Cost of living comparison

Mongolia

compared to

Lithuania

Lithuania vs. Mongolia Cost of Living Summary

Lithuania is 14.9% more expensive than Mongolia overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.0 times more in Lithuania
Groceries: pay 7.6% less in Lithuania
Transportation: pay 50.0% more in Lithuania
Housing: pay 1.0% less in Lithuania
Childcare: pay 11.8% less in Lithuania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 52.8% more in Lithuania
Clothing: pay 0.7% less in Lithuania

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

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Lithuania vs. Mongolia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

	Mongolia	Lithuania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	$11.74 €10.48	+111.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	$7.87 €7.02	+41.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.86 MNT3,083.33	$2.61 €2.33	+205.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.59 MNT2,125.00	$2.25 €2.00	+280.5%
Average			+102.1%

Mongolia vs. Lithuania - Cost of restaurants

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pay 7.6% less for groceries

	Mongolia	Lithuania
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 MNT3,588.33	$1.58 €1.41	+58.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.18 MNT22,248.75	$5.60 €5.00	-9.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.49 MNT19,758.34	$5.10 €4.55	-7.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.10 MNT7,573.96	$3.09 €2.76	+46.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.22 MNT7,975.68	$3.19 €2.85	+44.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.39 MNT5,003.76	$0.77 €0.68	-44.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 MNT3,926.41	$0.66 €0.59	-39.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.69 MNT6,091.75	$0.82 €0.73	-51.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.37 MNT4,944.16	$1.35 €1.20	-1.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 MNT1,188.41	$0.37 €0.33	+12.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 MNT1,730.24	$0.40 €0.36	-16.9%
Average			-7.6%

Mongolia vs. Lithuania - Cost of groceries

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pay 50.0% more for transportation

	Mongolia	Lithuania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.32 MNT15,549.41	$6.94 €6.19	+60.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.67 MNT60,000.00	$32.25 €28.78	+93.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,896.36 MNT97M	$27,308.11 €24,373.53	+1.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.86 MNT17,500.00	$9.85 €8.79	+102.5%
Average			+50.0%

Mongolia vs. Lithuania - Cost of transportation

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pay 1.0% less for housing

	Mongolia	Lithuania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.63 MNT49,062.50	$14.62 €13.05	+7.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$569.30 MNT2M	$487.51 €435.12	-14.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$444.50 MNT2M	$337.38 €301.13	-24.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$54.38 MNT196K	$156.91 €140.05	+188.5%
Average			-1.0%

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pay 11.8% less for childcare

	Mongolia	Lithuania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$817.79 MNT3M	$551.61 €492.33	-32.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,262.71 MNT30M	$9,536.02 €8,511.26	+15.4%
Average			-11.8%

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pay 52.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Mongolia	Lithuania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.36 MNT8,500.00	$5.26 €4.69	+122.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.42 MNT8,692.31	$3.34 €2.98	+38.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.68 MNT6,044.89	$5.89 €5.26	+250.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.73 MNT244K	$40.48 €36.13	-40.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.17 MNT15,000.00	$9.37 €8.36	+124.8%
Average			+52.8%

Mongolia vs. Lithuania - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 0.7% less for clothing

	Mongolia	Lithuania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.73 MNT294K	$103.76 €92.61	+27.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 MNT163K	$45.79 €40.87	+0.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.93 MNT370K	$91.90 €82.02	-10.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$187.55 MNT675K	$159.27 €142.16	-15.1%
Average			-0.7%

Mongolia vs. Lithuania - Cost of clothing

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