Cost of living comparison

District of Columbia, USA

compared to

Mongolia

Mongolia vs. District of Columbia Cost of Living Summary

Mongolia is 65.8% cheaper than District of Columbia.

Restaurants: pay 72.1% less in Mongolia
Groceries: pay 52.7% less in Mongolia
Transportation: pay 50.2% less in Mongolia
Housing: pay 78.1% less in Mongolia
Childcare: pay 77.5% less in Mongolia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 68.7% less in Mongolia
Clothing: pay 14.8% more in Mongolia

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

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Mongolia vs. District of Columbia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mongolia instead of District of Columbia, you would:

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pay 72.1% less for restaurants

	District of Columbia	Mongolia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$28.00	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	-80.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.00	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	-53.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.17	$0.86 MNT3,083.33	-72.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.64	$0.59 MNT2,125.00	-77.6%
Average			-72.1%

District of Columbia vs. Mongolia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 52.7% less for groceries

	District of Columbia	Mongolia
Bread 1 loaf	$4.11	$1.00 MNT3,588.33	-75.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.53	$6.18 MNT22,248.75	-27.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.95	$5.49 MNT19,758.34	+11.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.64	$2.10 MNT7,573.96	-62.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$7.63	$2.22 MNT7,975.68	-71.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.17	$1.39 MNT5,003.76	-56.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.06	$1.09 MNT3,926.41	+2.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.27	$1.69 MNT6,091.75	-25.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.64	$1.37 MNT4,944.16	-47.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.29	$0.33 MNT1,188.41	-74.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.73	$0.48 MNT1,730.24	-72.2%
Average			-52.7%

District of Columbia vs. Mongolia - Cost of groceries

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pay 50.2% less for transportation

	District of Columbia	Mongolia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.19	$4.32 MNT15,549.41	+3.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$120.00	$16.67 MNT60,000.00	-86.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,375.00	$26,896.36 MNT97M	-26.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.73	$4.86 MNT17,500.00	-70.9%
Average			-50.2%

District of Columbia vs. Mongolia - Cost of transportation

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pay 78.1% less for housing

	District of Columbia	Mongolia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$77.77	$13.63 MNT49,062.50	-82.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,717.33	$569.30 MNT2M	-79.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,228.89	$444.50 MNT2M	-80.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$161.22	$54.38 MNT196K	-66.3%
Average			-78.1%

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pay 77.5% less for childcare

	District of Columbia	Mongolia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$3,221.33	$817.79 MNT3M	-74.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$41,506.00	$8,262.71 MNT30M	-80.1%
Average			-77.5%

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pay 68.7% less for entertainment and sports

	District of Columbia	Mongolia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$9.00	$2.36 MNT8,500.00	-73.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.15	$2.42 MNT8,692.31	-60.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.94	$1.68 MNT6,044.89	-88.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$114.30	$67.73 MNT244K	-40.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$18.00	$4.17 MNT15,000.00	-76.8%
Average			-68.7%

District of Columbia vs. Mongolia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 14.8% more for clothing

	District of Columbia	Mongolia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$71.42	$81.73 MNT294K	+14.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.11	$45.38 MNT163K	+2.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.50	$102.93 MNT370K	-1.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$125.16	$187.55 MNT675K	+49.9%
Average			+14.8%

District of Columbia vs. Mongolia - Cost of clothing

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