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Montenegro

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Mongolia

Ulaanbaatar vs. Podgorica Cost of Living Summary

Ulaanbaatar is 15.5% cheaper than Podgorica.

Restaurants: pay 52.3% less in Ulaanbaatar
Groceries: pay 11.6% more in Ulaanbaatar
Transportation: pay 34.3% less in Ulaanbaatar
Housing: pay 19.4% less in Ulaanbaatar
Childcare: pay 64.6% more in Ulaanbaatar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.0% less in Ulaanbaatar
Clothing: pay 14.5% more in Ulaanbaatar

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

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Ulaanbaatar vs. Podgorica Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 52.3% less for restaurants

	Podgorica	Ulaanbaatar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.20 €10.05	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	-50.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.64 €9.54	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	-47.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.55 €2.29	$0.86 MNT3,083.33	-66.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.43 €1.28	$0.59 MNT2,125.00	-58.7%
Average			-52.3%

Podgorica vs. Ulaanbaatar - Cost of restaurants

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pay 11.6% more for groceries

	Podgorica	Ulaanbaatar
Bread 1 loaf	$0.98 €0.88	$1.00 MNT3,588.33	+2.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.33 €3.88	$6.18 MNT22,248.75	+42.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.90 €4.39	$5.49 MNT19,758.34	+12.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.50 €3.14	$2.10 MNT7,573.96	-39.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.77 €3.38	$2.22 MNT7,975.68	-41.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.72 €0.65	$1.39 MNT5,003.76	+92.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 €0.68	$1.09 MNT3,926.41	+43.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 €0.71	$1.69 MNT6,091.75	+112.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.07 €0.96	$1.37 MNT4,944.16	+28.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 €0.39	$0.33 MNT1,188.41	-24.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 €0.42	$0.48 MNT1,730.24	+1.5%
Average			+11.6%

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pay 34.3% less for transportation

	Podgorica	Ulaanbaatar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.02 €6.30	$4.32 MNT15,549.41	-38.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.59 €30.14	$16.67 MNT60,000.00	-50.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,517.27 €27,378.57	$26,896.36 MNT97M	-11.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.03 €6.30	$4.86 MNT17,500.00	-30.8%
Average			-34.3%

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pay 19.4% less for housing

	Podgorica	Ulaanbaatar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.80 €28.53	$13.63 MNT49,062.50	-57.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$639.89 €574.08	$569.30 MNT2M	-11.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$489.46 €439.12	$444.50 MNT2M	-9.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$98.01 €87.93	$54.38 MNT196K	-44.5%
Average			-19.4%

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pay 64.6% more for childcare

	Podgorica	Ulaanbaatar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$340.96 €305.89	$817.79 MNT3M	+139.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,315.61 €6,563.20	$8,262.71 MNT30M	+12.9%
Average			+64.6%

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pay 14.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Podgorica	Ulaanbaatar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.08 €2.76	$2.36 MNT8,500.00	-23.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.17 €1.95	$2.42 MNT8,692.31	+11.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.37 €3.92	$1.68 MNT6,044.89	-61.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.15 €43.20	$67.73 MNT244K	+40.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.44 €5.78	$4.17 MNT15,000.00	-35.3%
Average			-14.0%

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pay 14.5% more for clothing

	Podgorica	Ulaanbaatar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$87.34 €78.36	$81.73 MNT294K	-6.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.28 €41.52	$45.38 MNT163K	-1.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.42 €87.40	$102.93 MNT370K	+5.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.75 €94.88	$187.55 MNT675K	+77.3%
Average			+14.5%

Podgorica vs. Ulaanbaatar - Cost of clothing

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