Cost of living comparison

Mongolia

compared to

Colombia

Colombia vs. Mongolia Cost of Living Summary

Colombia is 25.1% more expensive than Mongolia overall.

Restaurants: pay 54.5% more in Colombia
Groceries: pay 7.3% more in Colombia
Transportation: pay 60.6% more in Colombia
Housing: pay 31.0% more in Colombia
Childcare: pay 15.9% less in Colombia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.1% more in Colombia
Clothing: pay 1.0% less in Colombia

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

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Colombia vs. Mongolia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 54.5% more for restaurants

	Mongolia	Colombia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	$7.09 COP22,931.45	+27.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	$9.93 COP32,148.52	+78.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.86 MNT3,083.33	$1.50 COP4,852.66	+75.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.59 MNT2,125.00	$1.15 COP3,709.46	+94.1%
Average			+54.5%

Mongolia vs. Colombia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 7.3% more for groceries

	Mongolia	Colombia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 MNT3,588.33	$2.08 COP6,733.97	+108.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.18 MNT22,248.75	$3.94 COP12,757.50	-36.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.49 MNT19,758.34	$5.55 COP17,946.20	+1.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.10 MNT7,573.96	$3.08 COP9,957.50	+46.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.22 MNT7,975.68	$4.90 COP15,853.83	+121.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.39 MNT5,003.76	$1.60 COP5,180.50	+15.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 MNT3,926.41	$0.63 COP2,029.58	-42.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.69 MNT6,091.75	$0.72 COP2,342.48	-57.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.37 MNT4,944.16	$0.88 COP2,832.68	-36.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 MNT1,188.41	$0.68 COP2,216.85	+107.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 MNT1,730.24	$0.64 COP2,086.49	+34.1%
Average			+7.3%

Mongolia vs. Colombia - Cost of groceries

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pay 60.6% more for transportation

	Mongolia	Colombia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.32 MNT15,549.41	$4.89 COP15,812.00	+13.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.67 MNT60,000.00	$57.51 COP186K	+245.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,896.36 MNT97M	$24,696.92 COP80M	-8.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.86 MNT17,500.00	$21.04 COP68,088.82	+332.7%
Average			+60.6%

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pay 31.0% more for housing

	Mongolia	Colombia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.63 MNT49,062.50	$27.89 COP90,271.45	+104.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$569.30 MNT2M	$745.73 COP2M	+31.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$444.50 MNT2M	$482.25 COP2M	+8.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$54.38 MNT196K	$101.48 COP328K	+86.6%
Average			+31.0%

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pay 15.9% less for childcare

	Mongolia	Colombia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$817.79 MNT3M	$597.35 COP2M	-27.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,262.71 MNT30M	$8,009.31 COP26M	-3.1%
Average			-15.9%

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pay 13.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Mongolia	Colombia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.36 MNT8,500.00	$2.59 COP8,376.13	+9.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.42 MNT8,692.31	$2.72 COP8,811.58	+12.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.68 MNT6,044.89	$4.03 COP13,039.78	+139.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.73 MNT244K	$41.34 COP134K	-39.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.17 MNT15,000.00	$6.65 COP21,537.80	+59.7%
Average			+13.1%

Mongolia vs. Colombia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 1.0% less for clothing

	Mongolia	Colombia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.73 MNT294K	$82.92 COP268K	+1.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 MNT163K	$53.80 COP174K	+18.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.93 MNT370K	$134.00 COP434K	+30.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$187.55 MNT675K	$115.03 COP372K	-38.7%
Average			-1.0%

Mongolia vs. Colombia - Cost of clothing

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