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Mongolia vs. Laos Cost of Living Summary

Mongolia is 6.3% more expensive than Laos overall.

Restaurants: pay 38.1% more in Mongolia
Groceries: pay 5.6% more in Mongolia
Transportation: pay 52.4% less in Mongolia
Housing: pay 13.7% less in Mongolia
Childcare: pay 36.1% less in Mongolia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.3% more in Mongolia
Clothing: pay 82.4% more in Mongolia

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

Mongolia vs. Laos Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 38.1% more for restaurants

	Laos	Mongolia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.08 LAK44,966	$5.56 MNT19,913.00	+167.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.54 LAK119,908	$5.41 MNT19,365.39	-2.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 LAK16,442	$0.72 MNT2,588.69	-4.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 LAK10,718	$0.46 MNT1,637.41	-7.7%
Average			+38.1%

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pay 5.6% more for groceries

	Laos	Mongolia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.13 LAK24,563	$0.92 MNT3,304.31	-18.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.26 LAK287,030	$5.86 MNT21,008.22	-55.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.91 LAK149,595	$5.29 MNT18,955.04	-23.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.11 LAK45,582	$2.05 MNT7,329.93	-2.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.10 LAK45,369	$2.65 MNT9,484.02	+26.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.76 LAK16,404	$1.34 MNT4,786.76	+76.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 LAK16,237	$1.03 MNT3,703.28	+37.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 LAK20,984	$1.87 MNT6,683.97	+92.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 LAK28,220	$1.17 MNT4,177.48	-10.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 LAK15,259	$0.31 MNT1,106.47	-56.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 LAK9,907	$0.44 MNT1,580.67	-3.6%
Average			+5.6%

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pay 52.4% less for transportation

	Laos	Mongolia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.72 LAK102,223	$3.78 MNT13,555.64	-19.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$54.89 LAK1,188,021	$8.34 MNT29,869.50	-84.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,639.89 LAK619,905,563	$28,628.61 MNT102,551,962.31
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.51 LAK227,430	$5.00 MNT17,921.70	-52.4%
Average			-52.4%

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pay 13.7% less for housing

	Laos	Mongolia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.16 LAK198,182	$13.74 MNT49,201.71	+50.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,004.64 LAK21,745,269	$503.97 MNT1,805,294.99	-49.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$817.42 LAK17,693,017	$394.69 MNT1,413,823.17	-51.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$59.90 LAK1,296,616	$58.01 MNT207,795.08	-3.2%
Average			-13.7%

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pay 36.1% less for childcare

	Laos	Mongolia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$296.67 LAK6,421,270	$166.77 MNT597,390.07	-43.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,267.93 LAK200,602,878	$6,632.97 MNT23,760,294.02	-28.4%
Average			-36.1%

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pay 20.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Laos	Mongolia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.42 LAK30,724	$1.95 MNT6,969.55	+37.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.66 LAK35,847	$2.42 MNT8,675.43	+46.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.98 LAK42,881	$1.71 MNT6,142.65	-13.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.50 LAK1,461,034	$69.49 MNT248,912.53	+2.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.02 LAK65,425	$3.89 MNT13,939.10	+28.7%
Average			+20.3%

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pay 82.4% more for clothing

	Laos	Mongolia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.20 LAK1,086,669	$81.91 MNT293,429.59	+63.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$65.21 LAK1,411,421	$65.60 MNT234,973.23	+0.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$66.39 LAK1,436,936	$98.97 MNT354,518.77	+49.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$47.52 LAK1,028,648	$150.55 MNT539,310.48	+216.8%
Average			+82.4%

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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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