Cost of living comparison
Mongolia is 18.8% cheaper than Saint Lucia.
If you lived in Mongolia instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
pay 42.9% less for restaurants
Saint Lucia
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$4.71
MNT16,250.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.01
EC$21.66
|
$4.35
MNT15,000.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
EC$4.30
|
$0.75
MNT2,571.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
EC$2.34
|
$0.47
MNT1,630.77
|
|
pay 26.0% less for groceries
Saint Lucia
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
EC$3.45
|
$0.81
MNT2,783.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.32
EC$11.67
|
$6.94
MNT23,928.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
EC$20.46
|
$4.95
MNT17,091.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.31
EC$8.94
|
$1.98
MNT6,815.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$1.88
MNT6,501.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.33
EC$8.99
|
$1.51
MNT5,223.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.02
|
$1.23
MNT4,243.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
$1.78
MNT6,157.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.01
EC$8.13
|
$1.49
MNT5,134.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.63
EC$7.11
|
$0.27
MNT940.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.49
MNT1,697.73
|
|
pay 15.2% less for transportation
Saint Lucia
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.78
EC$15.61
|
$3.78
MNT13,034.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$7.97
MNT27,500.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$29,855.07
MNT103,000,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.22
MNT18,000.00
|
|
pay 23.4% less for housing
Saint Lucia
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.26
EC$135.83
|
$12.17
MNT42,000.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$456.48
EC$1,233.67
|
$486.53
MNT1,678,527.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.08
EC$981.25
|
$380.95
MNT1,314,285.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$87.25
EC$235.78
|
$61.80
MNT213,218.12
|
|
pay 19.1% less for childcare
Saint Lucia
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$164.97
EC$445.83
|
$150.72
MNT520,000.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,510.48
EC$23,000.00
|
$5,997.58
MNT20,691,666.67
|
|
pay 7.3% less for entertainment and sports
Saint Lucia
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
EC$5.78
|
$1.59
MNT5,500.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.22
EC$8.70
|
$2.39
MNT8,233.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$1.74
MNT6,000.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.46
EC$95.83
|
$59.58
MNT205,555.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$4.49
MNT15,500.00
|
|
pay 2.4% more for clothing
Saint Lucia
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.80
EC$131.87
|
$60.87
MNT210,000.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.35
EC$146.88
|
$43.66
MNT150,624.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.44
EC$268.75
|
$85.14
MNT293,750.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.92
EC$291.67
|
$128.36
MNT442,857.14
|
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