Cost of living comparison
Mongolia is 21.7% more expensive than Cambodia.
If you lived in Mongolia instead of Cambodia, you would:
pay 3.6% less for restaurants
Cambodia
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.59
KHR14,576.45
|
$4.71
MNT16,250.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.90
KHR23,934.69
|
$4.35
MNT15,000.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
KHR3,261.68
|
$0.75
MNT2,571.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
KHR2,173.05
|
$0.47
MNT1,630.77
|
|
pay 8.2% more for groceries
Cambodia
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.84
KHR7,447.81
|
$0.81
MNT2,783.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.21
KHR25,209.66
|
$6.94
MNT23,928.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.72
KHR31,327.03
|
$4.95
MNT17,091.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.93
KHR7,812.60
|
$1.98
MNT6,815.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
KHR8,535.34
|
$1.88
MNT6,501.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
KHR6,373.66
|
$1.51
MNT5,223.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
KHR2,665.85
|
$1.23
MNT4,243.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.49
KHR6,057.00
|
$1.78
MNT6,157.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
KHR2,541.97
|
$1.49
MNT5,134.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
KHR2,556.21
|
$0.27
MNT940.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
KHR2,124.88
|
$0.49
MNT1,697.73
|
|
pay 28.9% less for transportation
Cambodia
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
KHR18,562.02
|
$3.78
MNT13,034.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.60
KHR43,001.31
|
$7.97
MNT27,500.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,000.00
KHR198,779,624.81
|
$29,855.07
MNT103,000,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.92
KHR32,140.36
|
$5.22
MNT18,000.00
|
|
pay 18.2% more for housing
Cambodia
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.71
KHR116,482.16
|
$12.17
MNT42,000.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$323.25
KHR1,311,319.22
|
$486.53
MNT1,678,527.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.58
KHR842,108.92
|
$380.95
MNT1,314,285.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.07
KHR259,921.83
|
$61.80
MNT213,218.12
|
|
pay 25.7% less for childcare
Cambodia
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$244.83
KHR993,222.00
|
$150.72
MNT520,000.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,894.95
KHR27,970,921.63
|
$5,997.58
MNT20,691,666.67
|
|
pay 24.0% more for entertainment and sports
Cambodia
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
KHR3,853.89
|
$1.59
MNT5,500.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.11
KHR8,539.75
|
$2.39
MNT8,233.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.60
KHR6,490.76
|
$1.74
MNT6,000.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.21
KHR167,170.96
|
$59.58
MNT205,555.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.25
KHR21,297.82
|
$4.49
MNT15,500.00
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
Cambodia
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.12
KHR81,641.63
|
$60.87
MNT210,000.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.11
KHR81,569.19
|
$43.66
MNT150,624.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.94
KHR267,490.44
|
$85.14
MNT293,750.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.98
KHR133,799.55
|
$128.36
MNT442,857.14
|
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