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Prague vs. Ulaanbaatar Cost of Living Summary

Prague is 63.6% more expensive than Ulaanbaatar.

Restaurants: pay 98.3% more in Prague
Groceries: pay 4.0% more in Prague
Transportation: pay 50.0% more in Prague
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Prague
Childcare: pay 71.7% more in Prague
Entertainment and Sports: pay 79.3% more in Prague
Clothing: pay 3.2% less in Prague

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

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Prague vs. Ulaanbaatar Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 98.3% more for restaurants

	Ulaanbaatar	Prague
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	$10.87 CZK237.38	+95.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	$10.09 CZK220.25	+81.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.86 MNT3,083.33	$1.99 CZK43.52	+132.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.59 MNT2,125.00	$1.45 CZK31.57	+144.9%
Average			+98.3%

Ulaanbaatar vs. Prague - Cost of restaurants

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pay 4.0% more for groceries

	Ulaanbaatar	Prague
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 MNT3,588.33	$1.64 CZK35.90	+64.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.18 MNT22,248.75	$5.97 CZK130.44	-3.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.49 MNT19,758.34	$4.03 CZK87.97	-26.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.10 MNT7,573.96	$3.83 CZK83.63	+82.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.22 MNT7,975.68	$3.77 CZK82.36	+70.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.39 MNT5,003.76	$0.87 CZK19.03	-37.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 MNT3,926.41	$0.81 CZK17.59	-26.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.69 MNT6,091.75	$0.97 CZK21.10	-42.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.37 MNT4,944.16	$1.68 CZK36.79	+22.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 MNT1,188.41	$0.46 CZK10.08	+39.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 MNT1,730.24	$0.45 CZK9.87	-6.0%
Average			+4.0%

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pay 50.0% more for transportation

	Ulaanbaatar	Prague
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.32 MNT15,549.41	$7.27 CZK158.84	+68.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.67 MNT60,000.00	$21.49 CZK469.17	+28.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,896.36 MNT97M	$31,083.07 CZK679K	+15.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.86 MNT17,500.00	$15.59 CZK340.39	+220.6%
Average			+50.0%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Ulaanbaatar	Prague
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.63 MNT49,062.50	$21.83 CZK476.71	+60.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$569.30 MNT2M	$1,115.98 CZK24,366.71	+96.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$444.50 MNT2M	$960.67 CZK20,975.73	+116.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$54.38 MNT196K	$219.79 CZK4,799.03	+304.2%
Average			+124.9%

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pay 71.7% more for childcare

	Ulaanbaatar	Prague
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$817.79 MNT3M	$1,078.55 CZK23,549.57	+31.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,262.71 MNT30M	$18,476.09 CZK403K	+123.6%
Average			+71.7%

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pay 79.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Ulaanbaatar	Prague
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.36 MNT8,500.00	$3.16 CZK69.08	+34.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.42 MNT8,692.31	$3.65 CZK79.76	+51.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.68 MNT6,044.89	$7.79 CZK170.20	+364.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.73 MNT244K	$67.45 CZK1,472.71	-0.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.17 MNT15,000.00	$13.30 CZK290.33	+219.0%
Average			+79.3%

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pay 3.2% less for clothing

	Ulaanbaatar	Prague
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.73 MNT294K	$92.51 CZK2,019.90	+13.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 MNT163K	$47.60 CZK1,039.43	+4.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.93 MNT370K	$112.07 CZK2,447.03	+8.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$187.55 MNT675K	$127.30 CZK2,779.58	-32.1%
Average			-3.2%

Ulaanbaatar vs. Prague - Cost of clothing

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