Cost of living comparison
Mongolia is 39.0% more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Mongolia instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 57.5% more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
₫46,748
|
$4.71
MNT16,250.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.33
₫110,261
|
$4.35
MNT15,000.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
₫13,956
|
$0.75
MNT2,571.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
₫8,778
|
$0.47
MNT1,630.77
|
|
pay 64.8% more for groceries
Vietnam
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
₫22,491
|
$0.81
MNT2,783.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.02
₫153,160
|
$6.94
MNT23,928.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.38
₫137,049
|
$4.95
MNT17,091.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.49
₫37,952
|
$1.98
MNT6,815.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.52
₫38,622
|
$1.88
MNT6,501.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
₫32,196
|
$1.51
MNT5,223.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₫11,198
|
$1.23
MNT4,243.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
₫16,144
|
$1.78
MNT6,157.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₫10,618
|
$1.49
MNT5,134.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,569
|
$0.27
MNT940.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,526
|
$0.49
MNT1,697.73
|
|
pay 0.8% more for transportation
Vietnam
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₫88,567
|
$3.78
MNT13,034.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.87
₫174,795
|
$7.97
MNT27,500.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,303.88
₫873,316,784
|
$29,855.07
MNT103,000,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.70
₫145,060
|
$5.22
MNT18,000.00
|
|
pay 55.1% more for housing
Vietnam
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.95
₫227,977
|
$12.17
MNT42,000.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$304.25
₫7,745,581
|
$486.53
MNT1,678,527.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.52
₫5,359,540
|
$380.95
MNT1,314,285.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.00
₫1,094,795
|
$61.80
MNT213,218.12
|
|
pay 39.5% less for childcare
Vietnam
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.34
₫5,405,726
|
$150.72
MNT520,000.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,971.85
₫304,782,280
|
$5,997.58
MNT20,691,666.67
|
|
pay 72.9% more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.89
₫22,694
|
$1.59
MNT5,500.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
₫39,807
|
$2.39
MNT8,233.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.19
₫30,183
|
$1.74
MNT6,000.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.79
₫580,254
|
$59.58
MNT205,555.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.60
₫91,603
|
$4.49
MNT15,500.00
|
|
pay 61.4% more for clothing
Vietnam
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.72
₫731,284
|
$60.87
MNT210,000.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.06
₫587,124
|
$43.66
MNT150,624.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.55
₫2,076,090
|
$85.14
MNT293,750.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.83
₫2,337,939
|
$128.36
MNT442,857.14
|
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