Cost of living comparison

Mongolia

compared to

Armenia

Armenia vs. Mongolia Cost of Living Summary

Armenia is 0.2% cheaper than Mongolia overall.

Restaurants: pay 77.0% more in Armenia
Groceries: pay 29.8% less in Armenia
Transportation: pay 38.1% more in Armenia
Housing: pay 1.5% more in Armenia
Childcare: pay 31.6% less in Armenia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.8% more in Armenia
Clothing: pay 28.4% less in Armenia

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

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Armenia vs. Mongolia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 77.0% more for restaurants

	Mongolia	Armenia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	$12.32 AMD4,446.46	+121.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	$9.80 AMD3,534.62	+76.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.86 MNT3,083.33	$1.04 AMD375.16	+21.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.59 MNT2,125.00	$0.56 AMD201.83	-5.3%
Average			+77.0%

Mongolia vs. Armenia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 29.8% less for groceries

	Mongolia	Armenia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 MNT3,588.33	$0.62 AMD222.89	-38.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.18 MNT22,248.75	$3.54 AMD1,276.23	-42.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.49 MNT19,758.34	$5.95 AMD2,147.07	+8.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.10 MNT7,573.96	$2.39 AMD862.26	+13.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.22 MNT7,975.68	$4.07 AMD1,466.60	+83.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.39 MNT5,003.76	$0.49 AMD176.26	-64.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 MNT3,926.41	$0.71 AMD255.70	-35.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.69 MNT6,091.75	$0.62 AMD225.09	-63.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.37 MNT4,944.16	$0.86 AMD311.99	-37.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 MNT1,188.41	$0.29 AMD104.93	-11.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 MNT1,730.24	$0.26 AMD94.76	-45.4%
Average			-29.8%

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pay 38.1% more for transportation

	Mongolia	Armenia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.32 MNT15,549.41	$6.10 AMD2,202.27	+41.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.67 MNT60,000.00	$24.57 AMD8,865.69	+47.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,896.36 MNT97M	$35,049.44 AMD13M	+30.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.86 MNT17,500.00	$6.26 AMD2,258.55	+28.7%
Average			+38.1%

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pay 1.5% more for housing

	Mongolia	Armenia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.63 MNT49,062.50	$18.90 AMD6,820.41	+38.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$569.30 MNT2M	$552.86 AMD199K	-2.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$444.50 MNT2M	$392.70 AMD142K	-11.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$54.38 MNT196K	$81.18 AMD29,287.97	+49.3%
Average			+1.5%

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pay 31.6% less for childcare

	Mongolia	Armenia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$817.79 MNT3M	$308.72 AMD111K	-62.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,262.71 MNT30M	$10,253.80 AMD4M	+24.1%
Average			-31.6%

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pay 0.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Mongolia	Armenia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.36 MNT8,500.00	$2.23 AMD804.12	-5.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.42 MNT8,692.31	$2.61 AMD939.87	+7.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.68 MNT6,044.89	$2.36 AMD851.72	+40.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.73 MNT244K	$45.16 AMD16,293.66	-33.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.17 MNT15,000.00	$5.55 AMD2,004.04	+33.3%
Average			+0.8%

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pay 28.4% less for clothing

	Mongolia	Armenia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.73 MNT294K	$49.93 AMD18,015.46	-38.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 MNT163K	$47.50 AMD17,136.61	+4.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.93 MNT370K	$99.72 AMD35,975.25	-3.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$187.55 MNT675K	$79.56 AMD28,703.66	-57.6%
Average			-28.4%

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