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Georgia

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Mongolia

Ulaanbaatar vs. Tbilisi Cost of Living Summary

Ulaanbaatar is 8.6% cheaper than Tbilisi.

Restaurants: pay 41.6% less in Ulaanbaatar
Groceries: pay 14.8% more in Ulaanbaatar
Transportation: pay 7.7% less in Ulaanbaatar
Housing: pay 12.1% less in Ulaanbaatar
Childcare: pay 29.9% more in Ulaanbaatar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.9% less in Ulaanbaatar
Clothing: pay 4.2% more in Ulaanbaatar

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

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Ulaanbaatar vs. Tbilisi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 41.6% less for restaurants

	Tbilisi	Ulaanbaatar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.26 GEL29.17	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	-50.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.71 GEL25.15	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	-42.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 GEL2.75	$0.86 MNT3,083.33	-19.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 GEL1.58	$0.59 MNT2,125.00	-3.4%
Average			-41.6%

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pay 14.8% more for groceries

	Tbilisi	Ulaanbaatar
Bread 1 loaf	$0.77 GEL2.00	$1.00 MNT3,588.33	+29.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.64 GEL12.03	$6.18 MNT22,248.75	+33.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.32 GEL21.55	$5.49 MNT19,758.34	-34.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.78 GEL7.20	$2.10 MNT7,573.96	-24.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.00 GEL7.77	$2.22 MNT7,975.68	-26.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.75 GEL1.95	$1.39 MNT5,003.76	+84.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 GEL2.14	$1.09 MNT3,926.41	+32.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.88 GEL2.29	$1.69 MNT6,091.75	+91.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.12 GEL2.90	$1.37 MNT4,944.16	+22.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 GEL1.01	$0.33 MNT1,188.41	-14.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 GEL0.84	$0.48 MNT1,730.24	+48.8%
Average			+14.8%

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pay 7.7% less for transportation

	Tbilisi	Ulaanbaatar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.45 GEL14.11	$4.32 MNT15,549.41	-20.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.53 GEL40.23	$16.67 MNT60,000.00	+7.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,788.83 GEL64,203.08	$26,896.36 MNT97M	+8.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.38 GEL19.11	$4.86 MNT17,500.00	-34.1%
Average			-7.7%

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pay 12.1% less for housing

	Tbilisi	Ulaanbaatar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.57 GEL50.67	$13.63 MNT49,062.50	-30.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$679.48 GEL1,759.85	$569.30 MNT2M	-16.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$452.81 GEL1,172.78	$444.50 MNT2M	-1.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$67.60 GEL175.09	$54.38 MNT196K	-19.6%
Average			-12.1%

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pay 29.9% more for childcare

	Tbilisi	Ulaanbaatar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.95 GEL968.53	$817.79 MNT3M	+118.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,702.37 GEL27,719.13	$8,262.71 MNT30M	-22.8%
Average			+29.9%

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pay 24.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Tbilisi	Ulaanbaatar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.72 GEL7.04	$2.36 MNT8,500.00	-13.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.53 GEL9.13	$2.42 MNT8,692.31	-31.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.50 GEL9.05	$1.68 MNT6,044.89	-51.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.38 GEL166.76	$67.73 MNT244K	+5.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.80 GEL17.60	$4.17 MNT15,000.00	-38.7%
Average			-24.9%

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pay 4.2% more for clothing

	Tbilisi	Ulaanbaatar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$103.88 GEL269.06	$81.73 MNT294K	-21.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.29 GEL104.34	$45.38 MNT163K	+12.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$116.80 GEL302.52	$102.93 MNT370K	-11.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$124.27 GEL321.86	$187.55 MNT675K	+50.9%
Average			+4.2%

Tbilisi vs. Ulaanbaatar - Cost of clothing

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