Cost of living comparison

Mongolia

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Comoros

Moroni vs. Ulaanbaatar Cost of Living Summary

Moroni is 35.3% more expensive than Ulaanbaatar.

Restaurants: pay 21.6% more in Moroni
Groceries: pay 78.1% more in Moroni
Transportation: pay 58.0% more in Moroni
Housing: pay 45.3% more in Moroni
Childcare: pay 8.9% less in Moroni
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.3% less in Moroni
Clothing: pay 16.9% less in Moroni

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

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Moroni vs. Ulaanbaatar Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 21.6% more for restaurants

	Ulaanbaatar	Moroni
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	$6.16 KMF2,722	+10.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	$7.96 KMF3,519	+43.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.86 MNT3,083.33	$1.00 KMF440	+16.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.59 MNT2,125.00	$0.64 KMF285	+9.0%
Average			+21.6%

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pay 78.1% more for groceries

	Ulaanbaatar	Moroni
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 MNT3,588.33	$0.57 KMF251	-43.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.18 MNT22,248.75	$3.85 KMF1,703	-37.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.49 MNT19,758.34	$16.30 KMF7,206	+197.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.10 MNT7,573.96	$5.02 KMF2,217	+138.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.22 MNT7,975.68	??
Apples (1 lb)	$1.39 MNT5,003.76	$2.29 KMF1,010	+64.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 MNT3,926.41	??
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.69 MNT6,091.75	??
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.37 MNT4,944.16	$1.87 KMF826	+36.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 MNT1,188.41	$2.04 KMF902	+518.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 MNT1,730.24	$1.40 KMF620	+191.6%
Average			+78.1%

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pay 58.0% more for transportation

	Ulaanbaatar	Moroni
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.32 MNT15,549.41	$11.40 KMF5,040	+163.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.67 MNT60,000.00	$32.19 KMF14,229	+93.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,896.36 MNT97M	$19,057.90 KMF8M	-29.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.86 MNT17,500.00	$8.56 KMF3,785	+76.1%
Average			+58.0%

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pay 45.3% more for housing

	Ulaanbaatar	Moroni
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.63 MNT49,062.50	$73.74 KMF32,593	+440.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$569.30 MNT2M	$727.83 KMF322K	+27.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$444.50 MNT2M	$604.66 KMF267K	+36.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$54.38 MNT196K	$85.63 KMF37,847	+57.5%
Average			+45.3%

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pay 8.9% less for childcare

	Ulaanbaatar	Moroni
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$817.79 MNT3M	$398.63 KMF176K	-51.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,262.71 MNT30M	$14,067.24 KMF6M	+70.2%
Average			-8.9%

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pay 16.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Ulaanbaatar	Moroni
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.36 MNT8,500.00	$1.04 KMF460	-55.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.42 MNT8,692.31	$1.76 KMF777	-27.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.68 MNT6,044.89	??
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.73 MNT244K	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.17 MNT15,000.00	$6.51 KMF2,876	+56.1%
Average			-16.3%

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pay 16.9% less for clothing

	Ulaanbaatar	Moroni
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.73 MNT294K	$60.47 KMF26,726	-26.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 MNT163K	$60.47 KMF26,726	+33.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.93 MNT370K	$109.73 KMF48,502	+6.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$187.55 MNT675K	$85.10 KMF37,614	-54.6%
Average			-16.9%

Ulaanbaatar vs. Moroni - Cost of clothing

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