Cost of living comparison

Lebanon

compared to

Mongolia

Mongolia vs. Lebanon Cost of Living Summary

Mongolia is 20.3% cheaper than Lebanon overall.

Restaurants: pay 39.2% less in Mongolia
Groceries: pay 10.9% more in Mongolia
Transportation: pay 50.2% less in Mongolia
Housing: pay 17.0% less in Mongolia
Childcare: pay 18.8% more in Mongolia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.6% less in Mongolia
Clothing: pay 6.6% more in Mongolia

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

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Mongolia vs. Lebanon Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 39.2% less for restaurants

	Lebanon	Mongolia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.50 LBP763K	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	-34.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.50 LBP852K	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	-41.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.91 LBP172K	$0.86 MNT3,083.33	-55.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 LBP78,262	$0.59 MNT2,125.00	-32.3%
Average			-39.2%

Lebanon vs. Mongolia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 10.9% more for groceries

	Lebanon	Mongolia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 LBP76,026	$1.00 MNT3,588.33	+17.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.54 LBP497K	$6.18 MNT22,248.75	+11.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.12 LBP549K	$5.49 MNT19,758.34	-10.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.38 LBP214K	$2.10 MNT7,573.96	-11.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.88 LBP348K	$2.22 MNT7,975.68	-42.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.39 LBP125K	$1.39 MNT5,003.76	+0.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 LBP68,376	$1.09 MNT3,926.41	+43.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 LBP67,073	$1.69 MNT6,091.75	+126.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 LBP40,700	$1.37 MNT4,944.16	+202.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 LBP37,342	$0.33 MNT1,188.41	-20.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.71 LBP63,957	$0.48 MNT1,730.24	-32.6%
Average			+10.9%

Lebanon vs. Mongolia - Cost of groceries

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pay 50.2% less for transportation

	Lebanon	Mongolia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.04 LBP363K	$4.32 MNT15,549.41	+6.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$77.50 LBP7M	$16.67 MNT60,000.00	-78.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$53,500.00 LBP5B	$26,896.36 MNT97M	-49.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.00 LBP2M	$4.86 MNT17,500.00	-73.0%
Average			-50.2%

Lebanon vs. Mongolia - Cost of transportation

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pay 17.0% less for housing

	Lebanon	Mongolia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.24 LBP3M	$13.63 MNT49,062.50	-54.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$671.90 LBP60M	$569.30 MNT2M	-15.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$348.30 LBP31M	$444.50 MNT2M	+27.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.50 LBP16M	$54.38 MNT196K	-69.4%
Average			-17.0%

Lebanon vs. Mongolia - Cost of housing

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pay 18.8% more for childcare

	Lebanon	Mongolia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$681.75 LBP61M	$817.79 MNT3M	+20.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,021.88 LBP630M	$8,262.71 MNT30M	+17.7%
Average			+18.8%

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pay 40.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Lebanon	Mongolia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00 LBP449K	$2.36 MNT8,500.00	-52.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.27 LBP383K	$2.42 MNT8,692.31	-43.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 LBP269K	$1.68 MNT6,044.89	-44.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$62.50 LBP6M	$67.73 MNT244K	+8.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 LBP897K	$4.17 MNT15,000.00	-58.3%
Average			-40.6%

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pay 6.6% more for clothing

	Lebanon	Mongolia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$67.62 LBP6M	$81.73 MNT294K	+20.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.29 LBP4M	$45.38 MNT163K	-7.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$138.89 LBP12M	$102.93 MNT370K	-25.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.00 LBP11M	$187.55 MNT675K	+56.3%
Average			+6.6%

Lebanon vs. Mongolia - Cost of clothing

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