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Mongolia

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Lebanon

Beirut vs. Ulaanbaatar Cost of Living Summary

Beirut is 48.8% more expensive than Ulaanbaatar.

Restaurants: pay 99.6% more in Beirut
Groceries: pay 3.8% more in Beirut
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Beirut
Housing: pay 60.8% more in Beirut
Childcare: pay 3.6% more in Beirut
Entertainment and Sports: pay 84.0% more in Beirut
Clothing: pay 6.2% less in Beirut

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

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Beirut vs. Ulaanbaatar Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 99.6% more for restaurants

	Ulaanbaatar	Beirut
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	$12.00 LBP1M	+115.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	$10.00 LBP897K	+80.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.86 MNT3,083.33	$2.33 LBP209K	+171.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.59 MNT2,125.00	$0.87 LBP78,262	+47.7%
Average			+99.6%

Ulaanbaatar vs. Beirut - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.8% more for groceries

	Ulaanbaatar	Beirut
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 MNT3,588.33	$0.88 LBP78,774	-11.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.18 MNT22,248.75	$5.54 LBP497K	-10.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.49 MNT19,758.34	$7.42 LBP665K	+35.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.10 MNT7,573.96	$3.57 LBP320K	+69.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.22 MNT7,975.68	$4.81 LBP431K	+117.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.39 MNT5,003.76	$1.39 LBP125K	-0.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 MNT3,926.41	$0.76 LBP68,376	-30.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.69 MNT6,091.75	$0.75 LBP67,073	-55.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.37 MNT4,944.16	$0.68 LBP61,050	-50.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 MNT1,188.41	$0.56 LBP50,264	+69.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 MNT1,730.24	$0.71 LBP63,957	+48.3%
Average			+3.8%

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Ulaanbaatar	Beirut
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.32 MNT15,549.41	$4.04 LBP363K	-6.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.67 MNT60,000.00	$77.50 LBP7M	+364.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,896.36 MNT97M	$53,500.00 LBP5B	+98.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.86 MNT17,500.00	$23.00 LBP2M	+373.0%
Average			+105.9%

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pay 60.8% more for housing

	Ulaanbaatar	Beirut
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.63 MNT49,062.50	$37.98 LBP3M	+178.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$569.30 MNT2M	$943.80 LBP85M	+65.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$444.50 MNT2M	$496.60 LBP45M	+11.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$54.38 MNT196K	$177.50 LBP16M	+226.4%
Average			+60.8%

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pay 3.6% more for childcare

	Ulaanbaatar	Beirut
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$817.79 MNT3M	$681.75 LBP61M	-16.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,262.71 MNT30M	$10,643.75 LBP955M	+28.8%
Average			+3.6%

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pay 84.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Ulaanbaatar	Beirut
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.36 MNT8,500.00	$5.00 LBP449K	+111.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.42 MNT8,692.31	$4.54 LBP408K	+88.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.68 MNT6,044.89	$3.00 LBP269K	+78.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.73 MNT244K	$85.00 LBP8M	+25.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.17 MNT15,000.00	$10.00 LBP897K	+139.9%
Average			+84.0%

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pay 6.2% less for clothing

	Ulaanbaatar	Beirut
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.73 MNT294K	$67.62 LBP6M	-17.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 MNT163K	$49.29 LBP4M	+8.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.93 MNT370K	$138.89 LBP12M	+34.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$187.55 MNT675K	$120.00 LBP11M	-36.0%
Average			-6.2%

Ulaanbaatar vs. Beirut - Cost of clothing

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