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Abu Dhabi vs. Ulaanbaatar Cost of Living Summary

Abu Dhabi is 2.2 times more expensive than Ulaanbaatar.

Restaurants: pay 61.7% more in Abu Dhabi
Groceries: pay 20.5% more in Abu Dhabi
Transportation: pay 74.0% more in Abu Dhabi
Housing: pay 3.8 times more in Abu Dhabi
Childcare: pay 2.8 times more in Abu Dhabi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.2 times more in Abu Dhabi
Clothing: pay 20.9% less in Abu Dhabi

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

Abu Dhabi vs. Ulaanbaatar Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Abu Dhabi instead of Ulaanbaatar, you would:

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pay 61.7% more for restaurants

	Ulaanbaatar	Abu Dhabi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.56 MNT19,913.00	$10.89 AED40.00	+95.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.41 MNT19,365.39	$9.53 AED35.00	+76.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.72 MNT2,588.69	$1.29 AED4.74	+78.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 MNT1,637.41	$0.44 AED1.61	-3.8%
Average			+61.7%

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pay 20.5% more for groceries

	Ulaanbaatar	Abu Dhabi
Bread 1 loaf	$0.92 MNT3,304.31	$1.60 AED5.89	+73.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.86 MNT21,008.22	$5.28 AED19.39	-10.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.29 MNT18,955.04	$7.50 AED27.54	+41.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.05 MNT7,329.93	$3.64 AED13.37	+77.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.65 MNT9,484.02	$4.12 AED15.11	+55.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.34 MNT4,786.76	$1.15 AED4.21	-14.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.03 MNT3,703.28	$0.82 AED3.00	-21.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.87 MNT6,683.97	$0.83 AED3.05	-55.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 MNT4,177.48	$0.67 AED2.46	-42.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 MNT1,106.47	$0.53 AED1.96	+72.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 MNT1,580.67	$0.65 AED2.39	+47.7%
Average			+20.5%

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pay 74.0% more for transportation

	Ulaanbaatar	Abu Dhabi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.78 MNT13,555.64	$2.94 AED10.80	-22.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.34 MNT29,869.50	$25.87 AED95.00	+210.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,628.61 MNT102,551,962.31	$44,639.07 AED163,937.00	+55.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.00 MNT17,921.70	$7.62 AED28.00	+52.4%
Average			+74.0%

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pay 3.8 times more for housing

	Ulaanbaatar	Abu Dhabi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.74 MNT49,201.71	$100.96 AED370.79	+635.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$503.97 MNT1,805,294.99	$1,490.68 AED5,474.52	+195.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$394.69 MNT1,413,823.17	$1,109.19 AED4,073.48	+181.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.01 MNT207,795.08	$115.93 AED425.75	+99.9%
Average			+277.9%

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pay 2.8 times more for childcare

	Ulaanbaatar	Abu Dhabi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$166.77 MNT597,390.07	$625.43 AED2,296.88	+275.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,632.97 MNT23,760,294.02	$12,786.81 AED46,959.57	+92.8%
Average			+183.9%

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pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Ulaanbaatar	Abu Dhabi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.95 MNT6,969.55	$11.29 AED41.45	+480.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.42 MNT8,675.43	$5.77 AED21.18	+138.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.71 MNT6,142.65	$6.26 AED23.00	+265.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.49 MNT248,912.53	$62.90 AED230.98	-9.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.89 MNT13,939.10	$13.61 AED50.00	+249.9%
Average			+224.8%

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pay 20.9% less for clothing

	Ulaanbaatar	Abu Dhabi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.91 MNT293,429.59	$60.62 AED222.62	-26.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$65.60 MNT234,973.23	$51.93 AED190.71	-20.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.97 MNT354,518.77	$98.09 AED360.23	-0.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.55 MNT539,310.48	$96.21 AED353.33	-36.1%
Average			-20.9%

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