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Ulaanbaatar vs. Rabat Cost of Living Summary

Ulaanbaatar is 15.2% more expensive than Rabat.

Restaurants: pay 11.6% more in Ulaanbaatar
Groceries: pay 83.3% more in Ulaanbaatar
Transportation: pay 41.9% less in Ulaanbaatar
Housing: pay 21.1% more in Ulaanbaatar
Childcare: pay 2.0% less in Ulaanbaatar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.9% less in Ulaanbaatar
Clothing: pay 35.1% more in Ulaanbaatar

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

Ulaanbaatar vs. Rabat Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 11.6% more for restaurants

	Rabat	Ulaanbaatar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.42 MAD40.78	$5.56 MNT19,913.00	+25.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.62 MAD61.17	$5.41 MNT19,365.39	-18.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.59 MAD5.49	$0.72 MNT2,588.69	+21.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.39 MAD3.60	$0.46 MNT1,637.41	+17.4%
Average			+11.6%

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pay 83.3% more for groceries

	Rabat	Ulaanbaatar
Bread 1 loaf	$0.49 MAD4.53	$0.92 MNT3,304.31	+88.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.60 MAD61.00	$5.86 MNT21,008.22	-11.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.32 MAD30.67	$5.29 MNT18,955.04	+59.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.99 MAD18.38	$2.05 MNT7,329.93	+2.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.35 MAD30.90	$2.65 MNT9,484.02	-20.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.67 MAD6.22	$1.34 MNT4,786.76	+98.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 MAD6.06	$1.03 MNT3,703.28	+57.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.36 MAD3.35	$1.87 MNT6,683.97	+414.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.38 MAD3.54	$1.17 MNT4,177.48	+203.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 MAD3.07	$0.31 MNT1,106.47	-7.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 MAD3.13	$0.44 MNT1,580.67	+30.4%
Average			+83.3%

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pay 41.9% less for transportation

	Rabat	Ulaanbaatar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.91 MAD54.60	$3.78 MNT13,555.64	-36.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.60 MAD254.88	$8.34 MNT29,869.50	-69.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,530.73 MAD346,633.56	$28,628.61 MNT102,551,962.31	-23.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.06 MAD74.42	$5.00 MNT17,921.70	-37.9%
Average			-41.9%

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pay 21.1% more for housing

	Rabat	Ulaanbaatar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$38.53 MAD355.88	$13.74 MNT49,201.71	-64.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$469.58 MAD4,337.03	$503.97 MNT1,805,294.99	+7.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$272.96 MAD2,521.07	$394.69 MNT1,413,823.17	+44.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.46 MAD272.14	$58.01 MNT207,795.08	+96.9%
Average			+21.1%

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pay 2.0% less for childcare

	Rabat	Ulaanbaatar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$158.91 MAD1,467.65	$166.77 MNT597,390.07	+4.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,276.88 MAD67,209.25	$6,632.97 MNT23,760,294.02	-8.8%
Average			-2.0%

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pay 0.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Rabat	Ulaanbaatar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.52 MAD50.98	$1.95 MNT6,969.55	-64.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 MAD18.43	$2.42 MNT8,675.43	+21.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.30 MAD39.76	$1.71 MNT6,142.65	-60.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.37 MAD262.03	$69.49 MNT248,912.53	+144.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.17 MAD66.27	$3.89 MNT13,939.10	-45.8%
Average			-0.9%

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pay 35.1% more for clothing

	Rabat	Ulaanbaatar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.35 MAD492.76	$81.91 MNT293,429.59	+53.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.77 MAD441.19	$65.60 MNT234,973.23	+37.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.95 MAD960.04	$98.97 MNT354,518.77	-4.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$97.51 MAD900.57	$150.55 MNT539,310.48	+54.4%
Average			+35.1%

Rabat vs. Ulaanbaatar - Cost of clothing

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