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Mongolia vs. Lesotho Cost of Living Summary

Mongolia is 87.1% more expensive than Lesotho overall.

Restaurants: pay 43.1% less in Mongolia
Groceries: pay 18.8% more in Mongolia
Transportation: pay 14.7% less in Mongolia
Housing: pay 3.1 times more in Mongolia
Childcare: pay 4.6 times more in Mongolia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 44.7% more in Mongolia
Clothing: pay 37.4% 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.

Mongolia vs. Lesotho Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 43.1% less for restaurants

	Lesotho	Mongolia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.52 LSL185.93	$5.56 MNT19,789.87	-51.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.07 LSL130.15	$5.41 MNT19,245.65	-33.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.33 LSL21.38	$0.72 MNT2,572.68	-45.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 LSL12.71	$0.46 MNT1,627.28	-42.0%
Average			-43.1%

Lesotho vs. Mongolia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 18.8% more for groceries

	Lesotho	Mongolia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.74 LSL11.90	$0.92 MNT3,283.88	+25.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.65 LSL58.95	$5.86 MNT20,878.31	+60.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.99 LSL64.43	$5.29 MNT18,837.83	+32.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.44 LSL23.24	$2.05 MNT7,284.61	+42.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.68 LSL43.26	$2.65 MNT9,425.37	-1.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.82 LSL13.18	$1.34 MNT4,757.16	+63.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.97 LSL15.71	$1.03 MNT3,680.38	+6.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.18 LSL18.98	$1.87 MNT6,642.64	+58.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.05 LSL16.88	$1.17 MNT4,151.65	+11.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 LSL10.97	$0.31 MNT1,099.63	-54.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.70 LSL11.28	$0.44 MNT1,570.90	-36.9%
Average			+18.8%

Lesotho vs. Mongolia - Cost of groceries

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pay 14.7% less for transportation

	Lesotho	Mongolia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.58 LSL73.82	$3.78 MNT13,471.82	-17.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.81 LSL464.83	$8.34 MNT29,684.81	-71.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,166.39 LSL325K	$28,628.61 MNT102M	+42.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.70 LSL92.04	$5.00 MNT17,810.88	-12.3%
Average			-14.7%

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pay 3.1 times more for housing

	Lesotho	Mongolia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.68 LSL527.21	$13.74 MNT48,897.47	-58.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$145.97 LSL2,355.14	$503.97 MNT2M	+245.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$73.94 LSL1,193.06	$394.69 MNT1M	+433.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$58.01 MNT207K
Average			+207.0%

Lesotho vs. Mongolia - Cost of housing

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pay 4.6 times more for childcare

	Lesotho	Mongolia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$49.99 LSL806.63	$166.77 MNT594K	+233.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,133.16 LSL18,283.32	$6,632.97 MNT24M	+485.4%
Average			+359.5%

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pay 44.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Lesotho	Mongolia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.02 LSL32.54	$1.95 MNT6,926.46	-3.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.82 LSL29.44	$2.42 MNT8,621.79	+32.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.90 LSL79.02	$1.71 MNT6,104.67	-65.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$22.09 LSL356.37	$69.49 MNT247K	+214.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$3.89 MNT13,852.91
Average			+44.7%

Lesotho vs. Mongolia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 37.4% more for clothing

	Lesotho	Mongolia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.17 LSL712.74	$81.91 MNT292K	+85.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.33 LSL650.76	$65.60 MNT234K	+62.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.79 LSL1,642.40	$98.97 MNT352K	-2.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$144.05 LSL2,324.15	$150.55 MNT536K	+4.5%
Average			+37.4%

Lesotho 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: January 2026

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