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Mongolia vs. Bulgaria Cost of Living Summary

Mongolia is 1.7% more expensive than Bulgaria overall.

Restaurants: pay 43.6% less in Mongolia
Groceries: pay 13.0% more in Mongolia
Transportation: pay 34.1% less in Mongolia
Housing: pay 19.4% more in Mongolia
Childcare: pay 28.0% less in Mongolia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.3% more in Mongolia
Clothing: pay 75.8% more in Mongolia

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

Mongolia vs. Bulgaria Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 43.6% less for restaurants

	Bulgaria	Mongolia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.56 BGN16.12	$5.56 MNT19,913.00	-41.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.87 BGN14.96	$5.41 MNT19,365.39	-39.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.33 BGN2.24	$0.72 MNT2,588.69	-45.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.88 BGN1.48	$0.46 MNT1,637.41	-48.0%
Average			-43.6%

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pay 13.0% more for groceries

	Bulgaria	Mongolia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.94 BGN1.58	$0.92 MNT3,304.31	-1.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.88 BGN8.22	$5.86 MNT21,008.22	+20.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.66 BGN11.23	$5.29 MNT18,955.04	-20.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.03 BGN5.11	$2.05 MNT7,329.93	-32.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.37 BGN5.68	$2.65 MNT9,484.02	-21.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.72 BGN1.22	$1.34 MNT4,786.76	+84.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 BGN1.47	$1.03 MNT3,703.28	+18.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 BGN1.38	$1.87 MNT6,683.97	+128.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.04 BGN1.76	$1.17 MNT4,177.48	+11.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 BGN0.86	$0.31 MNT1,106.47	-39.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 BGN0.78	$0.44 MNT1,580.67	-5.2%
Average			+13.0%

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pay 34.1% less for transportation

	Bulgaria	Mongolia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.81 BGN9.80	$3.78 MNT13,555.64	-34.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.91 BGN40.31	$8.34 MNT29,869.50	-65.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,585.27 BGN53,244.87	$28,628.61 MNT102,551,962.31	-9.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.84 BGN11.54	$5.00 MNT17,921.70	-26.9%
Average			-34.1%

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pay 19.4% more for housing

	Bulgaria	Mongolia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.13 BGN22.14	$13.74 MNT49,201.71	+4.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$346.09 BGN583.42	$503.97 MNT1,805,294.99	+45.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$256.92 BGN433.11	$394.69 MNT1,413,823.17	+53.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$78.57 BGN132.45	$58.01 MNT207,795.08	-26.2%
Average			+19.4%

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pay 28.0% less for childcare

	Bulgaria	Mongolia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$357.15 BGN602.06	$166.77 MNT597,390.07	-53.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,826.38 BGN11,507.57	$6,632.97 MNT23,760,294.02	-2.8%
Average			-28.0%

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pay 9.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Bulgaria	Mongolia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 BGN3.12	$1.95 MNT6,969.55	+5.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.98 BGN3.35	$2.42 MNT8,675.43	+22.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.65 BGN6.15	$1.71 MNT6,142.65	-53.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.65 BGN53.35	$69.49 MNT248,912.53	+119.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.37 BGN12.42	$3.89 MNT13,939.10	-47.2%
Average			+9.3%

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pay 75.8% more for clothing

	Bulgaria	Mongolia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.07 BGN82.71	$81.91 MNT293,429.59	+66.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.91 BGN48.74	$65.60 MNT234,973.23	+126.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.15 BGN141.86	$98.97 MNT354,518.77	+17.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.49 BGN132.31	$150.55 MNT539,310.48	+91.8%
Average			+75.8%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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