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Mongolia vs. Indonesia Cost of Living Summary

Mongolia is 51.1% more expensive than Indonesia overall.

Restaurants: pay 87.7% more in Mongolia
Groceries: pay 31.0% more in Mongolia
Transportation: pay 10.8% more in Mongolia
Housing: pay 51.3% more in Mongolia
Childcare: pay 35.9% more in Mongolia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.7% more in Mongolia
Clothing: pay 98.2% more in Mongolia

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

Mongolia vs. Indonesia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 87.7% more for restaurants

	Indonesia	Mongolia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.75 IDR29,172.01	$5.56 MNT19,913.00	+217.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.16 IDR52,561.93	$5.41 MNT19,365.39	+71.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 IDR10,058.79	$0.72 MNT2,588.69	+19.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.32 IDR5,338.30	$0.46 MNT1,637.41	+42.6%
Average			+87.7%

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pay 31.0% more for groceries

	Indonesia	Mongolia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.20 IDR19,939.01	$0.92 MNT3,304.31	-23.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.49 IDR74,765.91	$5.86 MNT21,008.22	+30.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.86 IDR80,843.18	$5.29 MNT18,955.04	+9.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.56 IDR26,027.11	$2.05 MNT7,329.93	+30.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.37 IDR22,790.19	$2.65 MNT9,484.02	+93.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.18 IDR19,692.30	$1.34 MNT4,786.76	+13.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 IDR10,633.04	$1.03 MNT3,703.28	+61.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 IDR13,673.29	$1.87 MNT6,683.97	+127.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 IDR10,011.41	$1.17 MNT4,177.48	+93.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 IDR9,536.15	$0.31 MNT1,106.47	-46.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.88 IDR14,587.54	$0.44 MNT1,580.67	-49.6%
Average			+31.0%

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pay 10.8% more for transportation

	Indonesia	Mongolia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.89 IDR48,096.34	$3.78 MNT13,555.64	+31.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.28 IDR187,740.42	$8.34 MNT29,869.50	-26.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,317.01 IDR421,473,804.46	$28,628.61 MNT102,551,962.31	+13.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.00 IDR66,634.48	$5.00 MNT17,921.70	+25.0%
Average			+10.8%

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pay 51.3% more for housing

	Indonesia	Mongolia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.83 IDR363,423.85	$13.74 MNT49,201.71	-37.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$278.11 IDR4,629,867.18	$503.97 MNT1,805,294.99	+81.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$163.62 IDR2,723,842.74	$394.69 MNT1,413,823.17	+141.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$48.30 IDR804,165.01	$58.01 MNT207,795.08	+20.1%
Average			+51.3%

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pay 35.9% more for childcare

	Indonesia	Mongolia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$103.11 IDR1,716,627.24	$166.77 MNT597,390.07	+61.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,023.79 IDR100,283,149.85	$6,632.97 MNT23,760,294.02	+10.1%
Average			+35.9%

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pay 42.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Indonesia	Mongolia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.64 IDR44,026.51	$1.95 MNT6,969.55	-26.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.59 IDR26,431.16	$2.42 MNT8,675.43	+52.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.30 IDR38,354.08	$1.71 MNT6,142.65	-25.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$24.24 IDR403,489.78	$69.49 MNT248,912.53	+186.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.08 IDR51,241.23	$3.89 MNT13,939.10	+26.4%
Average			+42.7%

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pay 98.2% more for clothing

	Indonesia	Mongolia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.70 IDR710,856.45	$81.91 MNT293,429.59	+91.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.41 IDR473,014.50	$65.60 MNT234,973.23	+130.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.59 IDR1,158,583.69	$98.97 MNT354,518.77	+42.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$66.00 IDR1,098,704.76	$150.55 MNT539,310.48	+128.1%
Average			+98.2%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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