Cost of living comparison

Madagascar

compared to

Mongolia

Mongolia vs. Madagascar Cost of Living Summary

Mongolia is 68.7% more expensive than Madagascar overall.

Restaurants: pay 42.7% more in Mongolia
Groceries: pay 76.0% more in Mongolia
Transportation: pay 13.9% more in Mongolia
Housing: pay 78.4% more in Mongolia
Childcare: pay 4.2 times more in Mongolia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 46.4% more in Mongolia
Clothing: pay 2.0 times more in Mongolia

The cost of childcare, clothing, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Mongolia are more expensive than in Madagascar. Notably, childcare, clothing, and housing are significantly more expensive in Mongolia.

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Mongolia vs. Madagascar Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 42.7% more for restaurants

	Madagascar	Mongolia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.71 MGA12,341	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	+105.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.65 MGA25,711	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	-1.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 MGA3,600	$0.86 MNT3,083.33	+8.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 MGA1,988	$0.59 MNT2,125.00	+35.2%
Average			+42.7%

Madagascar vs. Mongolia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 76.0% more for groceries

	Madagascar	Mongolia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 MGA4,665	$1.00 MNT3,588.33	-2.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.23 MGA19,247	$6.18 MNT22,248.75	+46.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.70 MGA16,838	$5.49 MNT19,758.34	+48.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.05 MGA9,333	$2.10 MNT7,573.96	+2.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.02 MGA9,207	$2.22 MNT7,975.68	+9.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.49 MGA2,239	$1.39 MNT5,003.76	+182.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.26 MGA1,166	$1.09 MNT3,926.41	+325.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.47 MGA2,138	$1.69 MNT6,091.75	+260.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 MGA1,766	$1.37 MNT4,944.16	+254.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.26 MGA1,205	$0.33 MNT1,188.41	+24.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 MGA1,983	$0.48 MNT1,730.24	+10.4%
Average			+76.0%

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pay 13.9% more for transportation

	Madagascar	Mongolia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.39 MGA19,975	$4.32 MNT15,549.41	-1.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$16.67 MNT60,000.00
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,971.37 MGA55M	$26,896.36 MNT97M	+124.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.65 MGA89,475	$4.86 MNT17,500.00	-75.3%
Average			+13.9%

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pay 78.4% more for housing

	Madagascar	Mongolia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$57.15 MGA260K	$13.63 MNT49,062.50	-76.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$325.82 MGA1M	$569.30 MNT2M	+74.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$150.37 MGA685K	$444.50 MNT2M	+195.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.66 MGA258K	$54.38 MNT196K	-4.0%
Average			+78.4%

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pay 4.2 times more for childcare

	Madagascar	Mongolia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$25.03 MGA114K	$817.79 MNT3M	+3166.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,998.31 MGA68M	$8,262.71 MNT30M	-44.9%
Average			+324.2%

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pay 46.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Madagascar	Mongolia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.02 MGA4,628	$2.36 MNT8,500.00	+132.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.65 MGA7,522	$2.42 MNT8,692.31	+46.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.58 MGA7,199	$1.68 MNT6,044.89	+6.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.61 MGA135K	$67.73 MNT244K	+128.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.65 MGA25,711	$4.17 MNT15,000.00	-26.2%
Average			+46.4%

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pay 2.0 times more for clothing

	Madagascar	Mongolia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$29.03 MGA132K	$81.73 MNT294K	+181.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.67 MGA126K	$45.38 MNT163K	+64.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.50 MGA353K	$102.93 MNT370K	+32.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$69.58 MGA317K	$187.55 MNT675K	+169.6%
Average			+101.7%

Madagascar vs. Mongolia - Cost of clothing

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