Cost of living comparison

Lesotho

compared to

Mongolia

Mongolia vs. Lesotho Cost of Living Summary

Mongolia is 2.1 times more expensive than Lesotho overall.

Restaurants: pay 34.3% less in Mongolia
Groceries: pay 10.1% more in Mongolia
Transportation: pay 13.4% less in Mongolia
Housing: pay 5.9 times more in Mongolia
Childcare: pay 10.5 times more in Mongolia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.5% more in Mongolia
Clothing: pay 15.6% more in Mongolia

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

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Mongolia vs. Lesotho Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 34.3% less for restaurants

	Lesotho	Mongolia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.01 LSL149.36	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	-38.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.41 LSL139.40	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	-33.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 LSL17.67	$0.86 MNT3,083.33	-19.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 LSL13.94	$0.59 MNT2,125.00	-29.8%
Average			-34.3%

Lesotho vs. Mongolia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 10.1% more for groceries

	Lesotho	Mongolia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.83 LSL13.69	$1.00 MNT3,588.33	+20.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.30 LSL54.75	$6.18 MNT22,248.75	+87.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.38 LSL72.55	$5.49 MNT19,758.34	+25.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.54 LSL25.49	$2.10 MNT7,573.96	+36.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.79 LSL46.28	$2.22 MNT7,975.68	-20.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.85 LSL14.11	$1.39 MNT5,003.76	+63.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.02 LSL16.82	$1.09 MNT3,926.41	+7.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.23 LSL20.32	$1.69 MNT6,091.75	+38.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 LSL18.06	$1.37 MNT4,944.16	+26.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 LSL11.74	$0.33 MNT1,188.41	-53.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.73 LSL12.08	$0.48 MNT1,730.24	-34.1%
Average			+10.1%

Lesotho vs. Mongolia - Cost of groceries

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pay 13.4% less for transportation

	Lesotho	Mongolia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.98 LSL82.47	$4.32 MNT15,549.41	-13.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.04 LSL497.86	$16.67 MNT60,000.00	-44.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,030.86 LSL348K	$26,896.36 MNT97M	+27.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.01 LSL99.57	$4.86 MNT17,500.00	-19.1%
Average			-13.4%

Lesotho vs. Mongolia - Cost of transportation

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pay 5.9 times more for housing

	Lesotho	Mongolia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$38.30 LSL634.69	$13.63 MNT49,062.50	-64.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$93.14 LSL1,543.35	$569.30 MNT2M	+511.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$55.58 LSL921.03	$444.50 MNT2M	+699.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$54.38 MNT196K
Average			+486.8%

Lesotho vs. Mongolia - Cost of housing

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pay 10.5 times more for childcare

	Lesotho	Mongolia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$52.06 LSL862.71	$817.79 MNT3M	+1470.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,181.73 LSL19,582.31	$8,262.71 MNT30M	+599.2%
Average			+948.0%

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pay 39.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Lesotho	Mongolia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.80 LSL29.87	$2.36 MNT8,500.00	+31.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 LSL33.19	$2.42 MNT8,692.31	+20.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.11 LSL84.64	$1.68 MNT6,044.89	-67.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.03 LSL381.69	$67.73 MNT244K	+194.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$4.17 MNT15,000.00
Average			+39.5%

Lesotho vs. Mongolia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 15.6% more for clothing

	Lesotho	Mongolia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.07 LSL763.38	$81.73 MNT294K	+77.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.58 LSL921.03	$45.38 MNT163K	-18.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.15 LSL1,725.90	$102.93 MNT370K	-1.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.22 LSL2,489.28	$187.55 MNT675K	+24.9%
Average			+15.6%

Lesotho vs. Mongolia - Cost of clothing

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