Cost of living comparison

Bhutan

compared to

Mongolia

Mongolia vs. Bhutan Cost of Living Summary

Mongolia is 2.5 times more expensive than Bhutan overall.

Restaurants: pay 75.0% more in Mongolia
Groceries: pay 66.7% more in Mongolia
Transportation: pay 63.5% more in Mongolia
Housing: pay 3.8 times more in Mongolia
Childcare: pay 16.3 times more in Mongolia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.4% more in Mongolia
Clothing: pay 2.8 times more in Mongolia

The cost of childcare, housing, clothing, restaurants, groceries, and transportation in Mongolia are more expensive than in Bhutan. Notably, childcare, housing, and clothing are significantly more expensive in Mongolia.

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Mongolia vs. Bhutan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 75.0% more for restaurants

	Bhutan	Mongolia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.58 BTN243.12	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	+115.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 BTN461.92	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	+13.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 BTN47.00	$0.86 MNT3,083.33	+71.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.18 BTN17.02	$0.59 MNT2,125.00	+226.3%
Average			+75.0%

Bhutan vs. Mongolia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 66.7% more for groceries

	Bhutan	Mongolia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.07 BTN100.89	$1.00 MNT3,588.33	-7.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.88 BTN176.66	$6.18 MNT22,248.75	+229.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.03 BTN285.29	$5.49 MNT19,758.34	+81.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.88 BTN176.99	$2.10 MNT7,573.96	+11.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.79 BTN168.72	$2.22 MNT7,975.68	+23.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.15 BTN108.07	$1.39 MNT5,003.76	+21.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.69 BTN65.06	$1.09 MNT3,926.41	+57.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 BTN68.37	$1.69 MNT6,091.75	+132.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 BTN31.43	$1.37 MNT4,944.16	+311.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.26 BTN24.26	$0.33 MNT1,188.41	+28.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.31 BTN29.22	$0.48 MNT1,730.24	+54.7%
Average			+66.7%

Bhutan vs. Mongolia - Cost of groceries

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pay 63.5% more for transportation

	Bhutan	Mongolia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.79 BTN262.03	$4.32 MNT15,549.41	+55.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$5.17 BTN486.23	$16.67 MNT60,000.00	+222.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,591.53 BTN2M	$26,896.36 MNT97M	+62.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.18 BTN1,239.89	$4.86 MNT17,500.00	-63.1%
Average			+63.5%

Bhutan vs. Mongolia - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.8 times more for housing

	Bhutan	Mongolia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.17 BTN2,273.54	$13.63 MNT49,062.50	-43.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$127.00 BTN11,944.77	$569.30 MNT2M	+348.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$86.02 BTN8,090.25	$444.50 MNT2M	+416.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$25.81 BTN2,427.09	$54.38 MNT196K	+110.7%
Average			+282.0%

Bhutan vs. Mongolia - Cost of housing

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pay 16.3 times more for childcare

	Bhutan	Mongolia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$44.98 BTN4,230.15	$817.79 MNT3M	+1718.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$568.68 BTN53,485.51	$8,262.71 MNT30M	+1353.0%
Average			+1525.4%

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pay 21.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Bhutan	Mongolia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.58 BTN243.12	$2.36 MNT8,500.00	-8.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.28 BTN119.94	$2.42 MNT8,692.31	+89.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.88 BTN364.67	$1.68 MNT6,044.89	-56.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.53 BTN4,376.09	$67.73 MNT244K	+45.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.10 BTN291.74	$4.17 MNT15,000.00	+34.4%
Average			+21.4%

Bhutan vs. Mongolia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 2.8 times more for clothing

	Bhutan	Mongolia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.97 BTN4,700.17	$81.73 MNT294K	+63.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.99 BTN2,350.08	$45.38 MNT163K	+81.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.21 BTN6,321.01	$102.93 MNT370K	+53.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$13.96 BTN1,312.83	$187.55 MNT675K	+1243.6%
Average			+179.6%

Bhutan vs. Mongolia - Cost of clothing

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