Cost of living comparison

Brunei

compared to

Mongolia

Mongolia vs. Brunei Cost of Living Summary

Mongolia is 3.0% cheaper than Brunei overall.

Restaurants: pay 9.0% less in Mongolia
Groceries: pay 26.1% less in Mongolia
Transportation: pay 2.4 times more in Mongolia
Housing: pay 23.2% less in Mongolia
Childcare: pay 80.9% more in Mongolia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.5% less in Mongolia
Clothing: pay 1.0% more in Mongolia

The cost of transportation, childcare, and clothing in Mongolia are more expensive than in Brunei. Expenses including entertainment and sports, groceries, housing, and restaurants are lower in Mongolia. Notably, transportation and childcare are significantly more expensive in Mongolia.

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Mongolia vs. Brunei Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 9.0% less for restaurants

	Brunei	Mongolia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.86 BND7.51	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	-5.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.92 BND8.86	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	-19.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 BND1.18	$0.86 MNT3,083.33	-7.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 BND0.66	$0.59 MNT2,125.00	+14.5%
Average			-9.0%

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pay 26.1% less for groceries

	Brunei	Mongolia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.10 BND2.69	$1.00 MNT3,588.33	-52.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.08 BND9.07	$6.18 MNT22,248.75	-12.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.05 BND9.03	$5.49 MNT19,758.34	-22.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.35 BND3.01	$2.10 MNT7,573.96	-10.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.23 BND4.13	$2.22 MNT7,975.68	-31.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.79 BND2.29	$1.39 MNT5,003.76	-22.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.99 BND1.27	$1.09 MNT3,926.41	+9.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.78 BND2.28	$1.69 MNT6,091.75	-4.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.15 BND1.48	$1.37 MNT4,944.16	+19.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.77 BND0.99	$0.33 MNT1,188.41	-57.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.11 BND1.42	$0.48 MNT1,730.24	-56.6%
Average			-26.1%

Brunei vs. Mongolia - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.4 times more for transportation

	Brunei	Mongolia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.47 BND1.89	$4.32 MNT15,549.41	+193.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$0.78 BND1.00	$16.67 MNT60,000.00	+2034.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,115.17 BND47,557.42	$26,896.36 MNT97M	-27.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.47 BND39.05	$4.86 MNT17,500.00	-84.0%
Average			+136.8%

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pay 23.2% less for housing

	Brunei	Mongolia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$65.11 BND83.43	$13.63 MNT49,062.50	-79.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$731.42 BND937.20	$569.30 MNT2M	-22.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$627.34 BND803.84	$444.50 MNT2M	-29.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$38.39 BND49.19	$54.38 MNT196K	+41.7%
Average			-23.2%

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pay 80.9% more for childcare

	Brunei	Mongolia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$216.82 BND277.82	$817.79 MNT3M	+277.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,524.22 BND12,203.83	$8,262.71 MNT30M	-13.2%
Average			+80.9%

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pay 29.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Brunei	Mongolia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.95 BND2.50	$2.36 MNT8,500.00	+20.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.22 BND5.40	$2.42 MNT8,692.31	-42.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.72 BND15.02	$1.68 MNT6,044.89	-85.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$71.62 BND91.77	$67.73 MNT244K	-5.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.47 BND7.01	$4.17 MNT15,000.00	-23.8%
Average			-29.5%

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pay 1.0% more for clothing

	Brunei	Mongolia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.18 BND97.61	$81.73 MNT294K	+7.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$97.53 BND124.97	$45.38 MNT163K	-53.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$128.15 BND164.20	$102.93 MNT370K	-19.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.27 BND92.61	$187.55 MNT675K	+159.5%
Average			+1.0%

Brunei vs. Mongolia - Cost of clothing

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