Cost of living comparison

Liberia

compared to

Mongolia

Mongolia vs. Liberia Cost of Living Summary

Mongolia is 16.7% more expensive than Liberia overall.

Restaurants: pay 44.0% less in Mongolia
Groceries: pay 52.8% less in Mongolia
Transportation: pay 10.4% less in Mongolia
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Mongolia
Childcare: pay 8.2 times more in Mongolia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.7% less in Mongolia
Clothing: pay 2.0 times more in Mongolia

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

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Mongolia vs. Liberia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 44.0% less for restaurants

	Liberia	Mongolia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.50 LRD1,277.57	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	-25.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.00 LRD1,873.76	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	-49.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 LRD340.68	$0.86 MNT3,083.33	-57.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 LRD340.68	$0.59 MNT2,125.00	-70.5%
Average			-44.0%

Liberia vs. Mongolia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 52.8% less for groceries

	Liberia	Mongolia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.79 LRD305.13	$1.00 MNT3,588.33	-44.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.86 LRD657.20	$6.18 MNT22,248.75	+60.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.01 LRD1,364.69	$5.49 MNT19,758.34	-31.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.60 LRD613.23	$2.10 MNT7,573.96	-41.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.38 LRD915.59	$2.22 MNT7,975.68	-58.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 LRD126.46	$1.39 MNT5,003.76	+87.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$3.83 LRD652.98	$1.09 MNT3,926.41	-71.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$4.67 LRD794.93	$1.69 MNT6,091.75	-63.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$5.00 LRD851.71	$1.37 MNT4,944.16	-72.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.00 LRD170.34	$0.33 MNT1,188.41	-67.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$4.83 LRD823.32	$0.48 MNT1,730.24	-90.1%
Average			-52.8%

Liberia vs. Mongolia - Cost of groceries

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pay 10.4% less for transportation

	Liberia	Mongolia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 LRD799.47	$4.32 MNT15,549.41	-7.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 LRD3,406.84	$16.67 MNT60,000.00	-16.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,000.00 LRD3M	$26,896.36 MNT97M	+34.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.91 LRD2,880.98	$4.86 MNT17,500.00	-71.2%
Average			-10.4%

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Liberia	Mongolia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$180.00 LRD30,661.58	$13.63 MNT49,062.50	-92.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$250.00 LRD42,585.53	$569.30 MNT2M	+127.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$95.00 LRD16,182.50	$444.50 MNT2M	+367.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$115.47 LRD19,669.51	$54.38 MNT196K	-52.9%
Average			+102.3%

Liberia vs. Mongolia - Cost of housing

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pay 8.2 times more for childcare

	Liberia	Mongolia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$100.00 LRD17,034.21	$817.79 MNT3M	+717.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,000.00 LRD170K	$8,262.71 MNT30M	+726.3%
Average			+722.0%

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pay 24.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Liberia	Mongolia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.00 LRD681.37	$2.36 MNT8,500.00	-41.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.00 LRD511.03	$2.42 MNT8,692.31	-19.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.00 LRD851.71	$1.68 MNT6,044.89	-66.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$62.50 LRD10,646.38	$67.73 MNT244K	+8.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 LRD851.71	$4.17 MNT15,000.00	-16.6%
Average			-24.7%

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pay 2.0 times more for clothing

	Liberia	Mongolia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.00 LRD4,258.55	$81.73 MNT294K	+226.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.50 LRD5,536.12	$45.38 MNT163K	+39.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$55.00 LRD9,368.82	$102.93 MNT370K	+87.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.50 LRD15,756.65	$187.55 MNT675K	+102.8%
Average			+104.0%

Liberia vs. Mongolia - Cost of clothing

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