Cost of living comparison
Philippines is 3.0% cheaper than Mongolia.
If you lived in Philippines instead of Mongolia, you would:
pay 13.6% less for restaurants
Mongolia
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.71
MNT16,250.00
|
$3.66
₱211.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.35
MNT15,000.00
|
$3.20
₱184.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
MNT2,571.88
|
$0.77
₱44.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
MNT1,630.77
|
$0.43
₱24.87
|
|
pay 18.5% more for groceries
Mongolia
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.81
MNT2,783.70
|
$1.15
₱66.59
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.94
MNT23,928.57
|
$3.76
₱217.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.95
MNT17,091.14
|
$6.56
₱378.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.98
MNT6,815.00
|
$1.97
₱113.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
MNT6,501.50
|
$1.81
₱104.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.51
MNT5,223.12
|
$1.23
₱70.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.23
MNT4,243.16
|
$0.65
₱37.30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.78
MNT6,157.52
|
$1.08
₱62.49
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
MNT5,134.67
|
$0.63
₱36.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
MNT940.64
|
$0.87
₱49.97
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
MNT1,697.73
|
$1.10
₱63.66
|
|
pay 4.4% more for transportation
Mongolia
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.78
MNT13,034.44
|
$4.42
₱255.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.97
MNT27,500.00
|
$12.06
₱696.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,855.07
MNT103,000,000.00
|
$29,092.26
₱1,679,074.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.22
MNT18,000.00
|
$2.70
₱155.62
|
|
pay 18.4% more for housing
Mongolia
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.17
MNT42,000.00
|
$29.30
₱1,690.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$486.53
MNT1,678,527.03
|
$265.23
₱15,308.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$380.95
MNT1,314,285.71
|
$157.68
₱9,100.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.80
MNT213,218.12
|
$84.84
₱4,896.86
|
|
pay 4.6% less for childcare
Mongolia
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$150.72
MNT520,000.00
|
$168.61
₱9,731.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,997.58
MNT20,691,666.67
|
$4,730.41
₱273,017.72
|
|
pay 1.4% less for entertainment and sports
Mongolia
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.59
MNT5,500.00
|
$1.35
₱77.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.39
MNT8,233.33
|
$2.27
₱130.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.74
MNT6,000.00
|
$2.49
₱143.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.58
MNT205,555.56
|
$34.04
₱1,964.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.49
MNT15,500.00
|
$5.09
₱293.76
|
|
pay 42.4% less for clothing
Mongolia
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.87
MNT210,000.00
|
$36.74
₱2,120.60
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.66
MNT150,624.88
|
$21.36
₱1,232.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.14
MNT293,750.00
|
$64.86
₱3,743.29
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.36
MNT442,857.14
|
$57.49
₱3,318.11
|
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