Cost of living comparison

Malaysia

compared to

Mongolia

Mongolia vs. Malaysia Cost of Living Summary

Mongolia is 27.6% more expensive than Malaysia overall.

Restaurants: pay 38.8% more in Mongolia
Groceries: pay 3.3% more in Mongolia
Transportation: pay 2.5% more in Mongolia
Housing: pay 50.7% more in Mongolia
Childcare: pay 90.7% more in Mongolia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.4% less in Mongolia
Clothing: pay 60.7% more in Mongolia

The cost of childcare, clothing, housing, restaurants, groceries, and transportation in Mongolia are more expensive than in Malaysia. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Mongolia.

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Mongolia vs. Malaysia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 38.8% more for restaurants

	Malaysia	Mongolia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.42 MYR13.91	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	+62.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.64 MYR18.85	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	+19.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.75 MYR3.05	$0.86 MNT3,083.33	+14.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 MYR1.71	$0.59 MNT2,125.00	+40.0%
Average			+38.8%

Malaysia vs. Mongolia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.3% more for groceries

	Malaysia	Mongolia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.10 MYR4.47	$1.00 MNT3,588.33	-9.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.94 MYR28.17	$6.18 MNT22,248.75	-10.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.18 MYR29.16	$5.49 MNT19,758.34	-23.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.09 MYR8.48	$2.10 MNT7,573.96	+0.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.90 MYR7.71	$2.22 MNT7,975.68	+16.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.35 MYR5.50	$1.39 MNT5,003.76	+2.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 MYR2.96	$1.09 MNT3,926.41	+49.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.19 MYR4.82	$1.69 MNT6,091.75	+42.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 MYR2.82	$1.37 MNT4,944.16	+97.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 MYR2.32	$0.33 MNT1,188.41	-42.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.61 MYR2.48	$0.48 MNT1,730.24	-21.3%
Average			+3.3%

Malaysia vs. Mongolia - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.5% more for transportation

	Malaysia	Mongolia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.76 MYR11.23	$4.32 MNT15,549.41	+56.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.28 MYR62.06	$16.67 MNT60,000.00	+9.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$40,802.19 MYR166K	$26,896.36 MNT97M	-34.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.46 MYR26.23	$4.86 MNT17,500.00	-24.7%
Average			+2.5%

Malaysia vs. Mongolia - Cost of transportation

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pay 50.7% more for housing

	Malaysia	Mongolia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.60 MYR112.11	$13.63 MNT49,062.50	-50.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$363.41 MYR1,476.01	$569.30 MNT2M	+56.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$265.07 MYR1,076.60	$444.50 MNT2M	+67.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$36.69 MYR149.00	$54.38 MNT196K	+48.2%
Average			+50.7%

Malaysia vs. Mongolia - Cost of housing

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pay 90.7% more for childcare

	Malaysia	Mongolia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.07 MYR938.49	$817.79 MNT3M	+253.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,043.53 MYR32,668.80	$8,262.71 MNT30M	+2.7%
Average			+90.7%

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pay 9.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Malaysia	Mongolia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.61 MYR14.65	$2.36 MNT8,500.00	-34.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.76 MYR11.23	$2.42 MNT8,692.31	-12.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.35 MYR17.65	$1.68 MNT6,044.89	-61.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.82 MYR157.68	$67.73 MNT244K	+74.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.73 MYR19.20	$4.17 MNT15,000.00	-11.8%
Average			-9.4%

Malaysia vs. Mongolia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 60.7% more for clothing

	Malaysia	Mongolia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.43 MYR237.33	$81.73 MNT294K	+39.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.42 MYR123.56	$45.38 MNT163K	+49.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.72 MYR315.66	$102.93 MNT370K	+32.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$77.79 MYR315.96	$187.55 MNT675K	+141.1%
Average			+60.7%

Malaysia vs. Mongolia - Cost of clothing

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