Cost of living comparison

Belarus

compared to

Mongolia

Mongolia vs. Belarus Cost of Living Summary

Mongolia is 34.9% more expensive than Belarus overall.

Restaurants: pay 21.2% less in Mongolia
Groceries: pay 45.6% more in Mongolia
Transportation: pay 22.3% more in Mongolia
Housing: pay 64.5% more in Mongolia
Childcare: pay 7.0% more in Mongolia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.0% more in Mongolia
Clothing: pay 34.4% more in Mongolia

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

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Mongolia vs. Belarus Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 21.2% less for restaurants

	Belarus	Mongolia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.13 BYN27.40	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	-39.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.06 BYN18.17	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	-8.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 BYN2.46	$0.86 MNT3,083.33	+4.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 BYN1.59	$0.59 MNT2,125.00	+11.2%
Average			-21.2%

Belarus vs. Mongolia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 45.6% more for groceries

	Belarus	Mongolia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.70 BYN2.09	$1.00 MNT3,588.33	+43.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.61 BYN10.82	$6.18 MNT22,248.75	+71.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.35 BYN10.06	$5.49 MNT19,758.34	+63.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.53 BYN4.60	$2.10 MNT7,573.96	+37.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.12 BYN6.37	$2.22 MNT7,975.68	+4.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.66 BYN1.97	$1.39 MNT5,003.76	+111.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 BYN2.46	$1.09 MNT3,926.41	+32.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.91 BYN2.74	$1.69 MNT6,091.75	+85.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.07 BYN3.22	$1.37 MNT4,944.16	+28.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.27 BYN0.82	$0.33 MNT1,188.41	+21.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.36 BYN1.08	$0.48 MNT1,730.24	+33.7%
Average			+45.6%

Belarus vs. Mongolia - Cost of groceries

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pay 22.3% more for transportation

	Belarus	Mongolia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.28 BYN9.86	$4.32 MNT15,549.41	+31.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$14.80 BYN44.40	$16.67 MNT60,000.00	+12.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,373.99 BYN61,135.69	$26,896.36 MNT97M	+32.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.26 BYN15.80	$4.86 MNT17,500.00	-7.6%
Average			+22.3%

Belarus vs. Mongolia - Cost of transportation

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pay 64.5% more for housing

	Belarus	Mongolia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.80 BYN41.40	$13.63 MNT49,062.50	-1.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$335.81 BYN1,007.66	$569.30 MNT2M	+69.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$226.01 BYN678.18	$444.50 MNT2M	+96.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$48.74 BYN146.26	$54.38 MNT196K	+11.6%
Average			+64.5%

Belarus vs. Mongolia - Cost of housing

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pay 7.0% more for childcare

	Belarus	Mongolia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$337.47 BYN1,012.64	$817.79 MNT3M	+142.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,502.72 BYN52,519.95	$8,262.71 MNT30M	-52.8%
Average			+7.0%

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pay 28.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Belarus	Mongolia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.62 BYN4.86	$2.36 MNT8,500.00	+45.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.86 BYN5.59	$2.42 MNT8,692.31	+29.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.42 BYN7.27	$1.68 MNT6,044.89	-30.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.16 BYN99.49	$67.73 MNT244K	+104.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.56 BYN13.70	$4.17 MNT15,000.00	-8.7%
Average			+28.0%

Belarus vs. Mongolia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 34.4% more for clothing

	Belarus	Mongolia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.04 BYN147.16	$81.73 MNT294K	+66.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.02 BYN132.10	$45.38 MNT163K	+3.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.41 BYN313.30	$102.93 MNT370K	-1.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$97.29 BYN291.92	$187.55 MNT675K	+92.8%
Average			+34.4%

Belarus vs. Mongolia - Cost of clothing

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