Cost of living comparison
Indonesia is 7.5% more expensive than Mongolia.
If you lived in Indonesia instead of Mongolia, you would:
pay 27.6% less for restaurants
Mongolia
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.26
MNT14,705.88
|
$1.77
IDR28,245.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.26
MNT14,705.88
|
$3.51
IDR56,054.09
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
MNT2,724.67
|
$0.64
IDR10,150.34
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
MNT1,527.78
|
$0.38
IDR6,034.86
|
|
pay 18.0% more for groceries
Mongolia
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
MNT2,017.97
|
$1.19
IDR18,978.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.32
MNT11,437.91
|
$3.70
IDR59,029.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.00
MNT13,805.62
|
$5.10
IDR81,514.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
MNT5,984.31
|
$1.57
IDR25,021.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
MNT5,904.61
|
$1.49
IDR23,816.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
MNT4,362.99
|
$1.18
IDR18,786.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
MNT3,903.47
|
$0.57
IDR9,179.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
MNT4,502.58
|
$0.74
IDR11,871.51
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
MNT5,405.32
|
$0.48
IDR7,702.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
MNT798.51
|
$0.54
IDR8,609.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
MNT1,486.56
|
$0.92
IDR14,717.56
|
|
pay 36.6% more for transportation
Mongolia
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.92
MNT10,062.27
|
$3.09
IDR49,365.43
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.96
MNT24,019.61
|
$11.89
IDR189,798.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,339.87
MNT56,372,549.02
|
$26,361.87
IDR420,964,843.70
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.84
MNT13,235.29
|
$4.16
IDR66,496.39
|
|
pay 33.3% more for housing
Mongolia
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.08
MNT41,666.67
|
$33.62
IDR536,788.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$337.85
MNT1,165,577.34
|
$247.48
IDR3,951,915.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$195.76
MNT675,381.26
|
$163.01
IDR2,603,119.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.93
MNT148,093.55
|
$42.16
IDR673,183.02
|
|
pay 4.5% less for childcare
Mongolia
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$125.51
MNT433,006.54
|
$106.70
IDR1,703,844.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,399.26
MNT22,077,450.98
|
$6,782.48
IDR108,307,341.72
|
|
pay 3.0% more for entertainment and sports
Mongolia
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.49
MNT5,147.06
|
$2.71
IDR43,228.64
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
MNT7,647.06
|
$1.77
IDR28,342.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.71
MNT5,882.35
|
$2.13
IDR34,086.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.83
MNT196,078.43
|
$28.24
IDR451,031.31
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.26
MNT14,705.88
|
$3.35
IDR53,538.33
|
|
pay 6.6% less for clothing
Mongolia
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.25
MNT135,416.67
|
$41.10
IDR656,336.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.71
MNT95,588.24
|
$30.35
IDR484,664.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.41
MNT242,919.39
|
$67.01
IDR1,070,030.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.02
MNT334,733.89
|
$62.49
IDR997,814.30
|
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