Cost of living comparison

Azerbaijan

compared to

Mongolia

Mongolia vs. Azerbaijan Cost of Living Summary

Mongolia is 51.7% more expensive than Azerbaijan overall.

Restaurants: pay 17.1% less in Mongolia
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Mongolia
Transportation: pay 24.8% more in Mongolia
Housing: pay 80.8% more in Mongolia
Childcare: pay 90.5% more in Mongolia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.1% more in Mongolia
Clothing: pay 10.1% more in Mongolia

The cost of groceries, childcare, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Mongolia are more expensive than in Azerbaijan. Notably, groceries, childcare, and housing are significantly more expensive in Mongolia.

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Mongolia vs. Azerbaijan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 17.1% less for restaurants

	Azerbaijan	Mongolia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.29 AZN12.40	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	-23.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.12 AZN12.10	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	-21.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 AZN1.42	$0.86 MNT3,083.33	+2.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 AZN0.83	$0.59 MNT2,125.00	+20.2%
Average			-17.1%

Azerbaijan vs. Mongolia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Azerbaijan	Mongolia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.38 AZN0.64	$1.00 MNT3,588.33	+163.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.82 AZN3.09	$6.18 MNT22,248.75	+240.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.55 AZN7.73	$5.49 MNT19,758.34	+20.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.36 AZN2.32	$2.10 MNT7,573.96	+54.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.70 AZN2.90	$2.22 MNT7,975.68	+30.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.35 AZN0.59	$1.39 MNT5,003.76	+299.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 AZN1.14	$1.09 MNT3,926.41	+62.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.56 AZN0.95	$1.69 MNT6,091.75	+203.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 AZN0.98	$1.37 MNT4,944.16	+137.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 AZN0.39	$0.33 MNT1,188.41	+44.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 AZN0.39	$0.48 MNT1,730.24	+108.6%
Average			+107.4%

Azerbaijan vs. Mongolia - Cost of groceries

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pay 24.8% more for transportation

	Azerbaijan	Mongolia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.48 AZN4.22	$4.32 MNT15,549.41	+74.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$18.53 AZN31.50	$16.67 MNT60,000.00	-10.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,500.00 AZN38,250.00	$26,896.36 MNT97M	+19.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.85 AZN8.25	$4.86 MNT17,500.00	+0.2%
Average			+24.8%

Azerbaijan vs. Mongolia - Cost of transportation

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pay 80.8% more for housing

	Azerbaijan	Mongolia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.12 AZN24.00	$13.63 MNT49,062.50	-3.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$328.27 AZN558.06	$569.30 MNT2M	+73.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$207.00 AZN351.90	$444.50 MNT2M	+114.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.52 AZN58.69	$54.38 MNT196K	+57.5%
Average			+80.8%

Azerbaijan vs. Mongolia - Cost of housing

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pay 90.5% more for childcare

	Azerbaijan	Mongolia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$228.32 AZN388.14	$817.79 MNT3M	+258.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,153.59 AZN13,861.11	$8,262.71 MNT30M	+1.3%
Average			+90.5%

Azerbaijan vs. Mongolia - Cost of childcare

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pay 13.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Azerbaijan	Mongolia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.47 AZN2.50	$2.36 MNT8,500.00	+60.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.60 AZN4.41	$2.42 MNT8,692.31	-7.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.94 AZN5.00	$1.68 MNT6,044.89	-42.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.02 AZN51.03	$67.73 MNT244K	+125.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.32 AZN10.75	$4.17 MNT15,000.00	-34.1%
Average			+13.1%

Azerbaijan vs. Mongolia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 10.1% more for clothing

	Azerbaijan	Mongolia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$71.02 AZN120.73	$81.73 MNT294K	+15.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.58 AZN91.08	$45.38 MNT163K	-15.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$121.52 AZN206.58	$102.93 MNT370K	-15.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.21 AZN178.86	$187.55 MNT675K	+78.3%
Average			+10.1%

Azerbaijan vs. Mongolia - Cost of clothing

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