Cost of living comparison

Indonesia

compared to

Mongolia

Mongolia vs. Indonesia Cost of Living Summary

Mongolia is 72.6% more expensive than Indonesia overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Mongolia
Groceries: pay 24.0% more in Mongolia
Transportation: pay 37.0% more in Mongolia
Housing: pay 96.8% more in Mongolia
Childcare: pay 3.0 times more in Mongolia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 49.7% more in Mongolia
Clothing: pay 90.8% more in Mongolia

The cost of childcare, restaurants, housing, clothing, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Mongolia are more expensive than in Indonesia. Notably, childcare, restaurants, and housing are significantly more expensive in Mongolia.

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Mongolia vs. Indonesia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Indonesia	Mongolia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.66 IDR29,971.94	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	+235.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.14 IDR56,857.63	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	+77.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 IDR9,924.88	$0.86 MNT3,083.33	+56.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.28 IDR5,008.48	$0.59 MNT2,125.00	+113.5%
Average			+137.6%

Indonesia vs. Mongolia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 24.0% more for groceries

	Indonesia	Mongolia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.18 IDR21,278.17	$1.00 MNT3,588.33	-15.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.68 IDR84,701.07	$6.18 MNT22,248.75	+32.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.72 IDR85,531.12	$5.49 MNT19,758.34	+16.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.55 IDR27,991.60	$2.10 MNT7,573.96	+36.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.36 IDR24,627.43	$2.22 MNT7,975.68	+62.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.11 IDR20,024.27	$1.39 MNT5,003.76	+25.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.60 IDR10,900.78	$1.09 MNT3,926.41	+81.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 IDR14,627.33	$1.69 MNT6,091.75	+109.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.55 IDR9,956.85	$1.37 MNT4,944.16	+149.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.55 IDR10,046.24	$0.33 MNT1,188.41	-40.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 IDR16,821.08	$0.48 MNT1,730.24	-48.2%
Average			+24.0%

Indonesia vs. Mongolia - Cost of groceries

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pay 37.0% more for transportation

	Indonesia	Mongolia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.99 IDR54,161.27	$4.32 MNT15,549.41	+44.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.36 IDR188K	$16.67 MNT60,000.00	+60.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,163.54 IDR419M	$26,896.36 MNT97M	+16.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.87 IDR70,168.12	$4.86 MNT17,500.00	+25.5%
Average			+37.0%

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pay 96.8% more for housing

	Indonesia	Mongolia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.77 IDR358K	$13.63 MNT49,062.50	-31.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$280.41 IDR5M	$569.30 MNT2M	+103.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$163.85 IDR3M	$444.50 MNT2M	+171.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.89 IDR904K	$54.38 MNT196K	+9.0%
Average			+96.8%

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pay 3.0 times more for childcare

	Indonesia	Mongolia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$132.24 IDR2M	$817.79 MNT3M	+518.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,685.47 IDR103M	$8,262.71 MNT30M	+45.3%
Average			+199.8%

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pay 49.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Indonesia	Mongolia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.41 IDR43,713.29	$2.36 MNT8,500.00	-2.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.54 IDR27,826.35	$2.42 MNT8,692.31	+57.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.38 IDR43,146.64	$1.68 MNT6,044.89	-29.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$22.79 IDR413K	$67.73 MNT244K	+197.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.03 IDR54,810.26	$4.17 MNT15,000.00	+37.7%
Average			+49.7%

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pay 90.8% more for clothing

	Indonesia	Mongolia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.46 IDR769K	$81.73 MNT294K	+92.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.22 IDR493K	$45.38 MNT163K	+66.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$71.72 IDR1M	$102.93 MNT370K	+43.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$65.24 IDR1M	$187.55 MNT675K	+187.5%
Average			+90.8%

Indonesia vs. Mongolia - Cost of clothing

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