Cost of living comparison
Mongolia is 41.6% cheaper than Japan.
If you lived in Mongolia instead of Japan, you would:
pay 34.3% less for restaurants
Japan
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.87
¥1,051
|
$4.26
MNT14,705.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.20
¥795
|
$4.26
MNT14,705.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
¥174
|
$0.79
MNT2,724.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
¥138
|
$0.44
MNT1,527.78
|
|
pay 42.1% less for groceries
Japan
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
¥243
|
$0.58
MNT2,017.97
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.69
¥1,024
|
$3.32
MNT11,437.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
¥846
|
$4.00
MNT13,805.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
¥286
|
$1.73
MNT5,984.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.14
¥481
|
$1.71
MNT5,904.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.55
¥390
|
$1.26
MNT4,362.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.34
¥206
|
$1.13
MNT3,903.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.07
¥316
|
$1.31
MNT4,502.58
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.14
¥328
|
$1.57
MNT5,405.32
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
¥210
|
$0.23
MNT798.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
¥149
|
$0.43
MNT1,486.56
|
|
pay 58.8% less for transportation
Japan
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
¥733
|
$2.92
MNT10,062.27
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.51
¥11,864
|
$6.96
MNT24,019.61
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,322.73
¥3,110,699
|
$16,339.87
MNT56,372,549.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.34
¥4,032
|
$3.84
MNT13,235.29
|
|
pay 57.5% less for housing
Japan
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.05
¥5,517
|
$12.08
MNT41,666.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$586.71
¥89,804
|
$337.85
MNT1,165,577.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$401.57
¥61,466
|
$195.76
MNT675,381.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$142.79
¥21,856
|
$42.93
MNT148,093.55
|
|
pay 55.9% less for childcare
Japan
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$343.45
¥52,571
|
$125.51
MNT433,006.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,362.75
¥1,892,304
|
$6,399.26
MNT22,077,450.98
|
|
pay 43.2% less for entertainment and sports
Japan
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.03
¥464
|
$1.49
MNT5,147.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.16
¥484
|
$2.22
MNT7,647.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.29
¥657
|
$1.71
MNT5,882.35
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.62
¥9,433
|
$56.83
MNT196,078.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.07
¥2,001
|
$4.26
MNT14,705.88
|
|
pay 0.4% more for clothing
Japan
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.55
¥6,665
|
$39.25
MNT135,416.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.13
¥4,917
|
$27.71
MNT95,588.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.61
¥9,125
|
$70.41
MNT242,919.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.53
¥13,858
|
$97.02
MNT334,733.89
|
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