Cost of living comparison

Sweden

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Mongolia

Ulaanbaatar vs. Stockholm Cost of Living Summary

Ulaanbaatar is 52.6% cheaper than Stockholm.

Restaurants: pay 66.9% less in Ulaanbaatar
Groceries: pay 38.5% less in Ulaanbaatar
Transportation: pay 55.4% less in Ulaanbaatar
Housing: pay 64.2% less in Ulaanbaatar
Childcare: pay 61.8% more in Ulaanbaatar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 56.9% less in Ulaanbaatar
Clothing: pay 18.7% less in Ulaanbaatar

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

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Ulaanbaatar vs. Stockholm Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 66.9% less for restaurants

	Stockholm	Ulaanbaatar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.99 SEK178.72	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	-69.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.90 SEK118.15	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	-53.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.66 SEK36.39	$0.86 MNT3,083.33	-76.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.09 SEK30.66	$0.59 MNT2,125.00	-80.9%
Average			-66.9%

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pay 38.5% less for groceries

	Stockholm	Ulaanbaatar
Bread 1 loaf	$3.97 SEK39.43	$1.00 MNT3,588.33	-74.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.37 SEK63.23	$6.18 MNT22,248.75	-2.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.67 SEK66.22	$5.49 MNT19,758.34	-17.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.11 SEK50.78	$2.10 MNT7,573.96	-58.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.83 SEK57.86	$2.22 MNT7,975.68	-62.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.60 SEK15.88	$1.39 MNT5,003.76	-13.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.26 SEK12.52	$1.09 MNT3,926.41	-13.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.44 SEK14.26	$1.69 MNT6,091.75	+17.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.02 SEK20.07	$1.37 MNT4,944.16	-32.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 SEK7.80	$0.33 MNT1,188.41	-57.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.80 SEK7.96	$0.48 MNT1,730.24	-40.0%
Average			-38.5%

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pay 55.4% less for transportation

	Stockholm	Ulaanbaatar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.72 SEK66.72	$4.32 MNT15,549.41	-35.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$105.97 SEK1,052.47	$16.67 MNT60,000.00	-84.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,980.57 SEK328K	$26,896.36 MNT97M	-18.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.85 SEK177.33	$4.86 MNT17,500.00	-72.8%
Average			-55.4%

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pay 64.2% less for housing

	Stockholm	Ulaanbaatar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.70 SEK394.25	$13.63 MNT49,062.50	-65.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,674.52 SEK16,631.01	$569.30 MNT2M	-66.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,080.50 SEK10,731.26	$444.50 MNT2M	-58.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$190.15 SEK1,888.51	$54.38 MNT196K	-71.4%
Average			-64.2%

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pay 61.8% more for childcare

	Stockholm	Ulaanbaatar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$157.47 SEK1,563.92	$817.79 MNT3M	+419.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,395.31 SEK163K	$8,262.71 MNT30M	-49.6%
Average			+61.8%

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pay 56.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Stockholm	Ulaanbaatar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.95 SEK78.94	$2.36 MNT8,500.00	-70.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.05 SEK50.14	$2.42 MNT8,692.31	-52.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.70 SEK86.38	$1.68 MNT6,044.89	-80.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.98 SEK466.57	$67.73 MNT244K	+44.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$18.99 SEK188.65	$4.17 MNT15,000.00	-78.1%
Average			-56.9%

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pay 18.7% less for clothing

	Stockholm	Ulaanbaatar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$111.49 SEK1,107.28	$81.73 MNT294K	-26.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$58.75 SEK583.45	$45.38 MNT163K	-22.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$135.62 SEK1,346.95	$102.93 MNT370K	-24.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$184.97 SEK1,837.12	$187.55 MNT675K	+1.4%
Average			-18.7%

Stockholm vs. Ulaanbaatar - Cost of clothing

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