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Mongolia

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El Salvador

San Salvador vs. Ulaanbaatar Cost of Living Summary

San Salvador is 32.3% more expensive than Ulaanbaatar.

Restaurants: pay 26.1% more in San Salvador
Groceries: pay 41.0% more in San Salvador
Transportation: pay 48.6% more in San Salvador
Housing: pay 73.3% more in San Salvador
Childcare: pay 66.3% less in San Salvador
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.5% less in San Salvador
Clothing: pay 11.6% less in San Salvador

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

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San Salvador vs. Ulaanbaatar Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 26.1% more for restaurants

	Ulaanbaatar	San Salvador
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	$6.75 SVC59.02	+21.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	$7.00 SVC61.21	+26.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.86 MNT3,083.33	$1.14 SVC10.01	+33.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.59 MNT2,125.00	$0.83 SVC7.29	+41.1%
Average			+26.1%

Ulaanbaatar vs. San Salvador - Cost of restaurants

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pay 41.0% more for groceries

	Ulaanbaatar	San Salvador
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 MNT3,588.33	$2.85 SVC24.92	+185.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.18 MNT22,248.75	$3.85 SVC33.69	-37.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.49 MNT19,758.34	$6.95 SVC60.77	+26.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.10 MNT7,573.96	$3.02 SVC26.37	+43.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.22 MNT7,975.68	$3.16 SVC27.64	+42.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.39 MNT5,003.76	$2.29 SVC20.05	+64.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 MNT3,926.41	$0.63 SVC5.53	-42.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.69 MNT6,091.75	$1.18 SVC10.34	-30.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.37 MNT4,944.16	$1.56 SVC13.67	+13.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 MNT1,188.41	$1.33 SVC11.65	+303.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 MNT1,730.24	$1.49 SVC13.04	+210.2%
Average			+41.0%

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pay 48.6% more for transportation

	Ulaanbaatar	San Salvador
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.32 MNT15,549.41	$4.75 SVC41.57	+10.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.67 MNT60,000.00	$37.50 SVC327.89	+124.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,896.36 MNT97M	$25,000.00 SVC219K	-7.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.86 MNT17,500.00	$30.00 SVC262.31	+517.0%
Average			+48.6%

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pay 73.3% more for housing

	Ulaanbaatar	San Salvador
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.63 MNT49,062.50	$42.50 SVC371.61	+211.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$569.30 MNT2M	$898.99 SVC7,860.51	+57.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$444.50 MNT2M	$770.00 SVC6,732.65	+73.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$54.38 MNT196K	$99.35 SVC868.71	+82.7%
Average			+73.3%

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pay 66.3% less for childcare

	Ulaanbaatar	San Salvador
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$817.79 MNT3M	$162.67 SVC1,422.31	-80.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,262.71 MNT30M	$4,720.00 SVC41,270.25	-42.9%
Average			-66.3%

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pay 1.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Ulaanbaatar	San Salvador
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.36 MNT8,500.00	$2.00 SVC17.49	-15.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.42 MNT8,692.31	$3.55 SVC31.00	+46.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.68 MNT6,044.89	$4.00 SVC34.97	+138.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.73 MNT244K	$31.60 SVC276.30	-53.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.17 MNT15,000.00	$5.00 SVC43.72	+20.0%
Average			-1.5%

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pay 11.6% less for clothing

	Ulaanbaatar	San Salvador
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.73 MNT294K	$67.15 SVC587.14	-17.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 MNT163K	$47.00 SVC410.95	+3.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.93 MNT370K	$118.33 SVC1,034.67	+15.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$187.55 MNT675K	$117.00 SVC1,023.01	-37.6%
Average			-11.6%

Ulaanbaatar vs. San Salvador - Cost of clothing

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