Cost of living comparison
Mongolia is 99.8% more expensive than Lesotho.
If you lived in Mongolia instead of Lesotho, you would:
pay 8.7% more for restaurants
Lesotho
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$4.71
MNT16,250.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.94
LSL199.19
|
$4.35
MNT15,000.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL11.95
|
$0.75
MNT2,571.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL4.98
|
$0.47
MNT1,630.77
|
|
pay 28.6% more for groceries
Lesotho
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
LSL14.14
|
$0.81
MNT2,783.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.55
LSL46.34
|
$6.94
MNT23,928.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL60.59
|
$4.95
MNT17,091.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.20
LSL21.83
|
$1.98
MNT6,815.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
LSL53.97
|
$1.88
MNT6,501.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL16.04
|
$1.51
MNT5,223.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
LSL17.54
|
$1.23
MNT4,243.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
LSL23.61
|
$1.78
MNT6,157.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
LSL20.24
|
$1.49
MNT5,134.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
LSL14.17
|
$0.27
MNT940.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.89
LSL16.19
|
$0.49
MNT1,697.73
|
|
pay 8.0% less for transportation
Lesotho
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.43
LSL80.64
|
$3.78
MNT13,034.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.24
LSL495.73
|
$7.97
MNT27,500.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,066.76
LSL347,009.53
|
$29,855.07
MNT103,000,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.39
LSL98.15
|
$5.22
MNT18,000.00
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Lesotho
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.79
LSL396.58
|
$12.17
MNT42,000.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$190.67
LSL3,470.10
|
$486.53
MNT1,678,527.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$95.33
LSL1,735.05
|
$380.95
MNT1,314,285.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$61.80
MNT213,218.12
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for childcare
Lesotho
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.15
LSL512.25
|
$150.72
MNT520,000.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,071.37
LSL19,498.63
|
$5,997.58
MNT20,691,666.67
|
|
pay 72.9% more for entertainment and sports
Lesotho
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL14.94
|
$1.59
MNT5,500.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL24.90
|
$2.39
MNT8,233.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
LSL84.27
|
$1.74
MNT6,000.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.88
LSL380.06
|
$59.58
MNT205,555.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.49
MNT15,500.00
|
|
pay 11.6% more for clothing
Lesotho
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.86
LSL743.59
|
$60.87
MNT210,000.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.13
LSL694.02
|
$43.66
MNT150,624.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.24
LSL1,751.57
|
$85.14
MNT293,750.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$136.19
LSL2,478.64
|
$128.36
MNT442,857.14
|
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