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Mongolia vs. Belarus Cost of Living Summary

Mongolia is 37.1% more expensive than Belarus overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.9% more in Mongolia
Groceries: pay 79.3% more in Mongolia
Transportation: pay 19.8% more in Mongolia
Housing: pay 62.1% more in Mongolia
Childcare: pay 28.4% less in Mongolia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 62.3% more in Mongolia
Clothing: pay 60.7% more in Mongolia

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

Mongolia vs. Belarus Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.9% more for restaurants

	Belarus	Mongolia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.88 BYN23.21	$5.56 MNT19,913.00	-29.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.34 BYN15.70	$5.41 MNT19,365.39	+1.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 BYN1.76	$0.72 MNT2,588.69	+21.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 BYN1.10	$0.46 MNT1,637.41	+22.8%
Average			+3.9%

Belarus vs. Mongolia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 79.3% more for groceries

	Belarus	Mongolia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.54 BYN1.60	$0.92 MNT3,304.31	+69.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.03 BYN8.92	$5.86 MNT21,008.22	+93.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.53 BYN7.44	$5.29 MNT18,955.04	+109.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.28 BYN3.78	$2.05 MNT7,329.93	+59.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.61 BYN4.74	$2.65 MNT9,484.02	+64.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.52 BYN1.52	$1.34 MNT4,786.76	+158.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 BYN2.14	$1.03 MNT3,703.28	+41.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 BYN2.27	$1.87 MNT6,683.97	+141.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 BYN2.43	$1.17 MNT4,177.48	+41.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 BYN0.69	$0.31 MNT1,106.47	+32.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.27 BYN0.81	$0.44 MNT1,580.67	+60.7%
Average			+79.3%

Belarus vs. Mongolia - Cost of groceries

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pay 19.8% more for transportation

	Belarus	Mongolia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.93 BYN8.61	$3.78 MNT13,555.64	+29.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.40 BYN36.49	$8.34 MNT29,869.50	-32.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,403.97 BYN51,225.79	$28,628.61 MNT102,551,962.31	+64.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.24 BYN12.48	$5.00 MNT17,921.70	+18.0%
Average			+19.8%

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pay 62.1% more for housing

	Belarus	Mongolia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.01 BYN35.35	$13.74 MNT49,201.71	+14.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$298.15 BYN877.56	$503.97 MNT1,805,294.99	+69.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$179.17 BYN527.34	$394.69 MNT1,413,823.17	+120.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$40.09 BYN118.00	$58.01 MNT207,795.08	+44.7%
Average			+62.1%

Belarus vs. Mongolia - Cost of housing

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pay 28.4% less for childcare

	Belarus	Mongolia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$281.30 BYN827.95	$166.77 MNT597,390.07	-40.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,896.64 BYN23,242.50	$6,632.97 MNT23,760,294.02	-16.0%
Average			-28.4%

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pay 62.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Belarus	Mongolia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.98 BYN2.89	$1.95 MNT6,969.55	+97.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.45 BYN4.26	$2.42 MNT8,675.43	+67.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.66 BYN4.89	$1.71 MNT6,142.65	+3.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.82 BYN87.77	$69.49 MNT248,912.53	+133.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.54 BYN10.42	$3.89 MNT13,939.10	+9.9%
Average			+62.3%

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pay 60.7% more for clothing

	Belarus	Mongolia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.44 BYN124.92	$81.91 MNT293,429.59	+93.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.20 BYN115.37	$65.60 MNT234,973.23	+67.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.42 BYN289.67	$98.97 MNT354,518.77	+0.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.70 BYN243.42	$150.55 MNT539,310.48	+82.0%
Average			+60.7%

Belarus vs. Mongolia - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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