Cost of living comparison
Philippines is 20.9% more expensive than Mongolia.
If you lived in Philippines instead of Mongolia, you would:
pay 18.0% less for restaurants
|
Mongolia
|
Philippines
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.83
₮11,504
|
$3.47
₱175.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.59
₮10,928
|
$3.00
₱151.82
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
₮2,114
|
$0.74
₱37.43
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₮978
|
$0.44
₱22.30
|
|
pay 37.4% more for groceries
|
Mongolia
|
Philippines
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
₮1,385
|
$1.18
₱59.45
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.68
₮8,756
|
$2.85
₱144.18
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.84
₮9,145
|
$6.55
₱331.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.71
₮4,080
|
$1.70
₱85.79
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.00
₮4,771
|
$1.79
₱90.54
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
₮2,823
|
$1.10
₱55.51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.15
₮2,743
|
$0.66
₱33.11
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
₮2,986
|
$1.02
₱51.41
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
₮3,166
|
$0.61
₱30.79
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
₮462
|
$0.77
₱38.79
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
₮1,019
|
$0.86
₱43.53
|
|
pay 26.2% more for transportation
|
Mongolia
|
Philippines
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.30
₮7,846
|
$5.08
₱256.89
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.89
₮18,789
|
$10.75
₱543.52
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,528.18
₮44,097,078
|
$24,686.73
₱1,247,667.17
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.35
₮10,353
|
$3.54
₱178.79
|
|
pay 90.4% more for housing
|
Mongolia
|
Philippines
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.87
₮28,239
|
$42.64
₱2,155.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.10
₮688,065
|
$370.81
₱18,740.55
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$167.67
₮399,062
|
$200.85
₱10,150.90
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.01
₮114,273
|
$73.94
₱3,736.87
|
|
pay 22.2% more for childcare
|
Mongolia
|
Philippines
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$131.58
₮313,153
|
$194.13
₱9,811.55
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,766.81
₮16,105,020
|
$6,562.73
₱331,680.26
|
|
pay 8.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mongolia
|
Philippines
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.61
₮3,835
|
$1.36
₱68.55
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
₮5,531
|
$2.39
₱120.69
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.61
₮3,835
|
$2.41
₱121.80
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.83
₮149,547
|
$36.90
₱1,864.88
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.22
₮7,669
|
$4.73
₱239.00
|
|
pay 20.0% less for clothing
|
Mongolia
|
Philippines
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.87
₮121,062
|
$36.75
₱1,857.54
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.46
₮67,743
|
$24.32
₱1,229.08
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.81
₮170,910
|
$67.35
₱3,403.83
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.26
₮181,501
|
$52.31
₱2,643.74
|
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