Cost of living comparison
Jordan is 23.8% more expensive than Mongolia.
If you lived in Jordan instead of Mongolia, you would:
pay 0.5% less for restaurants
Mongolia
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.71
MNT16,250.00
|
$5.41
JOD3.830
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.35
MNT15,000.00
|
$6.11
JOD4.330
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
MNT2,571.88
|
$0.49
JOD0.350
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
MNT1,630.77
|
$0.36
JOD0.260
|
|
pay 29.7% less for groceries
Mongolia
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.81
MNT2,783.70
|
$0.48
JOD0.340
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.94
MNT23,928.57
|
$3.43
JOD2.430
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.95
MNT17,091.14
|
$5.14
JOD3.650
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.98
MNT6,815.00
|
$1.70
JOD1.200
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
MNT6,501.50
|
$2.13
JOD1.510
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.51
MNT5,223.12
|
$0.76
JOD0.540
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.23
MNT4,243.16
|
$0.66
JOD0.470
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.78
MNT6,157.52
|
$0.57
JOD0.410
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
MNT5,134.67
|
$0.28
JOD0.200
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
MNT940.64
|
$0.37
JOD0.260
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
MNT1,697.73
|
$0.35
JOD0.250
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Mongolia
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.78
MNT13,034.44
|
$5.45
JOD3.860
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.97
MNT27,500.00
|
$35.35
JOD25.060
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,855.07
MNT103,000,000.00
|
$27,037.19
JOD19,166.670
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.22
MNT18,000.00
|
$9.31
JOD6.600
|
|
pay 16.4% more for housing
Mongolia
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.17
MNT42,000.00
|
$31.53
JOD22.350
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$486.53
MNT1,678,527.03
|
$233.29
JOD165.380
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$380.95
MNT1,314,285.71
|
$178.07
JOD126.230
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.80
MNT213,218.12
|
$69.14
JOD49.020
|
|
pay 18.8% less for childcare
Mongolia
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$150.72
MNT520,000.00
|
$132.79
JOD94.130
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,997.58
MNT20,691,666.67
|
$4,464.95
JOD3,165.200
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Mongolia
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.59
MNT5,500.00
|
$6.11
JOD4.330
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.39
MNT8,233.33
|
$2.45
JOD1.740
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.74
MNT6,000.00
|
$3.46
JOD2.450
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.58
MNT205,555.56
|
$46.03
JOD32.630
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.49
MNT15,500.00
|
$11.76
JOD8.330
|
|
pay 19.6% less for clothing
Mongolia
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.87
MNT210,000.00
|
$40.64
JOD28.810
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.66
MNT150,624.88
|
$42.55
JOD30.160
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.14
MNT293,750.00
|
$89.39
JOD63.370
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.36
MNT442,857.14
|
$67.07
JOD47.550
|
|
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