Cost of living comparison

Kenya

compared to

Mongolia

Mongolia vs. Kenya Cost of Living Summary

Mongolia is 62.3% more expensive than Kenya overall.

Restaurants: pay 15.3% more in Mongolia
Groceries: pay 62.7% more in Mongolia
Transportation: pay 22.0% less in Mongolia
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Mongolia
Childcare: pay 98.0% more in Mongolia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.9% less in Mongolia
Clothing: pay 3.6 times more in Mongolia

The cost of clothing, housing, childcare, groceries, and restaurants in Mongolia are more expensive than in Kenya. Expenses including transportation and entertainment and sports are lower in Mongolia. Notably, clothing, housing, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Mongolia.

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Mongolia vs. Kenya Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 15.3% more for restaurants

	Kenya	Mongolia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.96 KES514.56	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	+40.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.49 KES843.31	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	-14.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 KES74.75	$0.86 MNT3,083.33	+48.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 KES73.61	$0.59 MNT2,125.00	+4.2%
Average			+15.3%

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pay 62.7% more for groceries

	Kenya	Mongolia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.57 KES73.48	$1.00 MNT3,588.33	+76.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 KES655.03	$6.18 MNT22,248.75	+22.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.81 KES365.03	$5.49 MNT19,758.34	+95.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 KES218.76	$2.10 MNT7,573.96	+25.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.61 KES338.59	$2.22 MNT7,975.68	-14.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.14 KES147.97	$1.39 MNT5,003.76	+22.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.42 KES55.17	$1.09 MNT3,926.41	+157.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.63 KES81.97	$1.69 MNT6,091.75	+168.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.34 KES43.60	$1.37 MNT4,944.16	+309.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 KES43.06	$0.33 MNT1,188.41	-0.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.35 KES45.57	$0.48 MNT1,730.24	+37.1%
Average			+62.7%

Kenya vs. Mongolia - Cost of groceries

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pay 22.0% less for transportation

	Kenya	Mongolia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.72 KES743.50	$4.32 MNT15,549.41	-24.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.03 KES3,902.10	$16.67 MNT60,000.00	-44.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,967.15 KES3M	$26,896.36 MNT97M	+34.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.32 KES1,600.86	$4.86 MNT17,500.00	-60.5%
Average			-22.0%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Kenya	Mongolia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.50 KES4,353.50	$13.63 MNT49,062.50	-59.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$208.27 KES27,065.00	$569.30 MNT2M	+173.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$163.35 KES21,226.71	$444.50 MNT2M	+172.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.61 KES4,497.19	$54.38 MNT196K	+57.1%
Average			+128.3%

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pay 98.0% more for childcare

	Kenya	Mongolia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$167.67 KES21,788.95	$817.79 MNT3M	+387.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,284.02 KES1M	$8,262.71 MNT30M	-19.7%
Average			+98.0%

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pay 3.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Kenya	Mongolia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.14 KES278.72	$2.36 MNT8,500.00	+10.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.44 KES317.43	$2.42 MNT8,692.31	-1.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.21 KES417.73	$1.68 MNT6,044.89	-47.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.05 KES4,164.74	$67.73 MNT244K	+111.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.52 KES1,107.74	$4.17 MNT15,000.00	-51.1%
Average			-3.9%

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pay 3.6 times more for clothing

	Kenya	Mongolia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$16.22 KES2,108.28	$81.73 MNT294K	+403.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.38 KES2,649.03	$45.38 MNT163K	+122.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$35.38 KES4,597.28	$102.93 MNT370K	+191.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$35.71 KES4,640.69	$187.55 MNT675K	+425.2%
Average			+261.8%

Kenya vs. Mongolia - Cost of clothing

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