Cost of living comparison
Brazil is 40.4% more expensive than Mongolia.
If you lived in Brazil instead of Mongolia, you would:
pay 33.6% more for restaurants
Mongolia
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.26
MNT14,705.88
|
$4.96
R$25.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.26
MNT14,705.88
|
$6.29
R$32.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
MNT2,724.67
|
$1.02
R$5.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
MNT1,527.78
|
$0.63
R$3.21
|
|
pay 5.3% more for groceries
Mongolia
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
MNT2,017.97
|
$1.39
R$7.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.32
MNT11,437.91
|
$4.04
R$20.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.00
MNT13,805.62
|
$3.80
R$19.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
MNT5,984.31
|
$1.92
R$9.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
MNT5,904.61
|
$1.81
R$9.27
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
MNT4,362.99
|
$0.74
R$3.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
MNT3,903.47
|
$0.49
R$2.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
MNT4,502.58
|
$0.44
R$2.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
MNT5,405.32
|
$0.70
R$3.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
MNT798.51
|
$0.47
R$2.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
MNT1,486.56
|
$0.45
R$2.31
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
Mongolia
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.92
MNT10,062.27
|
$4.69
R$24.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.96
MNT24,019.61
|
$43.51
R$222.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,339.87
MNT56,372,549.02
|
$19,854.65
R$101,624.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.84
MNT13,235.29
|
$7.69
R$39.38
|
|
pay 19.4% more for housing
Mongolia
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.08
MNT41,666.67
|
$19.91
R$101.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$337.85
MNT1,165,577.34
|
$281.83
R$1,442.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$195.76
MNT675,381.26
|
$182.14
R$932.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.93
MNT148,093.55
|
$58.55
R$299.68
|
|
pay 45.5% more for childcare
Mongolia
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$125.51
MNT433,006.54
|
$251.18
R$1,285.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,399.26
MNT22,077,450.98
|
$5,814.17
R$29,759.27
|
|
pay 1.6% less for entertainment and sports
Mongolia
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.49
MNT5,147.06
|
$1.62
R$8.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
MNT7,647.06
|
$1.57
R$8.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.71
MNT5,882.35
|
$2.32
R$11.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.83
MNT196,078.43
|
$23.14
R$118.44
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.26
MNT14,705.88
|
$5.80
R$29.67
|
|
pay 3.5% more for clothing
Mongolia
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.25
MNT135,416.67
|
$43.10
R$220.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.71
MNT95,588.24
|
$40.84
R$209.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.41
MNT242,919.39
|
$70.61
R$361.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.02
MNT334,733.89
|
$54.94
R$281.21
|
|
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