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Tirana vs. Ulaanbaatar Cost of Living Summary

Tirana is 28.4% more expensive than Ulaanbaatar.

Restaurants: pay 95.6% more in Tirana
Groceries: pay 8.7% more in Tirana
Transportation: pay 72.6% more in Tirana
Housing: pay 28.1% more in Tirana
Childcare: pay 35.2% less in Tirana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.8% more in Tirana
Clothing: pay 10.1% less in Tirana

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

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Tirana vs. Ulaanbaatar Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 95.6% more for restaurants

	Ulaanbaatar	Tirana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	$9.77 ALL796	+75.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	$10.99 ALL895	+97.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.86 MNT3,083.33	$2.38 ALL194	+178.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.59 MNT2,125.00	$1.26 ALL103	+114.1%
Average			+95.6%

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pay 8.7% more for groceries

	Ulaanbaatar	Tirana
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 MNT3,588.33	$1.18 ALL96	+18.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.18 MNT22,248.75	$6.45 ALL526	+4.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.49 MNT19,758.34	$8.47 ALL689	+54.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.10 MNT7,573.96	$3.77 ALL307	+79.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.22 MNT7,975.68	$4.12 ALL336	+85.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.39 MNT5,003.76	$0.89 ALL72	-36.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 MNT3,926.41	$1.12 ALL91	+2.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.69 MNT6,091.75	$0.98 ALL80	-42.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.37 MNT4,944.16	$0.84 ALL68	-38.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 MNT1,188.41	$0.47 ALL38	+41.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 MNT1,730.24	$0.58 ALL47	+20.2%
Average			+8.7%

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pay 72.6% more for transportation

	Ulaanbaatar	Tirana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.32 MNT15,549.41	$8.77 ALL714	+103.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.67 MNT60,000.00	$19.54 ALL1,591	+17.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,896.36 MNT97M	$33,592.07 ALL3M	+24.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.86 MNT17,500.00	$32.98 ALL2,685	+578.2%
Average			+72.6%

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pay 28.1% more for housing

	Ulaanbaatar	Tirana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.63 MNT49,062.50	$19.91 ALL1,621	+46.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$569.30 MNT2M	$828.78 ALL67,489	+45.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$444.50 MNT2M	$479.97 ALL39,085	+8.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$54.38 MNT196K	$74.95 ALL6,104	+37.8%
Average			+28.1%

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pay 35.2% less for childcare

	Ulaanbaatar	Tirana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$817.79 MNT3M	$344.43 ALL28,047	-57.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,262.71 MNT30M	$8,249.97 ALL672K	-0.2%
Average			-35.2%

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pay 39.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Ulaanbaatar	Tirana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.36 MNT8,500.00	$3.54 ALL288	+50.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.42 MNT8,692.31	$2.25 ALL183	-6.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.68 MNT6,044.89	$4.76 ALL388	+183.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.73 MNT244K	$55.71 ALL4,537	-17.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.17 MNT15,000.00	$9.77 ALL796	+134.4%
Average			+39.8%

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pay 10.1% less for clothing

	Ulaanbaatar	Tirana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.73 MNT294K	$69.87 ALL5,690	-14.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 MNT163K	$47.44 ALL3,863	+4.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.93 MNT370K	$122.26 ALL9,956	+18.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$187.55 MNT675K	$115.33 ALL9,392	-38.5%
Average			-10.1%

Ulaanbaatar vs. Tirana - Cost of clothing

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