3,083.33	-47.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$24.29	$0.59 MNT2,125.00	-54.6%
Average			-50.2%

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pay 22.7% less for groceries

	Mexico City	Ulaanbaatar
Bread 1 loaf	$3.03 MX$56.60	$1.00 MNT3,588.33	-67.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.02 MX$112.44	$6.18 MNT22,248.75	+2.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.73 MX$125.60	$5.49 MNT19,758.34	-18.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.87 MX$53.50	$2.10 MNT7,573.96	-26.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.39 MX$81.90	$2.22 MNT7,975.68	-49.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.43 MX$26.68	$1.39 MNT5,003.76	-2.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.90 MX$16.82	$1.09 MNT3,926.41	+21.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.93 MX$17.35	$1.69 MNT6,091.75	+82.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.04 MX$19.45	$1.37 MNT4,944.16	+31.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$17.06	$0.33 MNT1,188.41	-63.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.85 MX$15.86	$0.48 MNT1,730.24	-43.4%
Average			-22.7%

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pay 10.4% less for transportation

	Mexico City	Ulaanbaatar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.76 MX$107.57	$4.32 MNT15,549.41	-25.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.03 MX$373.88	$16.67 MNT60,000.00	-16.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,528.95 MX$402K	$26,896.36 MNT97M	+24.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.54 MX$122.03	$4.86 MNT17,500.00	-25.6%
Average			-10.4%

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pay 35.5% less for housing

	Mexico City	Ulaanbaatar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$34.66 MX$646.96	$13.63 MNT49,062.50	-60.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,053.82 MX$19,673.10	$569.30 MNT2M	-46.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$672.38 MX$12,552.27	$444.50 MNT2M	-33.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$47.71 MX$890.71	$54.38 MNT196K	+14.0%
Average			-35.5%

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pay 13.5% more for childcare

	Mexico City	Ulaanbaatar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$435.78 MX$8,135.36	$817.79 MNT3M	+87.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,045.70 MX$225K	$8,262.71 MNT30M	-31.4%
Average			+13.5%

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pay 29.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Ulaanbaatar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.34 MX$62.31	$2.36 MNT8,500.00	-29.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.80 MX$71.02	$2.42 MNT8,692.31	-36.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.29 MX$98.66	$1.68 MNT6,044.89	-68.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.09 MX$1,065.74	$67.73 MNT244K	+18.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.68 MX$124.63	$4.17 MNT15,000.00	-37.6%
Average			-29.5%

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pay 10.6% more for clothing

	Mexico City	Ulaanbaatar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.61 MX$1,318.17	$81.73 MNT294K	+15.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.64 MX$1,001.39	$45.38 MNT163K	-15.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$109.04 MX$2,035.57	$102.93 MNT370K	-5.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.97 MX$2,164.99	$187.55 MNT675K	+61.7%
Average			+10.6%

Mexico City vs. Ulaanbaatar - Cost of clothing

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