Cost of living comparison
Mongolia is 52.6% cheaper than Singapore.
If you lived in Mongolia instead of Singapore, you would:
pay 52.3% less for restaurants
Singapore
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.17
SGD15.04
|
$4.71
MNT16,250.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
SGD10.02
|
$4.35
MNT15,000.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
SGD2.05
|
$0.75
MNT2,571.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
SGD1.54
|
$0.47
MNT1,630.77
|
|
pay 35.0% less for groceries
Singapore
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.08
SGD2.80
|
$0.81
MNT2,783.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.16
SGD12.34
|
$6.94
MNT23,928.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.85
SGD14.61
|
$4.95
MNT17,091.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.33
SGD4.48
|
$1.98
MNT6,815.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.67
SGD6.28
|
$1.88
MNT6,501.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.91
SGD2.57
|
$1.51
MNT5,223.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.44
SGD1.94
|
$1.23
MNT4,243.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.76
SGD2.36
|
$1.78
MNT6,157.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
SGD1.73
|
$1.49
MNT5,134.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
SGD1.42
|
$0.27
MNT940.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
SGD1.39
|
$0.49
MNT1,697.73
|
|
pay 66.4% less for transportation
Singapore
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.01
SGD10.78
|
$3.78
MNT13,034.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$95.32
SGD128.30
|
$7.97
MNT27,500.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$134,045.26
SGD180,424.92
|
$29,855.07
MNT103,000,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.23
SGD12.43
|
$5.22
MNT18,000.00
|
|
pay 69.0% less for housing
Singapore
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.83
SGD48.23
|
$12.17
MNT42,000.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,750.06
SGD3,701.59
|
$486.53
MNT1,678,527.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,019.11
SGD2,717.72
|
$380.95
MNT1,314,285.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$116.07
SGD156.23
|
$61.80
MNT213,218.12
|
|
pay 82.5% less for childcare
Singapore
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,111.44
SGD1,496.00
|
$150.72
MNT520,000.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,905.57
SGD37,560.90
|
$5,997.58
MNT20,691,666.67
|
|
pay 63.4% less for entertainment and sports
Singapore
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.45
SGD10.02
|
$1.59
MNT5,500.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.79
SGD6.45
|
$2.39
MNT8,233.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.29
SGD16.54
|
$1.74
MNT6,000.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$103.58
SGD139.41
|
$59.58
MNT205,555.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.17
SGD15.04
|
$4.49
MNT15,500.00
|
|
pay 0.5% more for clothing
Singapore
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.87
SGD91.35
|
$60.87
MNT210,000.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.81
SGD58.97
|
$43.66
MNT150,624.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.40
SGD125.71
|
$85.14
MNT293,750.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.69
SGD142.26
|
$128.36
MNT442,857.14
|
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