Cost of living comparison
Mongolia is 76.3% more expensive than Bhutan.
If you lived in Mongolia instead of Bhutan, you would:
pay 75.6% more for restaurants
Bhutan
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.06
BTN254.43
|
$4.26
MNT14,705.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.06
BTN254.43
|
$4.26
MNT14,705.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
BTN39.86
|
$0.79
MNT2,724.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
BTN14.25
|
$0.44
MNT1,527.78
|
|
pay 52.0% more for groceries
Bhutan
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
BTN65.18
|
$0.58
MNT2,017.97
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.91
BTN159.02
|
$3.32
MNT11,437.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.17
BTN263.40
|
$4.00
MNT13,805.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
BTN139.49
|
$1.73
MNT5,984.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
BTN132.11
|
$1.71
MNT5,904.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
BTN103.90
|
$1.26
MNT4,362.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
BTN51.74
|
$1.13
MNT3,903.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
BTN84.66
|
$1.31
MNT4,502.58
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
BTN30.01
|
$1.57
MNT5,405.32
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
BTN21.55
|
$0.23
MNT798.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
BTN23.86
|
$0.43
MNT1,486.56
|
|
pay 34.8% less for transportation
Bhutan
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.21
BTN350.41
|
$2.92
MNT10,062.27
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.30
BTN1,272.99
|
$6.96
MNT24,019.61
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,286.85
BTN1,272,141.93
|
$16,339.87
MNT56,372,549.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.78
BTN814.17
|
$3.84
MNT13,235.29
|
|
pay 61.5% more for housing
Bhutan
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.38
BTN1,696.19
|
$12.08
MNT41,666.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$175.54
BTN14,608.43
|
$337.85
MNT1,165,577.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.67
BTN7,129.65
|
$195.76
MNT675,381.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.87
BTN2,153.16
|
$42.93
MNT148,093.55
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for childcare
Bhutan
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.61
BTN15,862.20
|
$125.51
MNT433,006.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$794.92
BTN66,151.38
|
$6,399.26
MNT22,077,450.98
|
|
pay 16.1% less for entertainment and sports
Bhutan
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.07
BTN837.86
|
$1.49
MNT5,147.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.22
BTN101.77
|
$2.22
MNT7,647.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.11
BTN508.86
|
$1.71
MNT5,882.35
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.37
BTN5,939.49
|
$56.83
MNT196,078.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.67
BTN305.31
|
$4.26
MNT14,705.88
|
|
pay 60.3% more for clothing
Bhutan
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.76
BTN2,476.44
|
$39.25
MNT135,416.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.96
BTN1,577.46
|
$27.71
MNT95,588.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.76
BTN3,392.38
|
$70.41
MNT242,919.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.96
BTN4,240.47
|
$97.02
MNT334,733.89
|
|
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