Cost of living comparison
Laos is 90.0% more expensive than Mongolia.
If you lived in Laos instead of Mongolia, you would:
pay 0.3% more for restaurants
Mongolia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.26
MNT14,705.88
|
$2.73
LAK58,208
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.26
MNT14,705.88
|
$5.00
LAK106,690
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
MNT2,724.67
|
$0.82
LAK17,539
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
MNT1,527.78
|
$0.51
LAK10,938
|
|
pay 90.2% more for groceries
Mongolia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
MNT2,017.97
|
$1.52
LAK32,351
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.32
MNT11,437.91
|
$5.94
LAK126,851
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.00
MNT13,805.62
|
$9.92
LAK211,596
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
MNT5,984.31
|
$1.96
LAK41,882
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
MNT5,904.61
|
$1.94
LAK41,365
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
MNT4,362.99
|
$2.15
LAK45,774
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
MNT3,903.47
|
$0.85
LAK18,123
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
MNT4,502.58
|
$1.38
LAK29,376
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
MNT5,405.32
|
$1.85
LAK39,483
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
MNT798.51
|
$1.10
LAK23,502
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
MNT1,486.56
|
$1.01
LAK21,602
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Mongolia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.92
MNT10,062.27
|
$4.46
LAK95,098
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.96
MNT24,019.61
|
$5.94
LAK126,851
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,339.87
MNT56,372,549.02
|
$59,448.31
LAK1,268,509,472
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.84
MNT13,235.29
|
$13.89
LAK296,378
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for housing
Mongolia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.08
MNT41,666.67
|
$168.24
LAK3,589,872
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$337.85
MNT1,165,577.34
|
$553.97
LAK11,820,651
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$195.76
MNT675,381.26
|
$228.82
LAK4,882,637
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.93
MNT148,093.55
|
$97.98
LAK2,090,656
|
|
pay 29.8% less for childcare
Mongolia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$125.51
MNT433,006.54
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,399.26
MNT22,077,450.98
|
$4,490.81
LAK95,824,909
|
|
pay 8.2% less for entertainment and sports
Mongolia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.49
MNT5,147.06
|
$1.23
LAK26,187
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
MNT7,647.06
|
$2.02
LAK43,007
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.71
MNT5,882.35
|
$1.84
LAK39,353
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.83
MNT196,078.43
|
$34.22
LAK730,128
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.26
MNT14,705.88
|
$5.00
LAK106,690
|
|
pay 60.7% more for clothing
Mongolia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.25
MNT135,416.67
|
$93.14
LAK1,987,328
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.71
MNT95,588.24
|
$50.63
LAK1,080,346
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.41
MNT242,919.39
|
$124.25
LAK2,651,183
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.02
MNT334,733.89
|
$44.78
LAK955,609
|
|
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