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Wellington vs. Ulaanbaatar Cost of Living Summary

Wellington is 89.5% more expensive than Ulaanbaatar.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Wellington
Groceries: pay 47.7% more in Wellington
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Wellington
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Wellington
Childcare: pay 41.9% more in Wellington
Entertainment and Sports: pay 97.9% more in Wellington
Clothing: pay 17.0% less in Wellington

The cost of housing, restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, groceries, and childcare in Wellington are more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Notably, housing, restaurants, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Wellington.

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Wellington vs. Ulaanbaatar Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Ulaanbaatar	Wellington
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	$13.73 NZ$24.10	+147.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	$9.02 NZ$15.84	+62.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.86 MNT3,083.33	$2.42 NZ$4.25	+182.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.59 MNT2,125.00	$1.71 NZ$3.00	+189.4%
Average			+119.6%

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pay 47.7% more for groceries

	Ulaanbaatar	Wellington
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 MNT3,588.33	$2.16 NZ$3.79	+116.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.18 MNT22,248.75	$4.62 NZ$8.12	-25.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.49 MNT19,758.34	$7.12 NZ$12.50	+29.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.10 MNT7,573.96	$6.89 NZ$12.10	+227.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.22 MNT7,975.68	$4.37 NZ$7.68	+97.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.39 MNT5,003.76	$1.40 NZ$2.45	+0.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 MNT3,926.41	$0.99 NZ$1.73	-9.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.69 MNT6,091.75	$1.37 NZ$2.40	-19.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.37 MNT4,944.16	$2.93 NZ$5.15	+113.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 MNT1,188.41	$0.95 NZ$1.67	+188.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 MNT1,730.24	$0.57 NZ$1.00	+18.4%
Average			+47.7%

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Ulaanbaatar	Wellington
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.32 MNT15,549.41	$7.03 NZ$12.35	+62.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.67 MNT60,000.00	$101.23 NZ$177.74	+507.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,896.36 MNT97M	$25,203.61 NZ$44,251.79	-6.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.86 MNT17,500.00	$16.19 NZ$28.43	+233.0%
Average			+105.9%

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Ulaanbaatar	Wellington
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.63 MNT49,062.50	$53.32 NZ$93.62	+291.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$569.30 MNT2M	$1,215.08 NZ$2,133.41	+113.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$444.50 MNT2M	$1,141.32 NZ$2,003.90	+156.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$54.38 MNT196K	$149.83 NZ$263.06	+175.5%
Average			+146.1%

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pay 41.9% more for childcare

	Ulaanbaatar	Wellington
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$817.79 MNT3M	$1,055.30 NZ$1,852.87	+29.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,262.71 MNT30M	$12,899.11 NZ$22,647.90	+56.1%
Average			+41.9%

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pay 97.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Ulaanbaatar	Wellington
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.36 MNT8,500.00	$7.28 NZ$12.79	+208.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.42 MNT8,692.31	$3.34 NZ$5.87	+38.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.68 MNT6,044.89	$25.18 NZ$44.21	+1399.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.73 MNT244K	$38.09 NZ$66.88	-43.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.17 MNT15,000.00	$12.04 NZ$21.15	+189.0%
Average			+97.9%

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pay 17.0% less for clothing

	Ulaanbaatar	Wellington
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.73 MNT294K	$77.76 NZ$136.52	-4.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 MNT163K	$28.15 NZ$49.42	-38.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.93 MNT370K	$101.77 NZ$178.69	-1.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$187.55 MNT675K	$152.66 NZ$268.03	-18.6%
Average			-17.0%

Ulaanbaatar vs. Wellington - Cost of clothing

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