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Ulaanbaatar vs. Pretoria Cost of Living Summary

Ulaanbaatar is 5.0% more expensive than Pretoria.

Restaurants: pay 27.0% less in Ulaanbaatar
Groceries: pay 28.0% more in Ulaanbaatar
Transportation: pay 34.7% less in Ulaanbaatar
Housing: pay 20.9% less in Ulaanbaatar
Childcare: pay 27.9% more in Ulaanbaatar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.1% more in Ulaanbaatar
Clothing: pay 61.4% more in Ulaanbaatar

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

Ulaanbaatar vs. Pretoria Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 27.0% less for restaurants

	Pretoria	Ulaanbaatar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.64 ZAR147.89	$5.56 MNT19,913.00	-35.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.04 ZAR86.27	$5.41 MNT19,365.39	+7.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 ZAR18.50	$0.72 MNT2,588.69	-33.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 ZAR14.58	$0.46 MNT1,637.41	-46.4%
Average			-27.0%

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pay 28.0% more for groceries

	Pretoria	Ulaanbaatar
Bread 1 loaf	$1.06 ZAR18.16	$0.92 MNT3,304.31	-13.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.04 ZAR69.13	$5.86 MNT21,008.22	+45.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.70 ZAR80.48	$5.29 MNT18,955.04	+12.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.48 ZAR42.36	$2.05 MNT7,329.93	-17.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.11 ZAR36.15	$2.65 MNT9,484.02	+25.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.76 ZAR13.02	$1.34 MNT4,786.76	+75.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 ZAR12.19	$1.03 MNT3,703.28	+45.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 ZAR12.83	$1.87 MNT6,683.97	+148.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 ZAR13.02	$1.17 MNT4,177.48	+53.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 ZAR10.20	$0.31 MNT1,106.47	-48.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 ZAR9.34	$0.44 MNT1,580.67	-19.1%
Average			+28.0%

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pay 34.7% less for transportation

	Pretoria	Ulaanbaatar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.00 ZAR85.49	$3.78 MNT13,555.64	-24.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$170.26 ZAR2,913.51	$8.34 MNT29,869.50	-95.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,166.39 ZAR345,085.73	$28,628.61 MNT102,551,962.31	+42.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.96 ZAR221.84	$5.00 MNT17,921.70	-61.4%
Average			-34.7%

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pay 20.9% less for housing

	Pretoria	Ulaanbaatar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.76 ZAR629.04	$13.74 MNT49,201.71	-62.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$407.94 ZAR6,980.59	$503.97 MNT1,805,294.99	+23.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$411.01 ZAR7,033.18	$394.69 MNT1,413,823.17	-4.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$97.62 ZAR1,670.51	$58.01 MNT207,795.08	-40.6%
Average			-20.9%

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pay 27.9% more for childcare

	Pretoria	Ulaanbaatar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$202.82 ZAR3,470.58	$166.77 MNT597,390.07	-17.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,822.97 ZAR65,418.40	$6,632.97 MNT23,760,294.02	+73.5%
Average			+27.9%

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pay 0.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Pretoria	Ulaanbaatar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.30 ZAR39.44	$1.95 MNT6,969.55	-15.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.15 ZAR36.72	$2.42 MNT8,675.43	+12.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.88 ZAR49.30	$1.71 MNT6,142.65	-40.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.87 ZAR613.80	$69.49 MNT248,912.53	+93.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.78 ZAR133.10	$3.89 MNT13,939.10	-50.0%
Average			+0.1%

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pay 61.4% more for clothing

	Pretoria	Ulaanbaatar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.50 ZAR864.09	$81.91 MNT293,429.59	+62.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.12 ZAR566.83	$65.60 MNT234,973.23	+98.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$89.07 ZAR1,524.13	$98.97 MNT354,518.77	+11.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$86.43 ZAR1,478.94	$150.55 MNT539,310.48	+74.2%
Average			+61.4%

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