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Mongolia vs. Costa Rica Cost of Living Summary

Mongolia is 30.0% cheaper than Costa Rica overall.

Restaurants: pay 55.3% less in Mongolia
Groceries: pay 18.7% less in Mongolia
Transportation: pay 51.2% less in Mongolia
Housing: pay 36.8% less in Mongolia
Childcare: pay 49.2% less in Mongolia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.8% less in Mongolia
Clothing: pay 34.1% more in Mongolia

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

Mongolia vs. Costa Rica Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mongolia instead of Costa Rica, you would:

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pay 55.3% less for restaurants

	Costa Rica	Mongolia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.77 CRC4,829.83	$5.56 MNT19,839.90	-43.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.53 CRC4,712.68	$5.41 MNT19,294.30	-43.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 CRC989.56	$0.72 MNT2,579.19	-63.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.57 CRC776.98	$0.46 MNT1,631.40	-70.9%
Average			-55.3%

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pay 18.7% less for groceries

	Costa Rica	Mongolia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.54 CRC1,255.62	$0.92 MNT3,292.18	-63.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.50 CRC2,225.24	$5.86 MNT20,931.10	+30.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.52 CRC3,719.11	$5.29 MNT18,885.46	-29.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.80 CRC1,381.85	$2.05 MNT7,303.02	-26.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.83 CRC1,891.97	$2.65 MNT9,449.20	-30.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.78 CRC881.78	$1.34 MNT4,769.19	-25.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.62 CRC304.00	$1.03 MNT3,689.69	+68.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.65 CRC814.36	$1.87 MNT6,659.44	+13.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.24 CRC613.95	$1.17 MNT4,162.15	-6.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.28 CRC631.64	$0.31 MNT1,102.41	-75.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.10 CRC544.02	$0.44 MNT1,574.87	-59.9%
Average			-18.7%

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pay 51.2% less for transportation

	Costa Rica	Mongolia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.47 CRC2,703.80	$3.78 MNT13,505.88	-30.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$54.59 CRC26,983.82	$8.34 MNT29,759.85	-84.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,444.91 CRC18M	$28,628.61 MNT102M	-21.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.68 CRC7,750.25	$5.00 MNT17,855.91	-68.1%
Average			-51.2%

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pay 36.8% less for housing

	Costa Rica	Mongolia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.17 CRC24,307.37	$13.74 MNT49,021.09	-72.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$805.28 CRC398K	$503.97 MNT2M	-37.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$555.89 CRC275K	$394.69 MNT1M	-29.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$63.57 CRC31,423.35	$58.01 MNT207K	-8.7%
Average			-36.8%

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pay 49.2% less for childcare

	Costa Rica	Mongolia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$517.09 CRC256K	$166.77 MNT595K	-67.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,552.94 CRC5M	$6,632.97 MNT24M	-30.6%
Average			-49.2%

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pay 32.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Costa Rica	Mongolia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.59 CRC1,278.51	$1.95 MNT6,943.97	-24.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.84 CRC1,897.55	$2.42 MNT8,643.58	-36.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.70 CRC2,322.99	$1.71 MNT6,120.10	-63.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.68 CRC29,006.04	$69.49 MNT248K	+18.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.11 CRC4,501.68	$3.89 MNT13,887.93	-57.3%
Average			-32.8%

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pay 34.1% more for clothing

	Costa Rica	Mongolia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.22 CRC28,777.00	$81.91 MNT292K	+40.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.70 CRC22,096.89	$65.60 MNT234K	+46.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$112.79 CRC55,754.11	$98.97 MNT353K	-12.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.41 CRC46,172.18	$150.55 MNT537K	+61.2%
Average			+34.1%

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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: February 2026

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