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Mongolia

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Saudi Arabia

Riyadh vs. Ulaanbaatar Cost of Living Summary

Riyadh is 40.3% more expensive than Ulaanbaatar.

Restaurants: pay 25.8% more in Riyadh
Groceries: pay 7.7% more in Riyadh
Transportation: pay 21.6% more in Riyadh
Housing: pay 99.3% more in Riyadh
Childcare: pay 10.9% less in Riyadh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 83.7% more in Riyadh
Clothing: pay 17.2% less in Riyadh

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

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Riyadh vs. Ulaanbaatar Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 25.8% more for restaurants

	Ulaanbaatar	Riyadh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	$7.99 SAR30.03	+43.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	$7.99 SAR30.03	+43.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.86 MNT3,083.33	$0.87 SAR3.28	+2.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.59 MNT2,125.00	$0.31 SAR1.18	-46.9%
Average			+25.8%

Ulaanbaatar vs. Riyadh - Cost of restaurants

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pay 7.7% more for groceries

	Ulaanbaatar	Riyadh
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 MNT3,588.33	$1.29 SAR4.84	+29.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.18 MNT22,248.75	$5.27 SAR19.80	-14.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.49 MNT19,758.34	$6.76 SAR25.41	+23.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.10 MNT7,573.96	$3.08 SAR11.58	+46.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.22 MNT7,975.68	$4.34 SAR16.29	+95.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.39 MNT5,003.76	$1.30 SAR4.88	-6.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 MNT3,926.41	$0.87 SAR3.28	-19.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.69 MNT6,091.75	$1.13 SAR4.23	-33.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.37 MNT4,944.16	$0.80 SAR2.99	-42.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 MNT1,188.41	$0.54 SAR2.04	+64.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 MNT1,730.24	$0.59 SAR2.21	+22.6%
Average			+7.7%

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pay 21.6% more for transportation

	Ulaanbaatar	Riyadh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.32 MNT15,549.41	$2.35 SAR8.82	-45.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.67 MNT60,000.00	$37.31 SAR140.14	+123.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,896.36 MNT97M	$34,642.08 SAR130K	+28.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.86 MNT17,500.00	$18.12 SAR68.07	+272.7%
Average			+21.6%

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pay 99.3% more for housing

	Ulaanbaatar	Riyadh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.63 MNT49,062.50	$71.73 SAR269.45	+426.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$569.30 MNT2M	$1,186.87 SAR4,458.30	+108.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$444.50 MNT2M	$833.69 SAR3,131.64	+87.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$54.38 MNT196K	$81.86 SAR307.48	+50.5%
Average			+99.3%

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pay 10.9% less for childcare

	Ulaanbaatar	Riyadh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$817.79 MNT3M	$530.73 SAR1,993.62	-35.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,262.71 MNT30M	$10,105.80 SAR37,960.83	+22.3%
Average			-10.9%

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pay 83.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Ulaanbaatar	Riyadh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.36 MNT8,500.00	$2.13 SAR8.01	-9.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.42 MNT8,692.31	$4.28 SAR16.08	+77.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.68 MNT6,044.89	$7.73 SAR29.03	+360.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.73 MNT244K	$89.94 SAR337.83	+32.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.17 MNT15,000.00	$13.32 SAR50.05	+219.7%
Average			+83.7%

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pay 17.2% less for clothing

	Ulaanbaatar	Riyadh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.73 MNT294K	$58.30 SAR218.98	-28.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 MNT163K	$54.26 SAR203.84	+19.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.93 MNT370K	$102.59 SAR385.38	-0.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$187.55 MNT675K	$103.93 SAR390.38	-44.6%
Average			-17.2%

Ulaanbaatar vs. Riyadh - Cost of clothing

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