Cost of living comparison

Mongolia

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Oman

Muscat vs. Ulaanbaatar Cost of Living Summary

Muscat is 19.8% more expensive than Ulaanbaatar.

Restaurants: pay 1.8% more in Muscat
Groceries: pay 1.6% more in Muscat
Transportation: pay 37.3% more in Muscat
Housing: pay 35.0% more in Muscat
Childcare: pay 33.1% less in Muscat
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3 times more in Muscat
Clothing: pay 28.1% less in Muscat

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

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Muscat vs. Ulaanbaatar Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 1.8% more for restaurants

	Ulaanbaatar	Muscat
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	$5.20 OMR2.000	-6.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	$7.80 OMR3.000	+40.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.86 MNT3,083.33	$0.88 OMR0.340	+2.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.59 MNT2,125.00	$0.28 OMR0.110	-52.3%
Average			+1.8%

Ulaanbaatar vs. Muscat - Cost of restaurants

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pay 1.6% more for groceries

	Ulaanbaatar	Muscat
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 MNT3,588.33	$1.21 OMR0.470	+21.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.18 MNT22,248.75	$3.66 OMR1.410	-40.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.49 MNT19,758.34	$8.79 OMR3.380	+60.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.10 MNT7,573.96	$2.98 OMR1.150	+41.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.22 MNT7,975.68	$3.17 OMR1.220	+42.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.39 MNT5,003.76	$1.63 OMR0.630	+17.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 MNT3,926.41	$0.90 OMR0.350	-17.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.69 MNT6,091.75	$1.08 OMR0.410	-36.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.37 MNT4,944.16	$0.58 OMR0.220	-57.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 MNT1,188.41	$0.54 OMR0.210	+64.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 MNT1,730.24	$0.57 OMR0.220	+19.0%
Average			+1.6%

Ulaanbaatar vs. Muscat - Cost of groceries

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pay 37.3% more for transportation

	Ulaanbaatar	Muscat
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.32 MNT15,549.41	$2.35 OMR0.900	-45.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.67 MNT60,000.00	$78.03 OMR30.000	+368.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,896.36 MNT97M	$25,485.84 OMR9,799.330	-5.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.86 MNT17,500.00	$24.06 OMR9.250	+394.8%
Average			+37.3%

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pay 35.0% more for housing

	Ulaanbaatar	Muscat
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.63 MNT49,062.50	$70.55 OMR27.130	+417.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$569.30 MNT2M	$680.91 OMR261.810	+19.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$444.50 MNT2M	$453.13 OMR174.230	+1.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$54.38 MNT196K	$136.85 OMR52.620	+151.6%
Average			+35.0%

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pay 33.1% less for childcare

	Ulaanbaatar	Muscat
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$817.79 MNT3M	$287.32 OMR110.480	-64.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,262.71 MNT30M	$10,536.61 OMR4,051.340	+27.5%
Average			-33.1%

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Ulaanbaatar	Muscat
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.36 MNT8,500.00	$13.00 OMR5.000	+450.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.42 MNT8,692.31	$5.07 OMR1.950	+110.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.68 MNT6,044.89	$6.50 OMR2.500	+286.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.73 MNT244K	$62.02 OMR23.850	-8.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.17 MNT15,000.00	$10.40 OMR4.000	+149.6%
Average			+129.7%

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pay 28.1% less for clothing

	Ulaanbaatar	Muscat
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.73 MNT294K	$56.51 OMR21.730	-30.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 MNT163K	$43.24 OMR16.630	-4.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.93 MNT370K	$89.59 OMR34.450	-13.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$187.55 MNT675K	$87.56 OMR33.670	-53.3%
Average			-28.1%

Ulaanbaatar vs. Muscat - Cost of clothing

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