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San Salvador vs. Ulaanbaatar Cost of Living Summary

San Salvador is 51.4% more expensive than Ulaanbaatar.

Restaurants: pay 53.0% more in San Salvador
Groceries: pay 42.9% more in San Salvador
Transportation: pay 2.4 times more in San Salvador
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in San Salvador
Childcare: pay 2.9% less in San Salvador
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.9% more in San Salvador
Clothing: pay 12.0% less in San Salvador

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

San Salvador vs. Ulaanbaatar Cost Breakdown

If you lived in San Salvador instead of Ulaanbaatar, you would:

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pay 53.0% more for restaurants

	Ulaanbaatar	San Salvador
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.56 MNT19,913.00	$7.00 SVC61.08	+25.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.41 MNT19,365.39	$7.00 SVC61.08	+29.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.72 MNT2,588.69	$1.14 SVC9.90	+57.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 MNT1,637.41	$0.91 SVC7.95	+99.4%
Average			+53.0%

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pay 42.9% more for groceries

	Ulaanbaatar	San Salvador
Bread 1 loaf	$0.92 MNT3,304.31	$1.95 SVC17.01	+111.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.86 MNT21,008.22	$3.77 SVC32.86	-35.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.29 MNT18,955.04	$6.84 SVC59.68	+29.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.05 MNT7,329.93	$3.01 SVC26.26	+47.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.65 MNT9,484.02	$2.99 SVC26.05	+12.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.34 MNT4,786.76	$1.77 SVC15.46	+32.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.03 MNT3,703.28	$0.76 SVC6.60	-26.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.87 MNT6,683.97	$1.17 SVC10.17	-37.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 MNT4,177.48	$1.22 SVC10.61	+4.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 MNT1,106.47	$0.97 SVC8.44	+213.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 MNT1,580.67	$0.98 SVC8.51	+121.0%
Average			+42.9%

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pay 2.4 times more for transportation

	Ulaanbaatar	San Salvador
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.78 MNT13,555.64	$3.82 SVC33.34	+1.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.34 MNT29,869.50	$15.00 SVC130.88	+79.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,628.61 MNT102,551,962.31	$25,500.00 SVC222,494.28	-10.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.00 MNT17,921.70	$29.93 SVC261.12	+498.2%
Average			+142.1%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Ulaanbaatar	San Salvador
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.74 MNT49,201.71	$43.33 SVC378.09	+215.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$503.97 MNT1,805,294.99	$900.00 SVC7,852.74	+78.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$394.69 MNT1,413,823.17	$758.33 SVC6,616.66	+92.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.01 MNT207,795.08	$82.16 SVC716.84	+41.6%
Average			+107.0%

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pay 2.9% less for childcare

	Ulaanbaatar	San Salvador
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$166.77 MNT597,390.07	$162.67 SVC1,419.31	-2.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,632.97 MNT23,760,294.02	$6,420.00 SVC56,016.21	-3.2%
Average			-2.9%

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pay 29.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Ulaanbaatar	San Salvador
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.95 MNT6,969.55	$2.00 SVC17.45	+2.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.42 MNT8,675.43	$3.25 SVC28.35	+34.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.71 MNT6,142.65	$4.00 SVC34.90	+133.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.49 MNT248,912.53	$30.80 SVC268.74	-55.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.89 MNT13,939.10	$5.25 SVC45.81	+34.9%
Average			+29.9%

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pay 12.0% less for clothing

	Ulaanbaatar	San Salvador
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.91 MNT293,429.59	$62.60 SVC546.20	-23.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$65.60 MNT234,973.23	$45.83 SVC399.91	-30.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.97 MNT354,518.77	$131.80 SVC1,149.99	+33.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.55 MNT539,310.48	$109.17 SVC952.51	-27.5%
Average			-12.0%

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