Cost of living comparison

Comoros

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Mongolia

Ulaanbaatar vs. Moroni Cost of Living Summary

Ulaanbaatar is 26.1% cheaper than Moroni.

Restaurants: pay 17.8% less in Ulaanbaatar
Groceries: pay 43.8% less in Ulaanbaatar
Transportation: pay 36.7% less in Ulaanbaatar
Housing: pay 31.2% less in Ulaanbaatar
Childcare: pay 9.8% more in Ulaanbaatar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.5% more in Ulaanbaatar
Clothing: pay 20.3% more in Ulaanbaatar

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

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Ulaanbaatar vs. Moroni Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 17.8% less for restaurants

	Moroni	Ulaanbaatar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.16 KMF2,722	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	-9.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.96 KMF3,519	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	-30.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.00 KMF440	$0.86 MNT3,083.33	-14.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.64 KMF285	$0.59 MNT2,125.00	-8.3%
Average			-17.8%

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pay 43.8% less for groceries

	Moroni	Ulaanbaatar
Bread 1 loaf	$0.57 KMF251	$1.00 MNT3,588.33	+75.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.85 KMF1,703	$6.18 MNT22,248.75	+60.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$16.30 KMF7,206	$5.49 MNT19,758.34	-66.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.02 KMF2,217	$2.10 MNT7,573.96	-58.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	??	$2.22 MNT7,975.68
Apples (1 lb)	$2.29 KMF1,010	$1.39 MNT5,003.76	-39.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$1.09 MNT3,926.41
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$1.69 MNT6,091.75
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.87 KMF826	$1.37 MNT4,944.16	-26.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.04 KMF902	$0.33 MNT1,188.41	-83.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.40 KMF620	$0.48 MNT1,730.24	-65.7%
Average			-43.8%

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pay 36.7% less for transportation

	Moroni	Ulaanbaatar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.40 KMF5,040	$4.32 MNT15,549.41	-62.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.19 KMF14,229	$16.67 MNT60,000.00	-48.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,057.90 KMF8M	$26,896.36 MNT97M	+41.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.56 KMF3,785	$4.86 MNT17,500.00	-43.2%
Average			-36.7%

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pay 31.2% less for housing

	Moroni	Ulaanbaatar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$73.74 KMF32,593	$13.63 MNT49,062.50	-81.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$727.83 KMF322K	$569.30 MNT2M	-21.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$604.66 KMF267K	$444.50 MNT2M	-26.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$85.63 KMF37,847	$54.38 MNT196K	-36.5%
Average			-31.2%

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pay 9.8% more for childcare

	Moroni	Ulaanbaatar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$398.63 KMF176K	$817.79 MNT3M	+105.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,067.24 KMF6M	$8,262.71 MNT30M	-41.3%
Average			+9.8%

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pay 19.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Moroni	Ulaanbaatar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.04 KMF460	$2.36 MNT8,500.00	+126.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.76 KMF777	$2.42 MNT8,692.31	+37.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$1.68 MNT6,044.89
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$67.73 MNT244K
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 KMF2,876	$4.17 MNT15,000.00	-35.9%
Average			+19.5%

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pay 20.3% more for clothing

	Moroni	Ulaanbaatar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.47 KMF26,726	$81.73 MNT294K	+35.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$60.47 KMF26,726	$45.38 MNT163K	-24.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$109.73 KMF48,502	$102.93 MNT370K	-6.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.10 KMF37,614	$187.55 MNT675K	+120.4%
Average			+20.3%

Moroni vs. Ulaanbaatar - Cost of clothing

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