Cost of living comparison

Mongolia

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Colombia

Bogota vs. Ulaanbaatar Cost of Living Summary

Bogota is 21.5% more expensive than Ulaanbaatar.

Restaurants: pay 55.9% more in Bogota
Groceries: pay 9.1% more in Bogota
Transportation: pay 51.6% more in Bogota
Housing: pay 27.3% more in Bogota
Childcare: pay 25.0% less in Bogota
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.9% more in Bogota
Clothing: pay 5.1% less in Bogota

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

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Bogota vs. Ulaanbaatar Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 55.9% more for restaurants

	Ulaanbaatar	Bogota
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	$7.72 COP24,985.84	+38.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	$10.19 COP32,981.31	+83.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.86 MNT3,083.33	$1.34 COP4,351.83	+57.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.59 MNT2,125.00	$0.87 COP2,809.17	+47.0%
Average			+55.9%

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pay 9.1% more for groceries

	Ulaanbaatar	Bogota
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 MNT3,588.33	$2.42 COP7,841.54	+143.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.18 MNT22,248.75	$3.93 COP12,705.95	-36.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.49 MNT19,758.34	$6.14 COP19,862.16	+11.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.10 MNT7,573.96	$3.39 COP10,978.78	+61.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.22 MNT7,975.68	$3.30 COP10,693.25	+49.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.39 MNT5,003.76	$1.56 COP5,058.29	+12.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 MNT3,926.41	$0.81 COP2,605.93	-26.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.69 MNT6,091.75	$0.87 COP2,830.06	-48.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.37 MNT4,944.16	$0.79 COP2,548.95	-42.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 MNT1,188.41	$0.65 COP2,106.95	+97.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 MNT1,730.24	$0.63 COP2,024.18	+30.1%
Average			+9.1%

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pay 51.6% more for transportation

	Ulaanbaatar	Bogota
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.32 MNT15,549.41	$4.90 COP15,857.32	+13.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.67 MNT60,000.00	$49.41 COP160K	+196.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,896.36 MNT97M	$23,161.08 COP75M	-13.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.86 MNT17,500.00	$20.84 COP67,461.77	+328.7%
Average			+51.6%

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pay 27.3% more for housing

	Ulaanbaatar	Bogota
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.63 MNT49,062.50	$29.75 COP96,278.78	+118.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$569.30 MNT2M	$779.14 COP3M	+36.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$444.50 MNT2M	$440.22 COP1M	-1.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$54.38 MNT196K	$93.36 COP302K	+71.7%
Average			+27.3%

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pay 25.0% less for childcare

	Ulaanbaatar	Bogota
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$817.79 MNT3M	$463.22 COP1M	-43.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,262.71 MNT30M	$8,195.93 COP27M	-0.8%
Average			-25.0%

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pay 4.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Ulaanbaatar	Bogota
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.36 MNT8,500.00	$2.01 COP6,496.32	-15.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.42 MNT8,692.31	$2.52 COP8,150.23	+4.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.68 MNT6,044.89	$4.32 COP13,992.07	+157.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.73 MNT244K	$33.42 COP108K	-50.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.17 MNT15,000.00	$7.72 COP24,985.84	+85.2%
Average			+4.9%

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pay 5.1% less for clothing

	Ulaanbaatar	Bogota
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.73 MNT294K	$82.94 COP268K	+1.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 MNT163K	$47.35 COP153K	+4.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.93 MNT370K	$141.13 COP457K	+37.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$187.55 MNT675K	$104.65 COP339K	-44.2%
Average			-5.1%

Ulaanbaatar vs. Bogota - Cost of clothing

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