Cost of living comparison
Mongolia is 2.3 times more expensive than India.
If you lived in Mongolia instead of India, you would:
pay 91.7% more for restaurants
India
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.48
₹206.86
|
$4.71
MNT16,250.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.94
₹328.36
|
$4.35
MNT15,000.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
₹32.70
|
$0.75
MNT2,571.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
₹14.23
|
$0.47
MNT1,630.77
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
India
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
₹38.59
|
$0.81
MNT2,783.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.56
₹213.00
|
$6.94
MNT23,928.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.56
₹212.88
|
$4.95
MNT17,091.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.93
₹77.14
|
$1.98
MNT6,815.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.36
₹113.21
|
$1.88
MNT6,501.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
₹71.21
|
$1.51
MNT5,223.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.31
₹25.99
|
$1.23
MNT4,243.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
₹39.19
|
$1.78
MNT6,157.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
₹19.07
|
$1.49
MNT5,134.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
₹13.24
|
$0.27
MNT940.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.17
₹14.37
|
$0.49
MNT1,697.73
|
|
pay 39.7% more for transportation
India
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
₹390.31
|
$3.78
MNT13,034.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.04
₹836.34
|
$7.97
MNT27,500.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,372.81
₹1,113,962.64
|
$29,855.07
MNT103,000,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.97
₹247.46
|
$5.22
MNT18,000.00
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
India
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.66
₹638.26
|
$12.17
MNT42,000.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$136.15
₹11,341.44
|
$486.53
MNT1,678,527.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$88.97
₹7,410.91
|
$380.95
MNT1,314,285.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$28.75
₹2,394.87
|
$61.80
MNT213,218.12
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
India
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.47
₹4,870.64
|
$150.72
MNT520,000.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,644.63
₹136,998.26
|
$5,997.58
MNT20,691,666.67
|
|
pay 57.6% more for entertainment and sports
India
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
₹153.17
|
$1.59
MNT5,500.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.59
₹132.81
|
$2.39
MNT8,233.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.63
₹302.69
|
$1.74
MNT6,000.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$16.08
₹1,339.55
|
$59.58
MNT205,555.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.38
₹281.43
|
$4.49
MNT15,500.00
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
India
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.53
₹1,959.89
|
$60.87
MNT210,000.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.73
₹2,060.17
|
$43.66
MNT150,624.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.02
₹3,417.15
|
$85.14
MNT293,750.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.71
₹2,558.39
|
$128.36
MNT442,857.14
|
|
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