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Mongolia vs. British Virgin Islands Cost of Living Summary

Mongolia is 39.4% cheaper than British Virgin Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 67.3% less in Mongolia
Groceries: pay 39.8% less in Mongolia
Transportation: pay 18.4% less in Mongolia
Housing: pay 67.0% less in Mongolia
Childcare: pay 45.6% less in Mongolia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 56.9% less in Mongolia
Clothing: pay 19.0% more in Mongolia

Expenses including restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, childcare, groceries, and transportation are lower in Mongolia.

Mongolia vs. British Virgin Islands Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mongolia instead of British Virgin Islands, you would:

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pay 67.3% less for restaurants

	British Virgin Islands	Mongolia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$24.49	$5.56 MNT19,913.00	-77.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.25	$5.41 MNT19,365.39	-59.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.97	$0.72 MNT2,588.69	-63.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.50	$0.46 MNT1,637.41	-69.5%
Average			-67.3%

British Virgin Islands vs. Mongolia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 39.8% less for groceries

	British Virgin Islands	Mongolia
Bread 1 loaf	$4.96	$0.92 MNT3,304.31	-81.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.75	$5.86 MNT21,008.22	-24.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.43	$5.29 MNT18,955.04	-43.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.10	$2.05 MNT7,329.93	-66.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.21	$2.65 MNT9,484.02	-49.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.56	$1.34 MNT4,786.76	-14.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.59	$1.03 MNT3,703.28	-35.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.91	$1.87 MNT6,683.97	+105.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.22	$1.17 MNT4,177.48	-63.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.39	$0.31 MNT1,106.47	-87.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.95	$0.44 MNT1,580.67	-77.4%
Average			-39.8%

British Virgin Islands vs. Mongolia - Cost of groceries

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pay 18.4% less for transportation

	British Virgin Islands	Mongolia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.64	$3.78 MNT13,555.64	-18.4%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$8.34 MNT29,869.50
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$28,628.61 MNT102,551,962.31
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$5.00 MNT17,921.70
Average			-18.4%

British Virgin Islands vs. Mongolia - Cost of transportation

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pay 67.0% less for housing

	British Virgin Islands	Mongolia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$120.00	$13.74 MNT49,201.71	-88.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,458.33	$503.97 MNT1,805,294.99	-65.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,183.33	$394.69 MNT1,413,823.17	-66.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.12	$58.01 MNT207,795.08	-47.3%
Average			-67.0%

British Virgin Islands vs. Mongolia - Cost of housing

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pay 45.6% less for childcare

	British Virgin Islands	Mongolia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$375.00	$166.77 MNT597,390.07	-55.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,320.00	$6,632.97 MNT23,760,294.02	-35.7%
Average			-45.6%

British Virgin Islands vs. Mongolia - Cost of childcare

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pay 56.9% less for entertainment and sports

	British Virgin Islands	Mongolia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.75	$1.95 MNT6,969.55	-48.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.04	$2.42 MNT8,675.43	-59.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.00	$1.71 MNT6,142.65	-65.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$120.00	$69.49 MNT248,912.53	-42.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.50	$3.89 MNT13,939.10	-68.9%
Average			-56.9%

British Virgin Islands vs. Mongolia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 19.0% more for clothing

	British Virgin Islands	Mongolia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$47.50	$81.91 MNT293,429.59	+72.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.00	$65.60 MNT234,973.23	+19.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$155.00	$98.97 MNT354,518.77	-36.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$125.00	$150.55 MNT539,310.48	+20.4%
Average			+19.0%

British Virgin Islands vs. Mongolia - Cost of clothing

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