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Mongolia

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Dominican Republic

Santo Domingo vs. Ulaanbaatar Cost of Living Summary

Santo Domingo is 5.2% more expensive than Ulaanbaatar.

Restaurants: pay 47.0% more in Santo Domingo
Groceries: pay 0.5% less in Santo Domingo
Transportation: pay 22.4% more in Santo Domingo
Housing: pay 9.2% more in Santo Domingo
Childcare: pay 47.4% less in Santo Domingo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.4% more in Santo Domingo
Clothing: pay 24.6% less in Santo Domingo

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

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Santo Domingo vs. Ulaanbaatar Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Santo Domingo instead of Ulaanbaatar, you would:

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pay 47.0% more for restaurants

	Ulaanbaatar	Santo Domingo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	$9.95 DOP605.71	+79.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	$7.54 DOP459.33	+35.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.86 MNT3,083.33	$1.04 DOP63.37	+21.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.59 MNT2,125.00	$0.57 DOP34.70	-3.5%
Average			+47.0%

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pay 0.5% less for groceries

	Ulaanbaatar	Santo Domingo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 MNT3,588.33	$1.51 DOP92.20	+51.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.18 MNT22,248.75	$3.62 DOP220.51	-41.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.49 MNT19,758.34	$5.19 DOP315.74	-5.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.10 MNT7,573.96	$2.34 DOP142.43	+11.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.22 MNT7,975.68	$2.53 DOP153.94	+14.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.39 MNT5,003.76	$1.45 DOP88.16	+4.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 MNT3,926.41	$0.37 DOP22.32	-66.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.69 MNT6,091.75	$1.24 DOP75.21	-27.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.37 MNT4,944.16	$0.83 DOP50.64	-39.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 MNT1,188.41	$0.91 DOP55.64	+176.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 MNT1,730.24	$1.00 DOP60.90	+108.1%
Average			-0.5%

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pay 22.4% more for transportation

	Ulaanbaatar	Santo Domingo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.32 MNT15,549.41	$5.38 DOP327.36	+24.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.67 MNT60,000.00	$18.24 DOP1,110.46	+9.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,896.36 MNT97M	$23,212.79 DOP1M	-13.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.86 MNT17,500.00	$21.22 DOP1,292.17	+336.5%
Average			+22.4%

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pay 9.2% more for housing

	Ulaanbaatar	Santo Domingo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.63 MNT49,062.50	$36.30 DOP2,210.15	+166.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$569.30 MNT2M	$721.96 DOP43,956.75	+26.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$444.50 MNT2M	$350.20 DOP21,321.94	-21.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$54.38 MNT196K	$70.91 DOP4,317.58	+30.4%
Average			+9.2%

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pay 47.4% less for childcare

	Ulaanbaatar	Santo Domingo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$817.79 MNT3M	$252.26 DOP15,358.98	-69.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,262.71 MNT30M	$7,399.96 DOP451K	-10.4%
Average			-47.4%

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pay 5.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Ulaanbaatar	Santo Domingo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.36 MNT8,500.00	$2.49 DOP151.43	+5.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.42 MNT8,692.31	$2.27 DOP138.39	-5.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.68 MNT6,044.89	$5.32 DOP324.05	+216.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.73 MNT244K	$29.64 DOP1,804.50	-56.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.17 MNT15,000.00	$7.46 DOP454.28	+79.0%
Average			+5.4%

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pay 24.6% less for clothing

	Ulaanbaatar	Santo Domingo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.73 MNT294K	$45.80 DOP2,788.81	-44.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 MNT163K	$46.66 DOP2,841.05	+2.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.93 MNT370K	$87.04 DOP5,299.30	-15.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$187.55 MNT675K	$124.34 DOP7,570.49	-33.7%
Average			-24.6%

Ulaanbaatar vs. Santo Domingo - Cost of clothing

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