Cost of living comparison

Finland

compared to

Mongolia

Mongolia vs. Finland Cost of Living Summary

Mongolia is 36.9% cheaper than Finland overall.

Restaurants: pay 62.9% less in Mongolia
Groceries: pay 18.0% less in Mongolia
Transportation: pay 55.4% less in Mongolia
Housing: pay 34.9% less in Mongolia
Childcare: pay 21.5% more in Mongolia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 56.2% less in Mongolia
Clothing: pay 7.8% more in Mongolia

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

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Mongolia vs. Finland Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 62.9% less for restaurants

	Finland	Mongolia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.96 €14.24	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	-65.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.89 €10.61	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	-53.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.80 €2.50	$0.86 MNT3,083.33	-69.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.19 €1.95	$0.59 MNT2,125.00	-73.0%
Average			-62.9%

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pay 18.0% less for groceries

	Finland	Mongolia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.55 €2.28	$1.00 MNT3,588.33	-60.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.18 €3.73	$6.18 MNT22,248.75	+48.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.89 €4.37	$5.49 MNT19,758.34	+12.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.23 €2.88	$2.10 MNT7,573.96	-34.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.94 €5.30	$2.22 MNT7,975.68	-62.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.07 €0.95	$1.39 MNT5,003.76	+30.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.92 €0.82	$1.09 MNT3,926.41	+18.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.06 €0.95	$1.69 MNT6,091.75	+59.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.75 €1.56	$1.37 MNT4,944.16	-21.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 €0.50	$0.33 MNT1,188.41	-40.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.77 €0.69	$0.48 MNT1,730.24	-37.8%
Average			-18.0%

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pay 55.4% less for transportation

	Finland	Mongolia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.37 €7.47	$4.32 MNT15,549.41	-48.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$69.28 €61.84	$16.67 MNT60,000.00	-75.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,392.23 €31,588.91	$26,896.36 MNT97M	-24.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.22 €17.16	$4.86 MNT17,500.00	-74.7%
Average			-55.4%

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pay 34.9% less for housing

	Finland	Mongolia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.47 €20.94	$13.63 MNT49,062.50	-41.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$812.17 €724.90	$569.30 MNT2M	-29.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$648.17 €578.51	$444.50 MNT2M	-31.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$112.50 €100.41	$54.38 MNT196K	-51.7%
Average			-34.9%

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pay 21.5% more for childcare

	Finland	Mongolia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$343.69 €306.76	$817.79 MNT3M	+137.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,310.70 €11,880.31	$8,262.71 MNT30M	-37.9%
Average			+21.5%

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pay 56.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Finland	Mongolia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.12 €7.25	$2.36 MNT8,500.00	-70.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.71 €4.20	$2.42 MNT8,692.31	-48.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.52 €11.17	$1.68 MNT6,044.89	-86.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.65 €38.96	$67.73 MNT244K	+55.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.16 €15.31	$4.17 MNT15,000.00	-75.7%
Average			-56.2%

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pay 7.8% more for clothing

	Finland	Mongolia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$91.56 €81.72	$81.73 MNT294K	-10.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.36 €36.02	$45.38 MNT163K	+12.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.65 €87.16	$102.93 MNT370K	+5.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$146.74 €130.97	$187.55 MNT675K	+27.8%
Average			+7.8%

Finland vs. Mongolia - Cost of clothing

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