Cost of living comparison
Mongolia is 2.1 times more expensive than Syria.
If you lived in Mongolia instead of Syria, you would:
pay 6.4% more for restaurants
Syria
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.50
SYP8,794
|
$4.71
MNT16,250.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.38
SYP10,992
|
$4.35
MNT15,000.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
SYP2,048
|
$0.75
MNT2,571.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
SYP1,189
|
$0.47
MNT1,630.77
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
Syria
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.90
SYP2,265
|
$0.81
MNT2,783.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.69
SYP4,248
|
$6.94
MNT23,928.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.92
SYP7,336
|
$4.95
MNT17,091.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
SYP4,396
|
$1.98
MNT6,815.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
SYP4,872
|
$1.88
MNT6,501.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.36
SYP913
|
$1.51
MNT5,223.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
SYP1,633
|
$1.23
MNT4,243.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.28
SYP716
|
$1.78
MNT6,157.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
SYP593
|
$1.49
MNT5,134.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
SYP509
|
$0.27
MNT940.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
SYP537
|
$0.49
MNT1,697.73
|
|
pay 12.8% less for transportation
Syria
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.24
SYP15,666
|
$3.78
MNT13,034.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
SYP25,125
|
$7.97
MNT27,500.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,465.93
SYP51,421,265
|
$29,855.07
MNT103,000,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.34
SYP20,946
|
$5.22
MNT18,000.00
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Syria
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.74
SYP117,441
|
$12.17
MNT42,000.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$176.15
SYP442,577
|
$486.53
MNT1,678,527.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$100.11
SYP251,534
|
$380.95
MNT1,314,285.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.98
SYP100,458
|
$61.80
MNT213,218.12
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
Syria
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$42.06
SYP105,683
|
$150.72
MNT520,000.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,608.98
SYP4,042,618
|
$5,997.58
MNT20,691,666.67
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Syria
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.62
SYP4,083
|
$1.59
MNT5,500.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.04
SYP2,625
|
$2.39
MNT8,233.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
SYP5,496
|
$1.74
MNT6,000.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$11.59
SYP29,130
|
$59.58
MNT205,555.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.62
SYP6,595
|
$4.49
MNT15,500.00
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Syria
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.57
SYP59,232
|
$60.87
MNT210,000.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.06
SYP55,435
|
$43.66
MNT150,624.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$42.21
SYP106,060
|
$85.14
MNT293,750.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$47.32
SYP118,897
|
$128.36
MNT442,857.14
|
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