Cost of living comparison

Armenia

compared to

Mongolia

Mongolia vs. Armenia Cost of Living Summary

Mongolia is 0.2% more expensive than Armenia overall.

Restaurants: pay 43.5% less in Mongolia
Groceries: pay 42.4% more in Mongolia
Transportation: pay 27.6% less in Mongolia
Housing: pay 1.5% less in Mongolia
Childcare: pay 46.1% more in Mongolia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.8% less in Mongolia
Clothing: pay 39.7% more in Mongolia

The cost of childcare, groceries, and clothing in Mongolia are more expensive than in Armenia. Expenses including restaurants, transportation, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Mongolia.

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Mongolia vs. Armenia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mongolia instead of Armenia, you would:

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pay 43.5% less for restaurants

	Armenia	Mongolia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.32 AMD4,446.46	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	-54.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.80 AMD3,534.62	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	-43.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 AMD375.16	$0.86 MNT3,083.33	-17.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 AMD201.83	$0.59 MNT2,125.00	+5.5%
Average			-43.5%

Armenia vs. Mongolia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 42.4% more for groceries

	Armenia	Mongolia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 AMD222.89	$1.00 MNT3,588.33	+61.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.54 AMD1,276.23	$6.18 MNT22,248.75	+74.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.95 AMD2,147.07	$5.49 MNT19,758.34	-7.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.39 AMD862.26	$2.10 MNT7,573.96	-11.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.07 AMD1,466.60	$2.22 MNT7,975.68	-45.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.49 AMD176.26	$1.39 MNT5,003.76	+184.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 AMD255.70	$1.09 MNT3,926.41	+53.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.62 AMD225.09	$1.69 MNT6,091.75	+171.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.86 AMD311.99	$1.37 MNT4,944.16	+58.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 AMD104.93	$0.33 MNT1,188.41	+13.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.26 AMD94.76	$0.48 MNT1,730.24	+83.0%
Average			+42.4%

Armenia vs. Mongolia - Cost of groceries

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pay 27.6% less for transportation

	Armenia	Mongolia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.10 AMD2,202.27	$4.32 MNT15,549.41	-29.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.57 AMD8,865.69	$16.67 MNT60,000.00	-32.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,049.44 AMD13M	$26,896.36 MNT97M	-23.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.26 AMD2,258.55	$4.86 MNT17,500.00	-22.3%
Average			-27.6%

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pay 1.5% less for housing

	Armenia	Mongolia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.90 AMD6,820.41	$13.63 MNT49,062.50	-27.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$552.86 AMD199K	$569.30 MNT2M	+3.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$392.70 AMD142K	$444.50 MNT2M	+13.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$81.18 AMD29,287.97	$54.38 MNT196K	-33.0%
Average			-1.5%

Armenia vs. Mongolia - Cost of housing

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pay 46.1% more for childcare

	Armenia	Mongolia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$308.72 AMD111K	$817.79 MNT3M	+164.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,253.80 AMD4M	$8,262.71 MNT30M	-19.4%
Average			+46.1%

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pay 0.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Armenia	Mongolia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.23 AMD804.12	$2.36 MNT8,500.00	+6.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.61 AMD939.87	$2.42 MNT8,692.31	-7.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.36 AMD851.72	$1.68 MNT6,044.89	-28.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.16 AMD16,293.66	$67.73 MNT244K	+50.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.55 AMD2,004.04	$4.17 MNT15,000.00	-25.0%
Average			-0.8%

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pay 39.7% more for clothing

	Armenia	Mongolia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.93 AMD18,015.46	$81.73 MNT294K	+63.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.50 AMD17,136.61	$45.38 MNT163K	-4.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.72 AMD35,975.25	$102.93 MNT370K	+3.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$79.56 AMD28,703.66	$187.55 MNT675K	+135.7%
Average			+39.7%

Armenia vs. Mongolia - Cost of clothing

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