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Ulaanbaatar vs. San Jose Cost of Living Summary

Ulaanbaatar is 35.4% cheaper than San Jose.

Restaurants: pay 56.8% less in Ulaanbaatar
Groceries: pay 26.7% less in Ulaanbaatar
Transportation: pay 50.6% less in Ulaanbaatar
Housing: pay 41.4% less in Ulaanbaatar
Childcare: pay 59.8% less in Ulaanbaatar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.5% less in Ulaanbaatar
Clothing: pay 20.9% more in Ulaanbaatar

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, transportation, housing, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Ulaanbaatar.

Ulaanbaatar vs. San Jose Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ulaanbaatar instead of San Jose, you would:

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pay 56.8% less for restaurants

	San Jose	Ulaanbaatar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.95 CRC4,947.81	$5.56 MNT19,913.00	-44.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.91 CRC4,924.29	$5.41 MNT19,365.39	-45.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.06 CRC1,022.01	$0.72 MNT2,588.69	-64.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.67 CRC831.76	$0.46 MNT1,637.41	-72.7%
Average			-56.8%

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pay 26.7% less for groceries

	San Jose	Ulaanbaatar
Bread 1 loaf	$2.64 CRC1,311.09	$0.92 MNT3,304.31	-65.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.95 CRC2,462.15	$5.86 MNT21,008.22	+18.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.78 CRC3,868.62	$5.29 MNT18,955.04	-32.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.88 CRC1,429.67	$2.05 MNT7,329.93	-28.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.97 CRC1,971.17	$2.65 MNT9,484.02	-33.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.94 CRC963.65	$1.34 MNT4,786.76	-31.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 CRC324.89	$1.03 MNT3,703.28	+58.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.95 CRC967.90	$1.87 MNT6,683.97	-4.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.58 CRC786.24	$1.17 MNT4,177.48	-26.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.55 CRC768.91	$0.31 MNT1,106.47	-80.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.43 CRC711.41	$0.44 MNT1,580.67	-69.2%
Average			-26.7%

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pay 50.6% less for transportation

	San Jose	Ulaanbaatar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.39 CRC2,678.58	$3.78 MNT13,555.64	-29.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$41.21 CRC20,485.06	$8.34 MNT29,869.50	-79.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,640.45 CRC18,712,315.88	$28,628.61 MNT102,551,962.31	-23.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.12 CRC8,011.83	$5.00 MNT17,921.70	-69.0%
Average			-50.6%

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pay 41.4% less for housing

	San Jose	Ulaanbaatar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$58.88 CRC29,268.77	$13.74 MNT49,201.71	-76.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$891.63 CRC443,258.89	$503.97 MNT1,805,294.99	-43.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$560.77 CRC278,778.03	$394.69 MNT1,413,823.17	-29.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.88 CRC34,242.87	$58.01 MNT207,795.08	-15.8%
Average			-41.4%

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pay 59.8% less for childcare

	San Jose	Ulaanbaatar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$600.27 CRC298,412.20	$166.77 MNT597,390.07	-72.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,608.22 CRC6,267,964.49	$6,632.97 MNT23,760,294.02	-47.4%
Average			-59.8%

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pay 33.5% less for entertainment and sports

	San Jose	Ulaanbaatar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.67 CRC1,329.56	$1.95 MNT6,969.55	-27.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.85 CRC1,915.58	$2.42 MNT8,675.43	-37.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.15 CRC2,560.63	$1.71 MNT6,142.65	-66.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.98 CRC27,831.01	$69.49 MNT248,912.53	+24.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.91 CRC4,924.29	$3.89 MNT13,939.10	-60.7%
Average			-33.5%

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pay 20.9% more for clothing

	San Jose	Ulaanbaatar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$61.74 CRC30,694.76	$81.91 MNT293,429.59	+32.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$51.32 CRC25,512.74	$65.60 MNT234,973.23	+27.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$120.28 CRC59,794.99	$98.97 MNT354,518.77	-17.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.98 CRC53,182.37	$150.55 MNT539,310.48	+40.7%
Average			+20.9%

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