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Mongolia vs. Lebanon Cost of Living Summary

Mongolia is 0.9% more expensive than Lebanon overall.

Restaurants: pay 38.9% less in Mongolia
Groceries: pay 71.2% more in Mongolia
Transportation: pay 36.9% less in Mongolia
Housing: pay 23.0% less in Mongolia
Childcare: pay 14.5% more in Mongolia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.1% less in Mongolia
Clothing: pay 37.7% more in Mongolia

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

Mongolia vs. Lebanon Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 38.9% less for restaurants

	Lebanon	Mongolia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.66 LBP684,169	$5.56 MNT19,913.00	-27.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.00 LBP714,522	$5.41 MNT19,365.39	-32.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.63 LBP145,385	$0.72 MNT2,588.69	-55.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 LBP68,103	$0.46 MNT1,637.41	-40.1%
Average			-38.9%

Lebanon vs. Mongolia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 71.2% more for groceries

	Lebanon	Mongolia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 LBP53,699	$0.92 MNT3,304.31	+53.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.95 LBP352,609	$5.86 MNT21,008.22	+48.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.56 LBP496,610	$5.29 MNT18,955.04	-4.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.33 LBP208,328	$2.05 MNT7,329.93	-12.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.54 LBP316,225	$2.65 MNT9,484.02	-25.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.68 LBP61,124	$1.34 MNT4,786.76	+95.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.46 LBP40,766	$1.03 MNT3,703.28	+126.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.41 LBP36,360	$1.87 MNT6,683.97	+358.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 LBP41,477	$1.17 MNT4,177.48	+151.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 LBP29,389	$0.31 MNT1,106.47	-6.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 LBP40,127	$0.44 MNT1,580.67	-1.8%
Average			+71.2%

Lebanon vs. Mongolia - Cost of groceries

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pay 36.9% less for transportation

	Lebanon	Mongolia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.44 LBP306,966	$3.78 MNT13,555.64	+10.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$72.50 LBP6,475,359	$8.34 MNT29,869.50	-88.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,750.00 LBP2,567,814,963	$28,628.61 MNT102,551,962.31	-0.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.00 LBP1,429,045	$5.00 MNT17,921.70	-68.7%
Average			-36.9%

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pay 23.0% less for housing

	Lebanon	Mongolia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.92 LBP3,387,111	$13.74 MNT49,201.71	-63.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$571.15 LBP51,012,779	$503.97 MNT1,805,294.99	-11.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$277.78 LBP24,809,806	$394.69 MNT1,413,823.17	+42.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$139.38 LBP12,448,355	$58.01 MNT207,795.08	-58.4%
Average			-23.0%

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pay 14.5% more for childcare

	Lebanon	Mongolia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$248.75 LBP22,217,182	$166.77 MNT597,390.07	-33.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,093.75 LBP365,634,522	$6,632.97 MNT23,760,294.02	+62.0%
Average			+14.5%

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pay 18.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Lebanon	Mongolia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.00 LBP357,261	$1.95 MNT6,969.55	-51.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.89 LBP258,327	$2.42 MNT8,675.43	-16.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.52 LBP225,521	$1.71 MNT6,142.65	-32.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.92 LBP3,833,115	$69.49 MNT248,912.53	+61.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.25 LBP736,851	$3.89 MNT13,939.10	-52.8%
Average			-18.1%

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pay 37.7% more for clothing

	Lebanon	Mongolia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.44 LBP4,772,787	$81.91 MNT293,429.59	+53.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.00 LBP4,465,765	$65.60 MNT234,973.23	+31.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.94 LBP9,105,199	$98.97 MNT354,518.77	-2.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.93 LBP7,942,682	$150.55 MNT539,310.48	+69.3%
Average			+37.7%

Lebanon vs. Mongolia - Cost of clothing

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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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