Cost of living comparison
Mongolia is 42.8% cheaper than Norway.
If you lived in Mongolia instead of Norway, you would:
pay 73.5% less for restaurants
Norway
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.51
NOK200.68
|
$4.71
MNT16,250.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.71
NOK126.98
|
$4.35
MNT15,000.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.99
NOK32.43
|
$0.75
MNT2,571.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
NOK27.24
|
$0.47
MNT1,630.77
|
|
pay 21.7% less for groceries
Norway
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.95
NOK32.03
|
$0.81
MNT2,783.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.22
NOK56.63
|
$6.94
MNT23,928.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
NOK80.08
|
$4.95
MNT17,091.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.72
NOK40.33
|
$1.98
MNT6,815.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.79
NOK62.82
|
$1.88
MNT6,501.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
NOK14.25
|
$1.51
MNT5,223.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
NOK10.46
|
$1.23
MNT4,243.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
NOK13.43
|
$1.78
MNT6,157.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.77
NOK19.21
|
$1.49
MNT5,134.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
NOK10.11
|
$0.27
MNT940.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
NOK10.97
|
$0.49
MNT1,697.73
|
|
pay 56.6% less for transportation
Norway
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.55
NOK81.91
|
$3.78
MNT13,034.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$74.48
NOK807.57
|
$7.97
MNT27,500.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,686.16
NOK365,252.87
|
$29,855.07
MNT103,000,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.49
NOK233.03
|
$5.22
MNT18,000.00
|
|
pay 58.8% less for housing
Norway
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
NOK548.83
|
$12.17
MNT42,000.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,050.72
NOK11,392.71
|
$486.53
MNT1,678,527.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$796.76
NOK8,639.13
|
$380.95
MNT1,314,285.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.58
NOK1,437.56
|
$61.80
MNT213,218.12
|
|
pay 34.2% less for childcare
Norway
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$293.64
NOK3,183.88
|
$150.72
MNT520,000.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,459.17
NOK80,878.38
|
$5,997.58
MNT20,691,666.67
|
|
pay 49.2% less for entertainment and sports
Norway
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.25
NOK100.30
|
$1.59
MNT5,500.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.58
NOK49.62
|
$2.39
MNT8,233.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.52
NOK146.58
|
$1.74
MNT6,000.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.22
NOK468.66
|
$59.58
MNT205,555.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.15
NOK142.63
|
$4.49
MNT15,500.00
|
|
pay 5.8% less for clothing
Norway
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.76
NOK897.32
|
$60.87
MNT210,000.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.00
NOK444.58
|
$43.66
MNT150,624.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.09
NOK998.54
|
$85.14
MNT293,750.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.04
NOK1,334.08
|
$128.36
MNT442,857.14
|
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