Cost of living comparison

Mongolia

compared to

Uruguay

Uruguay vs. Mongolia Cost of Living Summary

Uruguay is 42.4% more expensive than Mongolia overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.6 times more in Uruguay
Groceries: pay 29.1% more in Uruguay
Transportation: pay 86.2% more in Uruguay
Housing: pay 28.9% more in Uruguay
Childcare: pay 25.4% less in Uruguay
Entertainment and Sports: pay 66.3% more in Uruguay
Clothing: pay 0.8% less in Uruguay

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

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Uruguay vs. Mongolia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Uruguay instead of Mongolia, you would:

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pay 2.6 times more for restaurants

	Mongolia	Uruguay
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	$14.77 UYU595.24	+165.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	$13.18 UYU531.44	+137.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.86 MNT3,083.33	$2.28 UYU92.09	+166.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.59 MNT2,125.00	$1.73 UYU69.57	+192.3%
Average			+157.9%

Mongolia vs. Uruguay - Cost of restaurants

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pay 29.1% more for groceries

	Mongolia	Uruguay
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 MNT3,588.33	$2.54 UYU102.52	+155.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.18 MNT22,248.75	$6.45 UYU259.84	+4.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.49 MNT19,758.34	$4.76 UYU192.07	-13.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.10 MNT7,573.96	$4.37 UYU176.12	+107.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.22 MNT7,975.68	$4.88 UYU196.90	+120.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.39 MNT5,003.76	$1.11 UYU44.93	-19.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 MNT3,926.41	$1.06 UYU42.62	-3.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.69 MNT6,091.75	$0.67 UYU27.20	-60.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.37 MNT4,944.16	$1.51 UYU61.00	+10.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 MNT1,188.41	$0.81 UYU32.67	+145.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 MNT1,730.24	$0.91 UYU36.53	+88.5%
Average			+29.1%

Mongolia vs. Uruguay - Cost of groceries

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pay 86.2% more for transportation

	Mongolia	Uruguay
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.32 MNT15,549.41	$7.82 UYU315.44	+81.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.67 MNT60,000.00	$50.87 UYU2,050.48	+205.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,896.36 MNT97M	$29,807.93 UYU1M	+10.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.86 MNT17,500.00	$13.74 UYU553.77	+182.5%
Average			+86.2%

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pay 28.9% more for housing

	Mongolia	Uruguay
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.63 MNT49,062.50	$39.12 UYU1,576.96	+187.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$569.30 MNT2M	$658.65 UYU26,551.37	+15.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$444.50 MNT2M	$494.58 UYU19,937.71	+11.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$54.38 MNT196K	$105.91 UYU4,269.55	+94.8%
Average			+28.9%

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pay 25.4% less for childcare

	Mongolia	Uruguay
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$817.79 MNT3M	$530.72 UYU21,394.29	-35.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,262.71 MNT30M	$7,084.27 UYU286K	-14.3%
Average			-25.4%

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pay 66.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Mongolia	Uruguay
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.36 MNT8,500.00	$3.88 UYU156.22	+64.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.42 MNT8,692.31	$4.38 UYU176.67	+81.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.68 MNT6,044.89	$5.69 UYU229.51	+239.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.73 MNT244K	$49.86 UYU2,010.09	-26.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.17 MNT15,000.00	$11.10 UYU447.29	+166.2%
Average			+66.3%

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pay 0.8% less for clothing

	Mongolia	Uruguay
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.73 MNT294K	$83.65 UYU3,371.97	+2.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 MNT163K	$52.03 UYU2,097.47	+14.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.93 MNT370K	$127.51 UYU5,140.17	+23.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$187.55 MNT675K	$125.09 UYU5,042.53	-33.3%
Average			-0.8%

Mongolia vs. Uruguay - Cost of clothing

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