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Kazakhstan vs. Mongolia Cost of Living Summary

Kazakhstan is 17.2% cheaper than Mongolia overall.

Restaurants: pay 14.4% more in Kazakhstan
Groceries: pay 39.1% less in Kazakhstan
Transportation: pay 7.0% more in Kazakhstan
Housing: pay 28.1% less in Kazakhstan
Childcare: pay 13.8% less in Kazakhstan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.7% less in Kazakhstan
Clothing: pay 39.9% less in Kazakhstan

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

Kazakhstan vs. Mongolia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 14.4% more for restaurants

	Mongolia	Kazakhstan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.56 MNT19,913.00	$7.69 KZT3,886.73	+38.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.41 MNT19,365.39	$5.59 KZT2,824.49	+3.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.72 MNT2,588.69	$0.82 KZT416.96	+14.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 MNT1,637.41	$0.47 KZT235.99	+2.1%
Average			+14.4%

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pay 39.1% less for groceries

	Mongolia	Kazakhstan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.92 MNT3,304.31	$0.38 KZT192.79	-58.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.86 MNT21,008.22	$3.90 KZT1,970.29	-33.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.29 MNT18,955.04	$3.72 KZT1,879.82	-29.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.05 MNT7,329.93	$1.42 KZT715.63	-30.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.65 MNT9,484.02	$1.90 KZT960.39	-28.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.34 MNT4,786.76	$0.54 KZT272.86	-59.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.03 MNT3,703.28	$0.78 KZT396.43	-24.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.87 MNT6,683.97	$0.81 KZT407.60	-56.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 MNT4,177.48	$0.76 KZT381.86	-35.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 MNT1,106.47	$0.27 KZT135.84	-13.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 MNT1,580.67	$0.18 KZT88.71	-60.2%
Average			-39.1%

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pay 7.0% more for transportation

	Mongolia	Kazakhstan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.78 MNT13,555.64	$1.64 KZT829.17	-56.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.34 MNT29,869.50	$14.93 KZT7,550.92	+79.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,628.61 MNT102,551,962.31	$21,099.38 KZT10,670,247.86	-26.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.00 MNT17,921.70	$6.61 KZT3,342.16	+32.1%
Average			+7.0%

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pay 28.1% less for housing

	Mongolia	Kazakhstan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.74 MNT49,201.71	$13.16 KZT6,656.51	-4.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$503.97 MNT1,805,294.99	$335.95 KZT169,892.20	-33.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$394.69 MNT1,413,823.17	$228.28 KZT115,446.61	-42.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.01 MNT207,795.08	$39.09 KZT19,766.13	-32.6%
Average			-28.1%

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pay 13.8% less for childcare

	Mongolia	Kazakhstan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$166.77 MNT597,390.07	$167.71 KZT84,813.94	+0.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,632.97 MNT23,760,294.02	$4,761.69 KZT2,408,054.46	-28.2%
Average			-13.8%

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pay 20.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Mongolia	Kazakhstan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.95 MNT6,969.55	$1.16 KZT585.06	-40.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.42 MNT8,675.43	$1.82 KZT922.15	-24.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.71 MNT6,142.65	$1.91 KZT967.48	+11.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.49 MNT248,912.53	$32.04 KZT16,203.59	-53.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.89 MNT13,939.10	$4.04 KZT2,042.01	+3.8%
Average			-20.7%

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pay 39.9% less for clothing

	Mongolia	Kazakhstan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.91 MNT293,429.59	$48.70 KZT24,625.81	-40.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$65.60 MNT234,973.23	$35.81 KZT18,111.30	-45.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.97 MNT354,518.77	$76.95 KZT38,912.64	-22.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.55 MNT539,310.48	$73.59 KZT37,214.55	-51.1%
Average			-39.9%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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