Cost of living comparison
Mongolia is 10.0% more expensive than South Africa.
If you lived in Mongolia instead of South Africa, you would:
pay 24.6% less for restaurants
South Africa
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.29
ZAR149.79
|
$4.71
MNT16,250.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.51
ZAR81.56
|
$4.35
MNT15,000.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
ZAR16.80
|
$0.75
MNT2,571.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
ZAR12.52
|
$0.47
MNT1,630.77
|
|
pay 53.4% more for groceries
South Africa
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.93
ZAR16.78
|
$0.81
MNT2,783.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.52
ZAR63.54
|
$6.94
MNT23,928.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
ZAR73.09
|
$4.95
MNT17,091.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
ZAR37.70
|
$1.98
MNT6,815.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
ZAR35.53
|
$1.88
MNT6,501.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZAR11.63
|
$1.51
MNT5,223.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZAR11.14
|
$1.23
MNT4,243.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
ZAR10.62
|
$1.78
MNT6,157.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZAR12.47
|
$1.49
MNT5,134.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
ZAR8.92
|
$0.27
MNT940.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
ZAR11.07
|
$0.49
MNT1,697.73
|
|
pay 22.9% less for transportation
South Africa
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.81
ZAR86.87
|
$3.78
MNT13,034.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.85
ZAR919.16
|
$7.97
MNT27,500.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,587.45
ZAR354,031.44
|
$29,855.07
MNT103,000,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.44
ZAR152.55
|
$5.22
MNT18,000.00
|
|
pay 9.4% less for housing
South Africa
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.70
ZAR735.71
|
$12.17
MNT42,000.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.07
ZAR6,562.27
|
$486.53
MNT1,678,527.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$324.06
ZAR5,857.19
|
$380.95
MNT1,314,285.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.48
ZAR1,382.31
|
$61.80
MNT213,218.12
|
|
pay 23.6% more for childcare
South Africa
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.15
ZAR3,075.45
|
$150.72
MNT520,000.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,782.54
ZAR68,367.19
|
$5,997.58
MNT20,691,666.67
|
|
pay 12.1% more for entertainment and sports
South Africa
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
ZAR36.88
|
$1.59
MNT5,500.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.79
ZAR32.36
|
$2.39
MNT8,233.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.68
ZAR48.47
|
$1.74
MNT6,000.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.55
ZAR515.94
|
$59.58
MNT205,555.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.94
ZAR107.31
|
$4.49
MNT15,500.00
|
|
pay 37.9% more for clothing
South Africa
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.73
ZAR808.41
|
$60.87
MNT210,000.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.20
ZAR545.83
|
$43.66
MNT150,624.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.48
ZAR1,472.67
|
$85.14
MNT293,750.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.16
ZAR1,394.53
|
$128.36
MNT442,857.14
|
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