Cost of living comparison
Mongolia is 2.7 times more expensive than Sri Lanka.
If you lived in Mongolia instead of Sri Lanka, you would:
pay 25.8% more for restaurants
Sri Lanka
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.68
LKR800.42
|
$4.71
MNT16,250.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.46
LKR1,928.58
|
$4.35
MNT15,000.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
LKR190.24
|
$0.75
MNT2,571.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
LKR98.66
|
$0.47
MNT1,630.77
|
|
pay 22.3% more for groceries
Sri Lanka
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
LKR174.36
|
$0.81
MNT2,783.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.28
LKR1,876.67
|
$6.94
MNT23,928.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.98
LKR1,787.16
|
$4.95
MNT17,091.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.14
LKR637.81
|
$1.98
MNT6,815.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
LKR675.88
|
$1.88
MNT6,501.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.80
LKR837.63
|
$1.51
MNT5,223.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
LKR126.05
|
$1.23
MNT4,243.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.35
LKR702.79
|
$1.78
MNT6,157.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
LKR182.34
|
$1.49
MNT5,134.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
LKR136.91
|
$0.27
MNT940.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
LKR128.88
|
$0.49
MNT1,697.73
|
|
pay 17.0% more for transportation
Sri Lanka
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.75
LKR1,417.49
|
$3.78
MNT13,034.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.21
LKR1,854.22
|
$7.97
MNT27,500.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,035.83
LKR9,867,418.96
|
$29,855.07
MNT103,000,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.08
LKR919.54
|
$5.22
MNT18,000.00
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Sri Lanka
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.05
LKR4,195.77
|
$12.17
MNT42,000.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$150.86
LKR45,061.44
|
$486.53
MNT1,678,527.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.60
LKR30,345.33
|
$380.95
MNT1,314,285.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.30
LKR9,048.87
|
$61.80
MNT213,218.12
|
|
pay 8.8 times more for childcare
Sri Lanka
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$24.77
LKR7,397.22
|
$150.72
MNT520,000.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$520.09
LKR155,343.44
|
$5,997.58
MNT20,691,666.67
|
|
pay 67.3% more for entertainment and sports
Sri Lanka
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.01
LKR601.43
|
$1.59
MNT5,500.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.33
LKR695.04
|
$2.39
MNT8,233.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.45
LKR2,226.49
|
$1.74
MNT6,000.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.08
LKR3,607.99
|
$59.58
MNT205,555.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.25
LKR970.42
|
$4.49
MNT15,500.00
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
Sri Lanka
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.19
LKR8,120.53
|
$60.87
MNT210,000.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.21
LKR5,440.20
|
$43.66
MNT150,624.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.88
LKR16,391.20
|
$85.14
MNT293,750.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.71
LKR9,768.92
|
$128.36
MNT442,857.14
|
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