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Belarus

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Mongolia

Ulaanbaatar vs. Minsk Cost of Living Summary

Ulaanbaatar is 10.2% more expensive than Minsk.

Restaurants: pay 28.8% less in Ulaanbaatar
Groceries: pay 40.2% more in Ulaanbaatar
Transportation: pay 13.0% more in Ulaanbaatar
Housing: pay 8.1% more in Ulaanbaatar
Childcare: pay 16.1% less in Ulaanbaatar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.9% more in Ulaanbaatar
Clothing: pay 29.5% more in Ulaanbaatar

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

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Ulaanbaatar vs. Minsk Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 28.8% less for restaurants

	Minsk	Ulaanbaatar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.78 BYN29.35	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	-43.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.85 BYN20.55	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	-18.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.96 BYN2.88	$0.86 MNT3,083.33	-10.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.59 BYN1.78	$0.59 MNT2,125.00	-0.3%
Average			-28.8%

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pay 40.2% more for groceries

	Minsk	Ulaanbaatar
Bread 1 loaf	$0.68 BYN2.04	$1.00 MNT3,588.33	+46.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.79 BYN11.37	$6.18 MNT22,248.75	+63.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.45 BYN10.36	$5.49 MNT19,758.34	+59.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 BYN4.91	$2.10 MNT7,573.96	+28.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.40 BYN7.21	$2.22 MNT7,975.68	-7.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 BYN2.09	$1.39 MNT5,003.76	+100.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 BYN2.29	$1.09 MNT3,926.41	+42.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 BYN2.92	$1.69 MNT6,091.75	+73.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.21 BYN3.64	$1.37 MNT4,944.16	+13.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 BYN0.88	$0.33 MNT1,188.41	+13.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.33 BYN1.00	$0.48 MNT1,730.24	+43.9%
Average			+40.2%

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pay 13.0% more for transportation

	Minsk	Ulaanbaatar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.33 BYN9.99	$4.32 MNT15,549.41	+29.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$18.59 BYN55.77	$16.67 MNT60,000.00	-10.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,193.80 BYN63,595.66	$26,896.36 MNT97M	+26.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.54 BYN16.63	$4.86 MNT17,500.00	-12.3%
Average			+13.0%

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pay 8.1% more for housing

	Minsk	Ulaanbaatar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.39 BYN40.18	$13.63 MNT49,062.50	+1.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$581.42 BYN1,744.64	$569.30 MNT2M	-2.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$380.44 BYN1,141.58	$444.50 MNT2M	+16.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$46.63 BYN139.91	$54.38 MNT196K	+16.6%
Average			+8.1%

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pay 16.1% less for childcare

	Minsk	Ulaanbaatar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$396.70 BYN1,190.38	$817.79 MNT3M	+106.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$24,214.29 BYN72,659.15	$8,262.71 MNT30M	-65.9%
Average			-16.1%

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pay 10.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Minsk	Ulaanbaatar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.63 BYN4.89	$2.36 MNT8,500.00	+44.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.32 BYN6.96	$2.42 MNT8,692.31	+4.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.61 BYN7.83	$1.68 MNT6,044.89	-35.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.06 BYN111.21	$67.73 MNT244K	+82.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.87 BYN17.61	$4.17 MNT15,000.00	-29.0%
Average			+10.9%

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pay 29.5% more for clothing

	Minsk	Ulaanbaatar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.77 BYN152.35	$81.73 MNT294K	+61.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.17 BYN132.53	$45.38 MNT163K	+2.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.09 BYN318.35	$102.93 MNT370K	-3.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.95 BYN320.91	$187.55 MNT675K	+75.4%
Average			+29.5%

Minsk vs. Ulaanbaatar - Cost of clothing

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