Cost of living comparison

Georgia

compared to

Mongolia

Mongolia vs. Georgia Cost of Living Summary

Mongolia is 13.0% more expensive than Georgia overall.

Restaurants: pay 42.4% less in Mongolia
Groceries: pay 29.6% more in Mongolia
Transportation: pay 7.7% more in Mongolia
Housing: pay 21.6% more in Mongolia
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in Mongolia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.1% less in Mongolia
Clothing: pay 16.6% more in Mongolia

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

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Mongolia vs. Georgia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 42.4% less for restaurants

	Georgia	Mongolia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.33 GEL29.34	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	-50.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.10 GEL26.16	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	-45.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.17 GEL3.04	$0.86 MNT3,083.33	-27.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 GEL1.39	$0.59 MNT2,125.00	+9.9%
Average			-42.4%

Georgia vs. Mongolia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 29.6% more for groceries

	Georgia	Mongolia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.64 GEL1.67	$1.00 MNT3,588.33	+54.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.12 GEL10.66	$6.18 MNT22,248.75	+50.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.60 GEL19.67	$5.49 MNT19,758.34	-27.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.54 GEL6.57	$2.10 MNT7,573.96	-17.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.81 GEL7.27	$2.22 MNT7,975.68	-21.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.63 GEL1.62	$1.39 MNT5,003.76	+122.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 GEL2.07	$1.09 MNT3,926.41	+36.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.71 GEL1.85	$1.69 MNT6,091.75	+137.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 GEL2.27	$1.37 MNT4,944.16	+56.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 GEL0.97	$0.33 MNT1,188.41	-11.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.30 GEL0.79	$0.48 MNT1,730.24	+57.9%
Average			+29.6%

Georgia vs. Mongolia - Cost of groceries

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pay 7.7% more for transportation

	Georgia	Mongolia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.29 GEL13.71	$4.32 MNT15,549.41	-18.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.61 GEL30.07	$16.67 MNT60,000.00	+43.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,647.09 GEL53,475.96	$26,896.36 MNT97M	+30.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.23 GEL16.13	$4.86 MNT17,500.00	-21.9%
Average			+7.7%

Georgia vs. Mongolia - Cost of transportation

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pay 21.6% more for housing

	Georgia	Mongolia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.72 GEL40.71	$13.63 MNT49,062.50	-13.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$445.85 GEL1,154.74	$569.30 MNT2M	+27.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$326.09 GEL844.57	$444.50 MNT2M	+36.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.77 GEL159.99	$54.38 MNT196K	-12.0%
Average			+21.6%

Georgia vs. Mongolia - Cost of housing

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	Georgia	Mongolia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$246.66 GEL638.84	$817.79 MNT3M	+231.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,502.61 GEL11,661.76	$8,262.71 MNT30M	+83.5%
Average			+146.7%

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pay 11.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Georgia	Mongolia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.21 GEL5.72	$2.36 MNT8,500.00	+6.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.22 GEL8.33	$2.42 MNT8,692.31	-24.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.25 GEL8.41	$1.68 MNT6,044.89	-48.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.15 GEL124.70	$67.73 MNT244K	+40.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.06 GEL15.69	$4.17 MNT15,000.00	-31.2%
Average			-11.1%

Georgia vs. Mongolia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 16.6% more for clothing

	Georgia	Mongolia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.30 GEL210.56	$81.73 MNT294K	+0.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.75 GEL102.94	$45.38 MNT163K	+14.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$112.51 GEL291.39	$102.93 MNT370K	-8.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.67 GEL276.27	$187.55 MNT675K	+75.8%
Average			+16.6%

Georgia vs. Mongolia - Cost of clothing

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