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Iran

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Ulaanbaatar vs. Tehran Cost of Living Summary

Ulaanbaatar is 2.1 times more expensive than Tehran.

Restaurants: pay 26.9% more in Ulaanbaatar
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Ulaanbaatar
Transportation: pay 2.8 times more in Ulaanbaatar
Housing: pay 89.7% more in Ulaanbaatar
Childcare: pay 4.9 times more in Ulaanbaatar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Ulaanbaatar
Clothing: pay 68.9% more in Ulaanbaatar

The cost of childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, groceries, housing, and clothing in Ulaanbaatar are more expensive than in Tehran. Notably, childcare, transportation, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Ulaanbaatar.

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Ulaanbaatar vs. Tehran Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 26.9% more for restaurants

	Tehran	Ulaanbaatar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.75 IRR5M	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	+48.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.00 IRR5M	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	+38.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.51 IRR706K	$0.86 MNT3,083.33	+66.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.69 IRR2M	$0.59 MNT2,125.00	-65.1%
Average			+26.9%

Tehran vs. Ulaanbaatar - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Tehran	Ulaanbaatar
Bread 1 loaf	$0.59 IRR816K	$1.00 MNT3,588.33	+67.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.21 IRR3M	$6.18 MNT22,248.75	+179.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.57 IRR4M	$5.49 MNT19,758.34	+114.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.25 IRR2M	$2.10 MNT7,573.96	+68.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 IRR2M	$2.22 MNT7,975.68	+44.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.62 IRR848K	$1.39 MNT5,003.76	+125.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.86 IRR1M	$1.09 MNT3,926.41	+26.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.53 IRR726K	$1.69 MNT6,091.75	+220.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 IRR414K	$1.37 MNT4,944.16	+355.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.26 IRR357K	$0.33 MNT1,188.41	+27.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.22 IRR304K	$0.48 MNT1,730.24	+117.4%
Average			+105.9%

Tehran vs. Ulaanbaatar - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.8 times more for transportation

	Tehran	Ulaanbaatar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$0.34 IRR462K	$4.32 MNT15,549.41	+1185.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$5.50 IRR8M	$16.67 MNT60,000.00	+203.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$50,000.00 IRR69B	$26,896.36 MNT97M	-46.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.90 IRR4M	$4.86 MNT17,500.00	+67.7%
Average			+182.0%

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pay 89.7% more for housing

	Tehran	Ulaanbaatar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$3.70 IRR5M	$13.63 MNT49,062.50	+268.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$425.52 IRR585M	$569.30 MNT2M	+33.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$266.92 IRR367M	$444.50 MNT2M	+66.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$9.95 IRR14M	$54.38 MNT196K	+446.4%
Average			+89.7%

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pay 4.9 times more for childcare

	Tehran	Ulaanbaatar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$107.76 IRR148M	$817.79 MNT3M	+658.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,581.80 IRR4B	$8,262.71 MNT30M	+220.0%
Average			+392.8%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Tehran	Ulaanbaatar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.70 IRR962K	$2.36 MNT8,500.00	+237.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.36 IRR2M	$2.42 MNT8,692.31	+78.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.50 IRR3M	$1.68 MNT6,044.89	-32.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$24.59 IRR34M	$67.73 MNT244K	+175.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.00 IRR3M	$4.17 MNT15,000.00	+108.4%
Average			+113.0%

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pay 68.9% more for clothing

	Tehran	Ulaanbaatar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$26.60 IRR37M	$81.73 MNT294K	+207.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.78 IRR52M	$45.38 MNT163K	+20.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$116.55 IRR160M	$102.93 MNT370K	-11.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$75.17 IRR103M	$187.55 MNT675K	+149.5%
Average			+68.9%

Tehran vs. Ulaanbaatar - Cost of clothing

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