Cost of living comparison
Mongolia is 19.5% cheaper than Guatemala.
If you lived in Mongolia instead of Guatemala, you would:
pay 27.3% less for restaurants
Guatemala
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.22
Q40.70
|
$4.26
₮14,706
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
Q44.99
|
$4.26
₮14,706
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
Q8.12
|
$0.79
₮2,725
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
Q5.81
|
$0.44
₮1,528
|
|
pay 4.8% more for groceries
Guatemala
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.81
Q14.10
|
$0.58
₮2,018
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.52
Q19.62
|
$3.32
₮11,438
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.12
Q47.69
|
$4.00
₮13,806
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.93
Q15.06
|
$1.73
₮5,984
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.75
Q21.43
|
$1.71
₮5,905
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
Q11.19
|
$1.26
₮4,363
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
Q3.90
|
$1.13
₮3,903
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.05
Q8.17
|
$1.31
₮4,503
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
Q5.28
|
$1.57
₮5,405
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
Q5.57
|
$0.23
₮799
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
Q4.87
|
$0.43
₮1,487
|
|
pay 34.0% less for transportation
Guatemala
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.76
Q29.29
|
$2.92
₮10,062
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.82
Q115.59
|
$6.96
₮24,020
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,182.24
Q133,970.60
|
$16,339.87
₮56,372,549
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.66
Q67.49
|
$3.84
₮13,235
|
|
pay 39.8% less for housing
Guatemala
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.06
Q374.70
|
$12.08
₮41,667
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$396.59
Q3,092.24
|
$337.85
₮1,165,577
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$390.71
Q3,046.41
|
$195.76
₮675,381
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.38
Q416.17
|
$42.93
₮148,094
|
|
pay 2.9% less for childcare
Guatemala
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$172.19
Q1,342.56
|
$125.51
₮433,007
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,273.28
Q41,115.98
|
$6,399.26
₮22,077,451
|
|
pay 17.0% less for entertainment and sports
Guatemala
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
Q16.75
|
$1.49
₮5,147
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
Q18.06
|
$2.22
₮7,647
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.36
Q26.16
|
$1.71
₮5,882
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.57
Q324.14
|
$56.83
₮196,078
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.84
Q53.32
|
$4.26
₮14,706
|
|
pay 20.0% less for clothing
Guatemala
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.92
Q342.41
|
$39.25
₮135,417
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.75
Q372.35
|
$27.71
₮95,588
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.16
Q765.39
|
$70.41
₮242,919
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.99
Q748.47
|
$97.02
₮334,734
|
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