Cost of living comparison
compared to
Portugal vs. Mongolia Cost of Living Summary
Portugal is 43.6% more expensive than Mongolia overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.1 times more in Portugal
- Groceries
-
pay 5.8% more in Portugal
- Transportation
-
pay 78.7% more in Portugal
- Housing
-
pay 76.0% more in Portugal
- Childcare
-
pay 13.0% less in Portugal
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 21.1% more in Portugal
- Clothing
-
pay 21.3% less in Portugal
The cost of restaurants, transportation, housing, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Portugal are more expensive than in Mongolia. Expenses including clothing and childcare are lower in Portugal. Notably, restaurants, transportation, and housing are significantly more expensive in Portugal.
Portugal vs. Mongolia Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Portugal instead of Mongolia, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Mongolia
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.56
MNT20,000.00
|
$13.01
€11.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.56
MNT20,000.00
|
$9.54
€8.51
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
MNT3,083.33
|
$1.90
€1.70
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
MNT2,125.00
|
$1.44
€1.29
|
|
Mongolia vs. Portugal - Cost of restaurants
pay 5.8% more for groceries
|
Mongolia
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
MNT3,588.33
|
$1.56
€1.39
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.18
MNT22,248.75
|
$5.65
€5.04
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
MNT19,758.34
|
$4.09
€3.65
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
MNT7,573.96
|
$3.28
€2.93
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.22
MNT7,975.68
|
$3.42
€3.05
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.39
MNT5,003.76
|
$1.02
€0.91
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
MNT3,926.41
|
$0.65
€0.58
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.69
MNT6,091.75
|
$0.83
€0.74
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
MNT4,944.16
|
$1.09
€0.97
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
MNT1,188.41
|
$0.79
€0.70
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
MNT1,730.24
|
$0.87
€0.77
|
|
Mongolia vs. Portugal - Cost of groceries
pay 78.7% more for transportation
|
Mongolia
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.32
MNT15,549.41
|
$7.95
€7.10
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.67
MNT60,000.00
|
$37.81
€33.76
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,896.36
MNT97M
|
$33,409.36
€29,831.11
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.86
MNT17,500.00
|
$12.87
€11.49
|
|
Mongolia vs. Portugal - Cost of transportation
pay 76.0% more for housing
|
Mongolia
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.63
MNT49,062.50
|
$39.38
€35.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$569.30
MNT2M
|
$962.54
€859.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$444.50
MNT2M
|
$770.06
€687.59
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.38
MNT196K
|
$94.27
€84.18
|
|
Mongolia vs. Portugal - Cost of housing
pay 13.0% less for childcare
|
Mongolia
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$817.79
MNT3M
|
$491.62
€438.97
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,262.71
MNT30M
|
$10,398.72
€9,284.98
|
|
Mongolia vs. Portugal - Cost of childcare
pay 21.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mongolia
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
MNT8,500.00
|
$2.77
€2.47
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.42
MNT8,692.31
|
$2.05
€1.83
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
MNT6,044.89
|
$6.15
€5.49
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.73
MNT244K
|
$43.95
€39.24
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.17
MNT15,000.00
|
$8.25
€7.36
|
|
Mongolia vs. Portugal - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 21.3% less for clothing
|
Mongolia
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.73
MNT294K
|
$80.47
€71.85
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.38
MNT163K
|
$37.54
€33.52
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.93
MNT370K
|
$86.61
€77.33
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$187.55
MNT675K
|
$105.16
€93.90
|
|
Mongolia vs. Portugal - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated November 2026). How we calculate this
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