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Buenos Aires vs. Ulaanbaatar Cost of Living Summary

Buenos Aires is 70.1% more expensive than Ulaanbaatar.

Restaurants: pay 2.9 times more in Buenos Aires
Groceries: pay 35.3% more in Buenos Aires
Transportation: pay 57.9% more in Buenos Aires
Housing: pay 59.1% more in Buenos Aires
Childcare: pay 51.6% more in Buenos Aires
Entertainment and Sports: pay 74.8% more in Buenos Aires
Clothing: pay 24.4% more in Buenos Aires

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

Buenos Aires vs. Ulaanbaatar Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Ulaanbaatar, you would:

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pay 2.9 times more for restaurants

	Ulaanbaatar	Buenos Aires
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.56 MNT19,913.00	$18.00 ARS26,034.72	+223.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.41 MNT19,365.39	$12.00 ARS17,356.48	+122.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.72 MNT2,588.69	$2.18 ARS3,154.71	+201.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 MNT1,637.41	$1.39 ARS2,007.74	+203.7%
Average			+187.8%

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pay 35.3% more for groceries

	Ulaanbaatar	Buenos Aires
Bread 1 loaf	$0.92 MNT3,304.31	$2.89 ARS4,181.15	+213.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.86 MNT21,008.22	$6.13 ARS8,871.09	+4.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.29 MNT18,955.04	$5.84 ARS8,442.80	+10.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.05 MNT7,329.93	$3.29 ARS4,757.11	+60.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.65 MNT9,484.02	$3.92 ARS5,669.05	+48.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.34 MNT4,786.76	$1.15 ARS1,664.69	-13.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.03 MNT3,703.28	$0.96 ARS1,390.37	-7.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.87 MNT6,683.97	$0.57 ARS819.15	-69.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 MNT4,177.48	$1.14 ARS1,648.30	-2.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 MNT1,106.47	$0.66 ARS952.66	+113.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 MNT1,580.67	$0.58 ARS837.26	+31.2%
Average			+35.3%

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pay 57.9% more for transportation

	Ulaanbaatar	Buenos Aires
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.78 MNT13,555.64	$4.31 ARS6,237.99	+14.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.34 MNT29,869.50	$20.00 ARS28,927.47	+139.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,628.61 MNT102,551,962.31	$25,000.00 ARS36,159,331.25	-12.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.00 MNT17,921.70	$9.51 ARS13,762.18	+90.2%
Average			+57.9%

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pay 59.1% more for housing

	Ulaanbaatar	Buenos Aires
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.74 MNT49,201.71	$29.42 ARS42,555.70	+114.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$503.97 MNT1,805,294.99	$659.06 ARS953,253.26	+30.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$394.69 MNT1,413,823.17	$463.75 ARS670,751.66	+17.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.01 MNT207,795.08	$100.98 ARS146,052.25	+74.1%
Average			+59.1%

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pay 51.6% more for childcare

	Ulaanbaatar	Buenos Aires
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$166.77 MNT597,390.07	$367.39 ARS531,384.95	+120.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,632.97 MNT23,760,294.02	$5,496.25 ARS7,949,628.98	-17.1%
Average			+51.6%

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pay 74.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Ulaanbaatar	Buenos Aires
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.95 MNT6,969.55	$3.80 ARS5,496.22	+95.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.42 MNT8,675.43	$4.13 ARS5,967.15	+70.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.71 MNT6,142.65	$3.68 ARS5,322.65	+114.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.49 MNT248,912.53	$43.59 ARS63,042.89	-37.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.89 MNT13,939.10	$9.00 ARS13,017.36	+131.3%
Average			+74.8%

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pay 24.4% more for clothing

	Ulaanbaatar	Buenos Aires
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.91 MNT293,429.59	$112.87 ARS163,247.52	+37.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$65.60 MNT234,973.23	$91.59 ARS132,477.95	+39.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.97 MNT354,518.77	$129.33 ARS187,064.27	+30.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.55 MNT539,310.48	$134.94 ARS195,167.49	-10.4%
Average			+24.4%

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