Cost of living comparison

Iraq

compared to

Mongolia

Mongolia vs. Iraq Cost of Living Summary

Mongolia is 57.0% more expensive than Iraq overall.

Restaurants: pay 16.6% more in Mongolia
Groceries: pay 89.6% more in Mongolia
Transportation: pay 10.2% more in Mongolia
Housing: pay 61.7% more in Mongolia
Childcare: pay 3.9 times more in Mongolia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.9% less in Mongolia
Clothing: pay 2.6 times more in Mongolia

The cost of childcare, clothing, groceries, housing, restaurants, and transportation in Mongolia are more expensive than in Iraq. Notably, childcare, clothing, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Mongolia.

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Mongolia vs. Iraq Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 16.6% more for restaurants

	Iraq	Mongolia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.69 IQD7,100	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	+18.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.78 IQD10,270	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	-18.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 IQD695	$0.86 MNT3,083.33	+86.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 IQD386	$0.59 MNT2,125.00	+131.9%
Average			+16.6%

Iraq vs. Mongolia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 89.6% more for groceries

	Iraq	Mongolia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.77 IQD1,168	$1.00 MNT3,588.33	+29.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.50 IQD3,795	$6.18 MNT22,248.75	+146.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.14 IQD6,272	$5.49 MNT19,758.34	+32.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.73 IQD2,621	$2.10 MNT7,573.96	+21.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 IQD3,088	$2.22 MNT7,975.68	+8.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.46 IQD696	$1.39 MNT5,003.76	+202.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.50 IQD762	$1.09 MNT3,926.41	+116.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 IQD678	$1.69 MNT6,091.75	+278.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 IQD473	$1.37 MNT4,944.16	+340.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 IQD453	$0.33 MNT1,188.41	+10.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.28 IQD431	$0.48 MNT1,730.24	+69.1%
Average			+89.6%

Iraq vs. Mongolia - Cost of groceries

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pay 10.2% more for transportation

	Iraq	Mongolia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.18 IQD3,302	$4.32 MNT15,549.41	+98.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.81 IQD54,250	$16.67 MNT60,000.00	-53.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,719.55 IQD24M	$26,896.36 MNT97M	+71.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.95 IQD22,645	$4.86 MNT17,500.00	-67.5%
Average			+10.2%

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pay 61.7% more for housing

	Iraq	Mongolia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$35.82 IQD54,269	$13.63 MNT49,062.50	-61.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$299.18 IQD453K	$569.30 MNT2M	+90.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.21 IQD312K	$444.50 MNT2M	+115.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$69.07 IQD105K	$54.38 MNT196K	-21.3%
Average			+61.7%

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pay 3.9 times more for childcare

	Iraq	Mongolia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$167.07 IQD253K	$817.79 MNT3M	+389.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,726.78 IQD4M	$8,262.71 MNT30M	+203.0%
Average			+285.1%

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pay 11.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Iraq	Mongolia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.16 IQD4,794	$2.36 MNT8,500.00	-25.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.65 IQD4,011	$2.42 MNT8,692.31	-8.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.96 IQD2,969	$1.68 MNT6,044.89	-14.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.60 IQD52,421	$67.73 MNT244K	+95.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.36 IQD14,187	$4.17 MNT15,000.00	-55.5%
Average			-11.9%

Iraq vs. Mongolia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 2.6 times more for clothing

	Iraq	Mongolia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.05 IQD36,434	$81.73 MNT294K	+239.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.78 IQD37,539	$45.38 MNT163K	+83.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$56.42 IQD85,465	$102.93 MNT370K	+82.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$44.01 IQD66,670	$187.55 MNT675K	+326.2%
Average			+163.8%

Iraq vs. Mongolia - Cost of clothing

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