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Mongolia vs. Geneva Cost of Living Summary

Mongolia is 66.0% cheaper than Geneva.

Restaurants: pay 83.3% less in Mongolia
Groceries: pay 47.3% less in Mongolia
Transportation: pay 66.1% less in Mongolia
Housing: pay 77.9% less in Mongolia
Childcare: pay 87.8% less in Mongolia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 65.4% less in Mongolia
Clothing: pay 33.9% less in Mongolia

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

Mongolia vs. Geneva Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 83.3% less for restaurants

	Geneva	Mongolia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$37.54 CHF29.99	$5.56 MNT19,842.51	-85.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$18.77 CHF14.99	$5.41 MNT19,296.85	-71.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$5.40 CHF4.31	$0.72 MNT2,579.53	-86.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$4.78 CHF3.82	$0.46 MNT1,631.61	-90.4%
Average			-83.3%

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pay 47.3% less for groceries

	Geneva	Mongolia
Bread 1 loaf	$3.92 CHF3.13	$0.92 MNT3,292.62	-76.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.59 CHF10.86	$5.86 MNT20,933.85	-56.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.69 CHF6.94	$5.29 MNT18,887.94	-39.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$7.79 CHF6.22	$2.05 MNT7,303.99	-73.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$15.46 CHF12.35	$2.65 MNT9,450.45	-82.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.62 CHF1.30	$1.34 MNT4,769.81	-17.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.14 CHF0.91	$1.03 MNT3,690.17	-9.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.41 CHF1.12	$1.87 MNT6,660.31	+32.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.98 CHF2.38	$1.17 MNT4,162.70	-60.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.23 CHF0.98	$0.31 MNT1,102.55	-74.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.13 CHF0.90	$0.44 MNT1,575.07	-60.8%
Average			-47.3%

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pay 66.1% less for transportation

	Geneva	Mongolia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.61 CHF6.88	$3.78 MNT13,507.66	-56.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$87.59 CHF69.97	$8.34 MNT29,763.77	-90.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$41,166.99 CHF32,885.63	$28,628.61 MNT102M	-30.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$39.80 CHF31.80	$5.00 MNT17,858.26	-87.4%
Average			-66.1%

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pay 77.9% less for housing

	Geneva	Mongolia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$63.30 CHF50.57	$13.74 MNT49,027.55	-78.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,499.71 CHF1,996.85	$503.97 MNT2M	-79.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,098.75 CHF1,676.55	$394.69 MNT1M	-81.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$208.38 CHF166.46	$58.01 MNT207K	-72.2%
Average			-77.9%

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pay 87.8% less for childcare

	Geneva	Mongolia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$3,503.57 CHF2,798.78	$166.77 MNT595K	-95.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$33,834.51 CHF27,028.19	$6,632.97 MNT24M	-80.4%
Average			-87.8%

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pay 65.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Geneva	Mongolia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$10.01 CHF8.00	$1.95 MNT6,944.88	-80.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.02 CHF4.81	$2.42 MNT8,644.72	-59.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.26 CHF9.00	$1.71 MNT6,120.90	-84.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$84.08 CHF67.17	$69.49 MNT248K	-17.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$25.03 CHF19.99	$3.89 MNT13,889.76	-84.5%
Average			-65.4%

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pay 33.9% less for clothing

	Geneva	Mongolia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$141.88 CHF113.34	$81.91 MNT292K	-42.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$81.50 CHF65.10	$65.60 MNT234K	-19.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$170.05 CHF135.84	$98.97 MNT353K	-41.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$221.63 CHF177.05	$150.55 MNT537K	-32.1%
Average			-33.9%

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