Cost of living comparison
Mongolia is 6.4% cheaper than Botswana.
If you lived in Mongolia instead of Botswana, you would:
pay 26.7% less for restaurants
Botswana
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.42
P116.16
|
$4.26
₮14,706
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.74
P79.20
|
$4.26
₮14,706
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
P12.20
|
$0.79
₮2,725
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
P7.72
|
$0.44
₮1,528
|
|
pay 16.1% more for groceries
Botswana
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
P10.42
|
$0.58
₮2,018
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.41
P33.26
|
$3.32
₮11,438
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.54
P62.68
|
$4.00
₮13,806
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.13
P29.44
|
$1.73
₮5,984
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
P27.01
|
$1.71
₮5,905
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
P11.09
|
$1.26
₮4,363
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
P9.84
|
$1.13
₮3,903
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
P13.25
|
$1.31
₮4,503
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
P8.58
|
$1.57
₮5,405
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
P8.57
|
$0.23
₮799
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
P9.32
|
$0.43
₮1,487
|
|
pay 48.2% less for transportation
Botswana
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
P57.85
|
$2.92
₮10,062
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.96
P316.79
|
$6.96
₮24,020
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,748.78
P258,714.45
|
$16,339.87
₮56,372,549
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.98
P261.88
|
$3.84
₮13,235
|
|
pay 7.1% less for housing
Botswana
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$85.82
P1,184.20
|
$12.08
₮41,667
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$251.58
P3,471.53
|
$337.85
₮1,165,577
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$202.25
P2,790.80
|
$195.76
₮675,381
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.90
P467.77
|
$42.93
₮148,094
|
|
pay 1.4% more for childcare
Botswana
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$164.53
P2,270.35
|
$125.51
₮433,007
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,060.26
P69,826.50
|
$6,399.26
₮22,077,451
|
|
pay 5.5% less for entertainment and sports
Botswana
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.61
P22.18
|
$1.49
₮5,147
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
P31.94
|
$2.22
₮7,647
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.21
P58.08
|
$1.71
₮5,882
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.61
P463.74
|
$56.83
₮196,078
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.74
P79.20
|
$4.26
₮14,706
|
|
pay 25.1% more for clothing
Botswana
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.64
P588.33
|
$39.25
₮135,417
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.97
P303.22
|
$27.71
₮95,588
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.75
P769.35
|
$70.41
₮242,919
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.31
P859.87
|
$97.02
₮334,734
|
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