Cost of living comparison
Mongolia is 52.1% more expensive than Kenya.
If you lived in Mongolia instead of Kenya, you would:
pay 27.6% more for restaurants
Kenya
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
KES399.73
|
$4.26
₮14,706
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.91
KES518.99
|
$4.26
₮14,706
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
KES65.13
|
$0.79
₮2,725
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
KES59.73
|
$0.44
₮1,528
|
|
pay 73.6% more for groceries
Kenya
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.43
KES57.35
|
$0.58
₮2,018
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.28
KES435.92
|
$3.32
₮11,438
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.60
KES345.73
|
$4.00
₮13,806
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.43
KES189.47
|
$1.73
₮5,984
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
KES299.13
|
$1.71
₮5,905
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
KES76.70
|
$1.26
₮4,363
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
KES58.79
|
$1.13
₮3,903
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
KES85.80
|
$1.31
₮4,503
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES48.98
|
$1.57
₮5,405
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
KES34.78
|
$0.23
₮799
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
KES43.52
|
$0.43
₮1,487
|
|
pay 23.4% less for transportation
Kenya
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
KES515.63
|
$2.92
₮10,062
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.60
KES4,329.41
|
$6.96
₮24,020
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,571.02
KES1,271,246.94
|
$16,339.87
₮56,372,549
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.76
KES1,296.90
|
$3.84
₮13,235
|
|
pay 78.1% more for housing
Kenya
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.67
KES4,206.38
|
$12.08
₮41,667
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$146.91
KES19,512.37
|
$337.85
₮1,165,577
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$108.62
KES14,426.53
|
$195.76
₮675,381
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.25
KES2,158.22
|
$42.93
₮148,094
|
|
pay 10.7% more for childcare
Kenya
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$127.01
KES16,869.77
|
$125.51
₮433,007
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,225.46
KES694,058.44
|
$6,399.26
₮22,077,451
|
|
pay 21.6% more for entertainment and sports
Kenya
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
KES235.20
|
$1.49
₮5,147
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.34
KES178.46
|
$2.22
₮7,647
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
KES234.17
|
$1.71
₮5,882
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.78
KES4,353.42
|
$56.83
₮196,078
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.82
KES639.76
|
$4.26
₮14,706
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
Kenya
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$11.94
KES1,585.58
|
$39.25
₮135,417
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.76
KES2,624.61
|
$27.71
₮95,588
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$25.82
KES3,429.72
|
$70.41
₮242,919
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$26.69
KES3,545.42
|
$97.02
₮334,734
|
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