Cost of living comparison

Dominican Republic

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Mongolia

Ulaanbaatar vs. Santo Domingo Cost of Living Summary

Ulaanbaatar is 5.0% cheaper than Santo Domingo.

Restaurants: pay 32.0% less in Ulaanbaatar
Groceries: pay 0.5% more in Ulaanbaatar
Transportation: pay 18.3% less in Ulaanbaatar
Housing: pay 8.5% less in Ulaanbaatar
Childcare: pay 90.3% more in Ulaanbaatar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.1% less in Ulaanbaatar
Clothing: pay 32.6% more in Ulaanbaatar

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

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Ulaanbaatar vs. Santo Domingo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ulaanbaatar instead of Santo Domingo, you would:

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pay 32.0% less for restaurants

	Santo Domingo	Ulaanbaatar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.95 DOP605.71	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	-44.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.54 DOP459.33	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	-26.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 DOP63.37	$0.86 MNT3,083.33	-17.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 DOP34.70	$0.59 MNT2,125.00	+3.6%
Average			-32.0%

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pay 0.5% more for groceries

	Santo Domingo	Ulaanbaatar
Bread 1 loaf	$1.51 DOP92.20	$1.00 MNT3,588.33	-34.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.62 DOP220.51	$6.18 MNT22,248.75	+70.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.19 DOP315.74	$5.49 MNT19,758.34	+5.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.34 DOP142.43	$2.10 MNT7,573.96	-10.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.53 DOP153.94	$2.22 MNT7,975.68	-12.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.45 DOP88.16	$1.39 MNT5,003.76	-4.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.37 DOP22.32	$1.09 MNT3,926.41	+197.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 DOP75.21	$1.69 MNT6,091.75	+37.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 DOP50.64	$1.37 MNT4,944.16	+65.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 DOP55.64	$0.33 MNT1,188.41	-63.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.00 DOP60.90	$0.48 MNT1,730.24	-51.9%
Average			+0.5%

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pay 18.3% less for transportation

	Santo Domingo	Ulaanbaatar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.38 DOP327.36	$4.32 MNT15,549.41	-19.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$18.24 DOP1,110.46	$16.67 MNT60,000.00	-8.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,212.79 DOP1M	$26,896.36 MNT97M	+15.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.22 DOP1,292.17	$4.86 MNT17,500.00	-77.1%
Average			-18.3%

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pay 8.5% less for housing

	Santo Domingo	Ulaanbaatar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.30 DOP2,210.15	$13.63 MNT49,062.50	-62.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$721.96 DOP43,956.75	$569.30 MNT2M	-21.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$350.20 DOP21,321.94	$444.50 MNT2M	+26.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$70.91 DOP4,317.58	$54.38 MNT196K	-23.3%
Average			-8.5%

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pay 90.3% more for childcare

	Santo Domingo	Ulaanbaatar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$252.26 DOP15,358.98	$817.79 MNT3M	+224.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,399.96 DOP451K	$8,262.71 MNT30M	+11.7%
Average			+90.3%

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pay 5.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Santo Domingo	Ulaanbaatar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.49 DOP151.43	$2.36 MNT8,500.00	-5.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.27 DOP138.39	$2.42 MNT8,692.31	+6.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.32 DOP324.05	$1.68 MNT6,044.89	-68.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.64 DOP1,804.50	$67.73 MNT244K	+128.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.46 DOP454.28	$4.17 MNT15,000.00	-44.1%
Average			-5.1%

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pay 32.6% more for clothing

	Santo Domingo	Ulaanbaatar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$45.80 DOP2,788.81	$81.73 MNT294K	+78.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.66 DOP2,841.05	$45.38 MNT163K	-2.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.04 DOP5,299.30	$102.93 MNT370K	+18.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$124.34 DOP7,570.49	$187.55 MNT675K	+50.8%
Average			+32.6%

Santo Domingo vs. Ulaanbaatar - Cost of clothing

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