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Mongolia

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Serbia

Belgrade vs. Ulaanbaatar Cost of Living Summary

Belgrade is 36.5% more expensive than Ulaanbaatar.

Restaurants: pay 2.6 times more in Belgrade
Groceries: pay 10.0% less in Belgrade
Transportation: pay 48.6% more in Belgrade
Housing: pay 56.9% more in Belgrade
Childcare: pay 16.0% less in Belgrade
Entertainment and Sports: pay 35.1% more in Belgrade
Clothing: pay 7.0% more in Belgrade

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

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Belgrade vs. Ulaanbaatar Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.6 times more for restaurants

	Ulaanbaatar	Belgrade
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	$13.25 RSD1,391	+138.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	$13.35 RSD1,401	+140.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.86 MNT3,083.33	$2.79 RSD293	+225.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.59 MNT2,125.00	$2.31 RSD242	+291.0%
Average			+159.2%

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pay 10.0% less for groceries

	Ulaanbaatar	Belgrade
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 MNT3,588.33	$1.15 RSD121	+15.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.18 MNT22,248.75	$5.65 RSD593	-8.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.49 MNT19,758.34	$5.41 RSD567	-1.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.10 MNT7,573.96	$2.75 RSD288	+30.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.22 MNT7,975.68	$3.08 RSD324	+39.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.39 MNT5,003.76	$0.74 RSD78	-46.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 MNT3,926.41	$0.83 RSD87	-24.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.69 MNT6,091.75	$0.85 RSD89	-50.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.37 MNT4,944.16	$1.39 RSD146	+1.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 MNT1,188.41	$0.41 RSD43	+24.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 MNT1,730.24	$0.32 RSD33	-34.4%
Average			-10.0%

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pay 48.6% more for transportation

	Ulaanbaatar	Belgrade
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.32 MNT15,549.41	$7.16 RSD751	+65.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.67 MNT60,000.00	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,896.36 MNT97M	$30,517.27 RSD3M	+13.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.86 MNT17,500.00	$11.06 RSD1,161	+127.5%
Average			+48.6%

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pay 56.9% more for housing

	Ulaanbaatar	Belgrade
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.63 MNT49,062.50	$35.64 RSD3,740	+161.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$569.30 MNT2M	$821.08 RSD86,156	+44.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$444.50 MNT2M	$553.04 RSD58,031	+24.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$54.38 MNT196K	$166.93 RSD17,516	+206.9%
Average			+56.9%

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pay 16.0% less for childcare

	Ulaanbaatar	Belgrade
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$817.79 MNT3M	$425.54 RSD44,652	-48.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,262.71 MNT30M	$11,215.66 RSD1M	+35.7%
Average			-16.0%

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pay 35.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Ulaanbaatar	Belgrade
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.36 MNT8,500.00	$3.72 RSD390	+57.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.42 MNT8,692.31	$3.12 RSD327	+29.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.68 MNT6,044.89	$4.67 RSD490	+178.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.73 MNT244K	$41.23 RSD4,327	-39.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.17 MNT15,000.00	$8.58 RSD900	+105.9%
Average			+35.1%

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pay 7.0% more for clothing

	Ulaanbaatar	Belgrade
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.73 MNT294K	$110.61 RSD11,606	+35.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 MNT163K	$46.78 RSD4,909	+3.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.93 MNT370K	$117.03 RSD12,280	+13.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$187.55 MNT675K	$154.95 RSD16,259	-17.4%
Average			+7.0%

Ulaanbaatar vs. Belgrade - Cost of clothing

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