Cost of living comparison
Mongolia is 5.4% cheaper than Yemen.
If you lived in Mongolia instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 45.1% less for restaurants
Yemen
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.60
YER1,900
|
$4.71
MNT16,250.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.61
YER2,402
|
$4.35
MNT15,000.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
YER427
|
$0.75
MNT2,571.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
YER172
|
$0.47
MNT1,630.77
|
|
pay 23.3% less for groceries
Yemen
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.51
YER378
|
$0.81
MNT2,783.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.92
YER980
|
$6.94
MNT23,928.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.55
YER2,636
|
$4.95
MNT17,091.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.78
YER1,195
|
$1.98
MNT6,815.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.47
YER1,367
|
$1.88
MNT6,501.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.58
YER645
|
$1.51
MNT5,223.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
YER203
|
$1.23
MNT4,243.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.27
YER568
|
$1.78
MNT6,157.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
YER309
|
$1.49
MNT5,134.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
YER279
|
$0.27
MNT940.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
YER211
|
$0.49
MNT1,697.73
|
|
pay 36.8% less for transportation
Yemen
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.93
YER2,732
|
$3.78
MNT13,034.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.29
YER12,818
|
$7.97
MNT27,500.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,009.60
YER4,000,796
|
$29,855.07
MNT103,000,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.99
YER7,995
|
$5.22
MNT18,000.00
|
|
pay 27.2% more for housing
Yemen
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$83.76
YER20,931
|
$12.17
MNT42,000.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$247.69
YER61,897
|
$486.53
MNT1,678,527.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$175.00
YER43,733
|
$380.95
MNT1,314,285.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.17
YER19,286
|
$61.80
MNT213,218.12
|
|
pay 86.1% more for childcare
Yemen
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.95
YER19,229
|
$150.72
MNT520,000.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,403.23
YER850,468
|
$5,997.58
MNT20,691,666.67
|
|
pay 35.0% less for entertainment and sports
Yemen
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.84
YER710
|
$1.59
MNT5,500.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.76
YER941
|
$2.39
MNT8,233.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.38
YER1,094
|
$1.74
MNT6,000.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$77.72
YER19,423
|
$59.58
MNT205,555.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.06
YER1,263
|
$4.49
MNT15,500.00
|
|
pay 10.7% less for clothing
Yemen
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.84
YER16,952
|
$60.87
MNT210,000.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$87.06
YER21,756
|
$43.66
MNT150,624.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.85
YER20,455
|
$85.14
MNT293,750.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.24
YER28,299
|
$128.36
MNT442,857.14
|
|
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