Cost of living comparison

Mongolia

compared to

Ethiopia

Ethiopia vs. Mongolia Cost of Living Summary

Ethiopia is 0.2% more expensive than Mongolia overall.

Restaurants: pay 11.0% less in Ethiopia
Groceries: pay 25.5% less in Ethiopia
Transportation: pay 18.6% more in Ethiopia
Housing: pay 39.8% more in Ethiopia
Childcare: pay 21.9% less in Ethiopia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.1% less in Ethiopia
Clothing: pay 32.0% less in Ethiopia

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

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Ethiopia vs. Mongolia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 11.0% less for restaurants

	Mongolia	Ethiopia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	$4.00 ETB657.82	-28.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	$6.50 ETB1,068.96	+17.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.86 MNT3,083.33	$0.61 ETB99.59	-29.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.59 MNT2,125.00	$0.66 ETB108.07	+11.3%
Average			-11.0%

Mongolia vs. Ethiopia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 25.5% less for groceries

	Mongolia	Ethiopia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 MNT3,588.33	$1.19 ETB195.62	+19.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.18 MNT22,248.75	$3.70 ETB607.78	-40.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.49 MNT19,758.34	$4.09 ETB672.95	-25.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.10 MNT7,573.96	$1.77 ETB291.17	-15.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.22 MNT7,975.68	$4.59 ETB754.33	+107.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.39 MNT5,003.76	$2.44 ETB401.56	+75.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 MNT3,926.41	$0.30 ETB48.98	-72.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.69 MNT6,091.75	$0.99 ETB162.51	-41.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.37 MNT4,944.16	$0.31 ETB50.68	-77.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 MNT1,188.41	$0.22 ETB36.18	-33.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 MNT1,730.24	$0.49 ETB80.19	+1.4%
Average			-25.5%

Mongolia vs. Ethiopia - Cost of groceries

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pay 18.6% more for transportation

	Mongolia	Ethiopia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.32 MNT15,549.41	$3.53 ETB580.29	-18.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.67 MNT60,000.00	$21.11 ETB3,471.64	+26.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,896.36 MNT97M	$55,000.00 ETB9M	+104.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.86 MNT17,500.00	$3.53 ETB579.70	-27.5%
Average			+18.6%

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pay 39.8% more for housing

	Mongolia	Ethiopia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.63 MNT49,062.50	$212.33 ETB34,919.24	+1457.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$569.30 MNT2M	$706.95 ETB116K	+24.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$444.50 MNT2M	$394.55 ETB64,885.61	-11.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$54.38 MNT196K	$156.76 ETB25,780.71	+188.3%
Average			+39.8%

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pay 21.9% less for childcare

	Mongolia	Ethiopia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$817.79 MNT3M	$136.41 ETB22,433.26	-83.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,262.71 MNT30M	$30,187.50 ETB5M	+265.3%
Average			-21.9%

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pay 32.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Mongolia	Ethiopia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.36 MNT8,500.00	$0.80 ETB131.56	-66.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.42 MNT8,692.31	$0.92 ETB151.12	-62.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.68 MNT6,044.89	$8.00 ETB1,315.64	+376.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.73 MNT244K	$44.15 ETB7,259.90	-34.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.17 MNT15,000.00	$3.75 ETB616.71	-10.0%
Average			-32.1%

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pay 32.0% less for clothing

	Mongolia	Ethiopia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.73 MNT294K	$33.14 ETB5,449.91	-59.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 MNT163K	$70.86 ETB11,652.80	+56.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.93 MNT370K	$78.65 ETB12,934.01	-23.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$187.55 MNT675K	$82.70 ETB13,601.12	-55.9%
Average			-32.0%

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